HR Project Manager - Talent Acquisition Operations (Remote) - Job Listing

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Prepare for and facilitate regular HR project team meetings to drive action towards our critical deliverable dates.

- Create and manage a project plan to track key integration activities, draw attention to at-risk functions, and ensure key dates are achieved.

- Coordinate key issues between teams/subject matter experts to facilitate discussion and decision making.

- Review and edit all HR-related project communications and presentations.

- Present HR status updates, key decisions, and risks to the respective project teams and steering committee, if applicable.

- Work on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.

- Receive assignments in the form of objectives and determine how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.

- Serve as a primary project point of contact for HR and TA stakeholders; assess needs, align priorities, and translate strategic objectives into executable project plans.

- Build and maintain strong partnerships across HR Centers of Excellence and enabling functions, including HRIS, Compliance, Compensation, Training/L&D, Operations, Finance, and IT.

- Support Talent Acquisition focused initiatives such as recruiting process improvements, requisition-to-hire workflow enhancements, onboarding readiness, sourcing enablement, and recruiting tool or system implementations.

- Partner effectively with HR systems and recruiting technology teams by leveraging technical acumen and understanding system configuration and build concepts to facilitate requirements gathering, testing, and deployment.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree

- 5+ years of experience

- 3+ years of large-scale project management experience.

- Demonstrated ability to drive strategic initiatives independently with full ownership of outcomes.

- Experience managing medium-to-large scale cross-functional projects impacting multiple stakeholder groups.

- Strong technical acumen with ability to partner successfully with IT and HRIS teams.

- Strong risk management and mitigation planning experience.

- Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution in a dynamic environment.

- Experience leading process transformation or workflow optimization initiatives.

- Advanced communication skills with executive presence.

- Ability to maintain performance standards under pressure and changing priorities.

- Thrives in a fast-paced environment; proactive self-starter who learns quickly and adapts to change.

- Demonstrated accountability for measurable business outcomes.

- Experience with HR systems and/or recruiting systems (e.g. ATS, HRIS, CRM tools) preferred.

- Prior experience in Talent Acquisition or Human Resources, preferred.

- PMP Certification is a plus.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations

Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process—including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,—please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.