HR Project Manager, People Strategy & Enablement
HR Project Manager, People Strategy & Enablement
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$ 80000 - 100000
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Job Description:
About the Role
Dow Jones is seeking a collaborative organized and strategic HR Project Manager to oversee a variety of high-priority enablement initiatives for the People Team. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager you will be accountable for identifying and implementing business process improvements and efficiencies that will support Dow Jones performance and drive innovation. As a change agent you will help create a new center of excellence program that will focus on continuous improvement and transformation initiatives across the People Team. Three days each week in our midtown Manhattan headquarters will be required.
You Will:
Project Management:
- Oversee and manage a diverse variety of key strategic projects for the People team
- Build and manage project plans timelines and resourcing
- Define and manage the delivery/execution of results as well as the resolution of key risks and issues
- Monitor/track project progress against established goals and; communicate project status including roadblocks milestones and successes with all stakeholders
- Manage logistics such as scheduling meetings updating timelines communicating deliverables distributing materials etc.
Project Delivery:
- Develop and coordinate preparation of tangible deliverables such as internal process documentation user guides governance/stakeholder materials communications training materials and process maps
- Assess the level of change management required and make decisions on rollout dates preparation of communications and training requirements
Continuous Improvement:
- Partner with subject matter experts from People Legal Compliance Payroll Benefits and the business to create and implement process improvements and transformations across new and existing People processes documenting those processes diagnosing inefficiencies and ensuring the completion of projects to work towards an efficient future state
- Identify opportunity areas where HR process management and new technology can significantly impact efficiency quality profitability and employee satisfaction
- Serve as an internal consultant to assist the People team the business and the downstream consumers in solving complex problems managing key projects and driving toward solutions that add net present value (NPV) across the organization
- Support process owners stakeholders and subject matter experts through the improvement process and manage their expectations
- Facilitate process improvement meetings and workshops including business process requirement gathering brainstorming and leadership project roadmap sessions
You Have:
- The willingness to work in the NYC office three days every week.
- 5 years of experience in Human Resources with at least one year of experience supporting improvement/transformation work
- Experience planning organizing and leading multiple projects and work streams simultaneously
- Demonstrated success supporting strategic initiatives and projects in a fast-paced global organization
- Experience analyzing business processes business process modeling as well as utilizing process improvement methodologies and tools
- Strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills with the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and provide strategic insight
- A delivery/results focus
- Proven ability to work well independently and collaboratively
- A high-level of curiosity adaptability and persistence to find the best solutions for continuous improvement
- Ability to motivate team members foster strong relationships drive change and facilitate problem solving discussions
- Overall business acumen with the ability to find the simplest best path to solutions
- Experience openly sharing ideas and communicating effectively in emails meetings and presentations
- Strong ability to collect and interpret information
- Experience using Google and/or Microsoft Office Suite
- Familiarity with Asana or another project management system (preferred)
Our Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plans
- Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
- Education Benefits
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Family Care Benefits
- Commuter Transit Program
- Subscription Discounts
- Employee Referral Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area:
Dow Jones - PeopleJob Category:
Project/Program ManagementUnion Status:
Non-Union / A clear and likely internal candidatePay Range: $80000 - $100000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
