Senior Manager - Global HR Project Management

Suntory Global Spirits • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Senior HRIS Project Manager leads complex, global HR technology initiatives from planning through implementation and stabilization. This role combines strong project management with hands-on HRIS technical knowledge to ensure solutions are scalable, integrated, and aligned with business and technology objectives. The role partners across HR, HRIS, IT, vendors, and implementation partners to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements and successfully deliver HR technology solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, HRIS, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of HRIS, HR technology, enterprise applications, or technology project experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on HRIS functional or technical configuration experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex HR technology implementations.
• Experience with enterprise HR platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle HCM, or comparable solutions.
• Working knowledge of system configuration, integrations/APIs, data migration, security, reporting, and testing.
• Experience working with HR data structures, interfaces, data mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
• Experience managing technology vendors and implementation partners.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to translate between business requirements and technical solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience, particularly Employee Central, Onboarding, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, or Reporting.
• Experience with APIs, middleware, Integration Center, or other integration technologies.
• Familiarity with HR analytics, and data platforms.
• Experience with HR application security, role-based permissions, and SSO.
• Experience with recruiting, employee service delivery, AI, automation, or other emerging HR technologies.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, SAP SuccessFactors, or related certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of HR technology implementations, integrations, system enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, resources, risks, dependencies, budgets, and deliverables.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical requirements in partnership with HRIS and IT teams.
• Provide technical oversight across system configuration, integrations, data migration, security, reporting, and testing.
• Participate in solution design and assess proposed solutions for scalability, integration impacts, supportability, and alignment with HR technology architecture.
• Coordinate technical workstreams and dependencies across HRIS, IT, Security, Data & Analytics, vendors, and implementation partners.
• Lead testing, defect management, cutover planning, go-live readiness, stabilization, and transition to operational support.
• Identify and resolve project risks, technical issues, and dependencies while escalating critical decisions as needed.
• Manage vendors and implementation partners, ensuring accountability for technical quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear business impacts and provide concise project updates to senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, increase automation, and maximize HR technology capabilities.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be offered.
• Immigration compliance support may be offered.
• Tax compliance support may be offered.

What This Job Offers

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