Project Manager – HR & Payroll ERP

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Project Manager overseeing HR & Payroll ERP projects for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Responsible for daily operations, project planning, and collaboration with teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive day-to-day project operations within HR and Payroll workstreams to achieve program objectives.
  • Ensure timeline coordination and adherence to scope, plan of record, and project controls expectations (PCE).
  • Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans and schedules, aligned with program milestones.
  • Collaborate closely with functional team members, SMEs, and workstream leads.
  • Identify, document, and manage workstream-level risks, issues, and dependencies.
  • Drive resolution of risks and issues within the HR/Payroll scope; escalate cross-workstream or program-level impacts as needed.
  • Coordinate with business owners, functional SMEs, and technical teams to ensure readiness and adoption.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point within the HR and Payroll workstreams, elevating broader issues to the Program Manager as needed.
  • Coordinate day-to-day activities with functional teams and vendors to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.
  • Organize and balance detailed workstream execution with broader program alignment.
  • Sense of strong ownership and accountability for delivery outcomes.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity.
  • Proactive, collaborative, and effective at building strong partnerships across business, IT, and vendors.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience including 5+ years managing ERP-related workstreams; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed.
  • Demonstrated experience leading HR and Payroll components of major ERP implementations.
  • ERP experience is required.
  • Must have experience within HR and Payroll tools at a high level.
  • Must have experience managing payroll and HR migrations.
  • Must have directly managed HR and Payroll workstreams in large-scale ERP implementations (preferably SAP S/4HANA).
  • Strong understanding of HR and Payroll business processes and compliance requirements.
  • Proven ability to operate within a structured program governance model, collaborating with a Program Manager, Implementation Planner, and multiple workstream leads.
  • Strong risk, issue, and dependency management experience.
  • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira).
  • PMP or equivalent certification preferred.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (including HSA & PPO options)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan (matching)