Sr. Project Manager (PeopleSoft)

Our client is a higher education organization seeking a US-based remote Senior Project Manager to lead a large-scale PeopleSoft HCM Workforce Administration and Mass Compensation initiative with enterprise-wide impact.

About the role

This contract position (12+ months) offers the opportunity to drive a highly visible initiative from planning through deployment in a complex enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will partner with executive stakeholders, business teams, and technical resources while managing HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Compensation projects. Strong potential for contract extension.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise PeopleSoft HCM initiatives focused on Workforce Administration and compensation-related processes
• Manage project delivery from initiation through deployment, stabilization, and closure
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource allocations
• Facilitate project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and executive communications
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and decision tracking
• Coordinate requirements gathering, design reviews, testing activities, deployment readiness, and cutover planning
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Technical, Security, Integration, vendor, and business teams to achieve project objectives
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, business requirements, and organizational goals
• Drive stakeholder alignment and remove obstacles impacting project success and delivery timelines
• Oversee vendor performance, contract deliverables, and consultant accountability

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of project management experience leading enterprise application initiatives
• 5+ years managing PeopleSoft HCM projects in large, complex organizations
• Demonstrated experience delivering Workforce Administration (WFA) implementations or enhancements
• Experience managing HR, Payroll, Benefits, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships
• Proven success leading requirements, design, testing, deployment, and change management activities
• Strong executive communication, governance, risk management, and issue resolution skills
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, vendors, dependencies, and resource plans
• Ability to lead complex enterprise initiatives, anticipate downstream impacts, manage risks and dependencies, and drive projects to successful execution
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM Workforce Administration business processes and functionality
• Knowledge of HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, and Position Management processes
• Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and resource management skills
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a complex environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Master's degree preferred
• PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or other relevant project management certification
• Experience leading PeopleSoft Mass Compensation or compensation-related initiatives
• Knowledge of Job Data, Compensation, Position Management, and effective-dated transactions
• Experience supporting payroll-impacting releases and downstream integration activities
• PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 experience in large enterprise environments
• Higher education, public sector, healthcare, or unionized workforce experience
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams within a complex portfolio

Technologies

• PeopleSoft HCM Workforce Administration (WFA)
• Mass Compensation
• HR & Payroll Processes
• Benefits Administration
• Position Management
• SDLC Methodologies
• Change Management
• Project Governance

Benefits

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan