People Project Manager
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Were looking for a People Project Manager to join our People function. This role is based in London and sits within the People Programmes Experience and Analytics team which is responsible for helping to build a high performing people function driving an exceptional colleague experience.
We aim to apply the principles that guide our external products and offerings - transparent convenient fast - to our people products as well. This role plays an important part in achieving that goal. This role will partner across the entire People function to successfully drive high impact global projects as well as to embed and continuously improve project delivery in the People function.
This isnt a job for someone who wants to maintain the status quo. Instead this role would suit someone who wants to collaborate to solve problems help build something new and work at pace.
Heres how youll be contributing to the People Programmes Experience & Analytics team:
Build and maintain close trusted partnerships across the People team to enable collaboration delivery and success on all People projects
Project manage some of the biggest and most impactful people projects directly to ensure they are delivered successfully. Provide project management support and advice across the entire people projects portfolio where needed
Partner with a member of the People Leadership team to help them oversee and manage all the projects being led by their function
Partner across the people function to increase the project management capability of the People team through delivering and developing training implementing project management toolkits and helping to lead a project management community of practice
Drive embed and continuously improve the project and programme management processes and governance structures that are in place to improve project delivery within the function. Including (but not limited to) tracking and monitoring processes project initiation processes project board meetings
Help the people team and Leads to identify and recommend areas where they should be focusing next in addition to helping prioritise projects
Support (where required) project change management and communications from planning through to execution to ensure alignment across project change and communication activities
About you:
You are passionate about good project management - youll be strongly solutions focused able to identify problems and drive initiatives that have measurable impact. You will be able to tailor the project environments you create to the setting you are in. You will have demonstrable project management experience and ideally a recognised project management qualification
You have a solid grounding in change management and communication - youre great at guiding the business through change and amazing at communicating effectively and thoughtfully varying your style based on the circumstance
You are data driven - youll base decisions on metrics and have clear KPIs for all your plans
You have a collaborative mindset - you are excellent at working across functions bringing structure and clarity to ambiguity and able to bring people together to achieve a common goal
Youre adaptable - you have robust knowledge of project management principles with the ability to adapt and apply them in a way that suits the environment. You have the experience and confidence to be able to adapt your approach and apply practices that will be effective in context.
You think globally - youre experienced supporting leaders and employees split across geographies and timezones
Creative problem solver - we are not a one size fits all kind of business and were not looking for off the shelf solutions; we need you to think creatively and be flexible in your outlook
You have experience of or interest in working in the People space - you have managed People projects before or you have a strong interest in doing so
Some extra skills that would be great:
You might have used for project/programme/portfolio planning before
You might have had experience of working in projects with the Global Reward function of a People team
You might have a change management qualification in addition to your project/programme/portfolio management qualifications
You might have worked in a high growth product or service led (ideally tech) company
Additional Information :
For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.
Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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Employment Type :
Full-time
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