Slalom Flex (Project Based) - Sr HR Program Manager, LOA

About the role

The ideal candidate combines deep program management expertise with practical experience in leave administration, benefits operations, payroll processes, and enterprise HR technology implementations. This role will oversee a complex portfolio of work streams focused on migrating leave management processes to a third-party vendor platform, modernizing supporting systems, improving data quality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enabling future AI-driven employee experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and governance of a multi-year LOA transformation program extending through 2028.
• Cook up cross-functional work streams spanning: BenefitsHR OperationsPayrollEngineeringData & AnalyticsCompliance and LegalVendor Management
• Manage business and technical requirements gathering for the transition of leave management processes to a third-party leave administration platform.
• Drive stakeholder alignment across multiple teams and executive sponsors while balancing competing priorities and dependencies.
• Ensure accurate integration and data flows between leave administration systems, HR systems, payroll platforms, data lakes, and downstream applications.
• Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies across the program and proactively drive mitigation plans.
• Coordinate solution design and implementation efforts related to: Leave policiesPayroll wage typesSystem integrationsVendor onboardingRules and compliance management
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, and executive reviews to support program decision-making.
• Partner with engineering and architecture teams on connector platform development and modernization efforts.
• Support organizational readiness, change management, training, and communications activities.
• Help define the future-state employee, manager, and HR leave experience, including AI-enabled capabilities and data readiness initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of program or project management experience managing large-scale enterprise initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading Leave of Absence, Benefits Administration, Workforce Management, Disability Management, or HR Transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of: Leave of Absence processesFMLA and state leave regulationsDisability programsPayroll impacts and pay calculationsHR compliance considerations.
• Experience managing enterprise software implementations and complex system integrations.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Strong risk management and dependency management capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and influence without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Experience with leave administration vendors such as Prudential or similar providers.
• Experience supporting payroll platforms, HR data ecosystems, and enterprise reporting environments.
• Background in HR process modernization, workflow optimization, and change management.
• Experience supporting AI readiness, data modernization, or employee experience transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with large enterprise environments and highly regulated HR processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with leave administration vendors such as Prudential or similar providers.
• Experience supporting payroll platforms, HR data ecosystems, and enterprise reporting environments.
• Background in HR process modernization, workflow optimization, and change management.
• Experience supporting AI readiness, data modernization, or employee experience transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with large enterprise environments and highly regulated HR processes.