HR Technology Senior Project Manager at Cox in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Primary Location: 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA, US

Division: Cox Automotive

Job Level: Manager/Senior Manager

Travel: No

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Requisition Number: 210599

Project Management

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The HR Technology Senior Project Manager is responsible for the management of HR technology projects including managing project scope, budget, timeline, resources, risks, and deliverables.  Responsible for overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. 

The HR Technology Senior Project Manager may work directly with other People Strategies and Business Services departments and will frequently partner with IT and other divisions.  The HR Technology Senior Project Manager has expertise in several areas of HR Technology while having deep understanding of HR processes and practices, involving business acquisitions, designing system enhancements and supporting all Human Capital Management (HCM) systems including:  HR, Benefits, employee/manager self-service, recruiting, organization charts, Compensation, timekeeping, payroll, and Learning Management.

Planning and Project Initiation

• Establish and maintain relationships with key partner groups to understand their business needs, ensure alignment on objectives, and ensure ongoing buy-in across all project activities.


• Translate business objectives into projects with clearly defined scope, timing, deliverables, resources, and key measures of success.


• Formulate and continually re-assess the appropriate project management approach and project management skill set / resourcing mix across internal and external partners to ensure all project tasks are successfully completed.


• Create project plans, including timelines and milestones.


• Effectively set and communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders.


• Define project success criteria and communicate to team throughout project life cycle.


• Manage and coordinate HR-related project activity resulting from business unit acquisitions.

Project Execution

• Manage ongoing project plans, budgets, resources, and vendors.


• Facilitate meetings and drive project issues through to resolution.


• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.


• Proactively manage and communicate ongoing changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans.

Change Management

• Identify all stakeholders, both direct and indirect, and determine level of involvement needed for project success.


• Identify change management needs across the organization based on project impact and be able to devise plan for communication, strategy and training as needed

Post-Implementation Transition and Evaluation

• Support the ongoing development of best practices and tools for HRTS project execution and management.


• Conduct project postmortems and create recommendations in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.


• Ensure comprehensive and seamless project post-implementation transition to HRTS Operations and Support sub-teams and CIS as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in management or related field and 7 years professional experience; 5 years working knowledge of Human Resources systems, processes, trends, and best practices or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.


• 3 years of experience with Oracle PeopleSoft HRMS


• Previous project management experience required, including demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with different stakeholder sets


• Advanced experience with project management tools and methods to include risk management, planning and change management


• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, presentation and critical thinking skills


• Ability to build relationships and interact with senior management


• Ability to make decisions considering long-term implications


• Ability to make decisions with long term implications


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to be flexible and respond to varied demands


• Infrequent Travel, < 5%

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.   

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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