Project Manager, HR System (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Dear Candidate,

If you or someone you know would like to apply, please forward your CV directly to [HIDDEN TEXT] (this is the preferred method, as I may miss some applications due to the high volume).

Kindly be aware that visa sponsorship is not currently offered.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a reliable advisor to HR and business stakeholders, delivering technological and operational solutions that facilitate HR transformation and business goals.
• Oversee the complete delivery of HR technology and transformation projects, ensuring successful implementation adhering to scope, budget, timeline, and quality standards.
• Manage projects involving Workday / HRIS platforms, which include system implementation, enhancements, integrations, migrations, process improvements, and optimizations.
• Create, maintain, and execute detailed project plans, ensuring alignment among HR, Technology, Operations, vendors, and other business stakeholders.
• Oversee project stakeholder management, including expectations, escalations, conflicts, dependencies, and changes in scope.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including investment approvals, steering committee meetings, working group sessions, and project status evaluations.
• Monitor project scope and change requests, evaluating their impact on timelines, costs, resources, HR operations, and technology deliverables.
• Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution between business and technology teams.
• Formulate and coordinate implementation strategies across HR, Technology, Operations, and external vendors/system integrators.
• Support the transformation of HR processes and systems, ensuring that solutions are scalable, maintainable, cost-effective, and aligned with business and operational needs.
• Ensure adherence to IT governance, project management standards, data privacy regulations, and relevant banking policies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track, monitor, and report on project progress, risks, issues, and key milestones to senior HR stakeholders, business leaders, and governance committees.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, or a related field.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in banking and/or consulting, with a strong record of end-to-end project/program delivery.
• Demonstrated success in delivering HR transformation, HR technology, HRIS, or Workday-related projects in a banking or financial services context.
• Thorough understanding of Workday and/or enterprise HR systems, with experience in areas including HR processes, system implementation, enhancements, integrations, migrations, testing, or data management.
• Strong knowledge of Human Resources (HR) with additional exposure to Risk Management, CRS, FATCA, PDPA, or other banking/regulatory domains.
• Proven success in executing large-scale business and technology transformation projects within the banking sector.
• Robust understanding of banking technology, HR processes, and operational workflows across various business functions.
• Solid grasp of project management, change management, IT governance, and transformation delivery methodologies.
• Experience in project scoping, solution evaluation, and assessing scalability, maintainability, costs, operational impact, implementation feasibility, and technology risks.
• Experience collaborating with HR business stakeholders, Technology teams, vendors, and system integrators.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities, with the capacity to engage both senior HR/business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage uncertainty, and drive successful project outcomes with little supervision.