Associate Director, HR Program Management
About the role
Gilead Sciences is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional HR initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who excels at breaking down complex challenges, organizing work, and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver on strategic priorities.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional HR initiatives from opportunity definition and scoping through execution, ensuring alignment, progress, and measurable outcomes.
- Bring structure to ambiguous challenges by organizing work, designing project team structures, and clarifying roles and responsibilities.
- Facilitate effective governance and decision-making across HR and business stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
- Manage the HR project portfolio, driving discipline in prioritization, sequencing, resource allocation, and outcome measurement.
- Serve as a connector and integrator, ensuring visibility, communication, and collaboration across HR domains (Talent, Rewards, Shared Services, Digital, etc.).
- Preserve the vision of HR initiatives by partnering with HR leaders and initiative sponsors to define success, structure work, and translate vision into delivery.
- Prepare clear, compelling updates and insights for HR Leadership and executive audiences, synthesizing complex information into actionable recommendations.
- Identify and resolve roadblocks, risks, and integration points across initiatives.
- Promote consistency and scalability by standardizing how work is scoped, executed, and reported across the HR portfolio.
- Drive closure and sustainability by documenting outputs, transitions, and key learnings from completed initiatives.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree or 8+ years of relevant experience and an MS/MBA.
- Experience in project leadership, strategy execution, transformation, or HR consulting within a corporate environment.
- Proven ability to influence without authority, engage stakeholders at all levels, and drive alignment in matrixed organizations.
- Deep understanding of HR practices and operational improvement.
- Strong consulting toolkit—problem framing, opportunity shaping, and effort structuring across varied HR topics.
- Experience working across multiple HR domains (e.g., HRSS, Talent, Total Rewards, Ops, Tech).
- Proficiency in project collaboration and planning tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Miro, Teams).
Qualifications
- A collaborative, resourceful, and growth-oriented mindset that matches our team culture.
Skills
- Project management skills.
- Strategic thinking.
- Communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Leadership and team building.
Benefits
The salary range for this position is Bay Area: $182,070.00 - $235,620.00. Other US locations: $165,495.00 - $214,170.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.