Talent Project Manager

About the role

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. The Talent Project Manager is responsible for leading and driving complex enterprise Talent Operations initiatives that support YETI's strategic growth, operational excellence, compliance, and workforce transformation objectives.

This role serves as the primary project manager for enterprise Talent initiatives and is responsible for establishing and maintaining project governance, portfolio reporting, stakeholder alignment, and execution across a diverse portfolio of programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise Talent initiatives, ensuring alignment with company priorities and strategic objectives.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, milestones, success metrics, and governance requirements, while developing and maintaining integrated project plans, timelines, communication strategies, and executive reporting in partnership with sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Manage key milestones, stakeholder communications, executive reporting, and change management activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Talent (Talent Business Partners, Total Rewards, Talent Systems, Talent Leadership), Legal, Finance, Procurement, Payroll, Technology, Facilities, Tax, and business leaders.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and operational challenges.
• Facilitate project steering committees, workstream meetings, status reviews, and executive readouts.
• Drive accountability, decision-making, and project execution across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Ensure successful implementation and adoption/stabilization of program deliverables.
• Conduct project retrospectives and implement continuous improvement opportunities for future initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Project Management, Organizational Leadership, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex projects, programs, or multi-site/enterprise initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Strong project planning, governance, risk management, and stakeholder management experience.
• Experience developing executive-level presentations, reporting, and communications.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence and drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Microsoft Planner, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within Human Resources, Talent Operations, Talent Management, Workforce Planning, or HR Technology environments.
• Experience supporting international expansion and/or M&A integrations and/or supporting contingent workforce programs.
• PMO leadership experience.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or related project management certification.
• Experience working with Workday and HR-related systems.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to balance multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• Expertise in executive communications, governance, and reporting.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change and adoption.
• High attention to detail combined with the ability to maintain an enterprise-wide perspective.