Senior Advisor, Strategic HR Projects

Phillips 66 • Houston, TX

7d • $160,200 - $195,800 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Advisor, Strategic HR Projects plays a pivotal role in leading complex HR initiatives across project, program, and portfolio levels within the HR Project Management Office. This role is responsible for driving alignment, governance, prioritization, and execution across a portfolio of strategic HR work. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders including senior enterprise leadership within and outside HR, IT partners, and external vendors. The role is based in Houston, TX.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor's Degree
• 6 or more years of consulting or project management experience supporting cross-functional, enterprise-level initiatives
• Proficient in project management methodologies, tools, and software
• Experience influencing decisions and driving alignment across multiple stakeholder groups

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree, Project Management Professional (PMP), or Professional HR certification
• Strong understanding of HR principles, processes, and best practices
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present solutions clearly to diverse stakeholders
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and perform well under pressure
• Analytical mindset with the ability to solve problems, make data-driven decisions, and recommend practical solutions
• Strong attention to detail, deadlines, and constraints
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders across the organization and lead through change
• Willingness to question requests, manage change constructively, and advise alternative recommended options
• Ability to work with large, cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated AI and digital fluency, with the ability to leverage technology to improve processes, decision-making, and team effectiveness
• A self-starter with strong initiative and commitment to superior performance and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex projects with enterprise-wide impacts including defining project scope, objectives, setting budgets, and develop project plans outlining timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage the entire project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure.
• Provide guidance and governance for individual projects, including project scheduling, resource allocation, risk management, and reporting, while proactively identifying issues and recommending solutions to support successful execution.
• Monitor project progress, track milestones, and provide status reporting and insights to stakeholders and leadership.
• Effectively communicate project expectations and updates to team members and large groups of stakeholders while building alignment, managing expectations, and incorporating feedback to inform decisions.
• Lead integrated delivery across multiple related projects within a program, managing dependencies, risks, sequencing, and stakeholder decisions to support enterprise priorities.
• Influence cross-functional teams, project sponsors, and senior stakeholders to align priorities, resolve tradeoffs, and drive decisions across strategic initiatives.
• Provide stakeholders and project sponsors a clear view into active projects, status and resourcing.
• Ensure consistency in project management practices by establishing, implementing and advising on best practices, standards and methodology.
• Drive standardization and develop internal playbooks for various project types including new technology implementations, mergers, acquisitions, asset closures and divestitures.
• Key contact point for M&A diligence relating to people matters including coordination of various COE resources
• Own and evolve HR PMO governance, standards, tools, and playbooks to improve consistency, prioritization, and execution across the HR portfolio.
• Stay current on project management best practices such as AI advancements in the field.
• Ensure project management practices are compliant with regulatory requirements and company policies, including global privacy regulations.

Benefits

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior