Job Summary
We are seeking a commercially minded, data driven HR Project Manager to support the execution of our global HR strategy in the UK&I as part of the HR Strategic Initiatives team. The role will translate the global HR strategy into operational plans, coordinate cross functional initiatives, and ensure people centred execution.
Responsibilities
- Translate the global HR strategy into operational plans to drive impact across the UK&I.
- Develop, maintain, and own the project plan for key HR change and transformation initiatives, ensuring clarity on scope, milestones and deliverables.
- Apply human centred design principles to shape people experiences, ensuring solutions are grounded in empathy, usability and coworker needs.
- Coordinate tasks, dependencies, resources and timelines across all contributors to deliver projects on time, within scope and budget.
- Align with the UK&I HR PMO to track HR projects, mitigate risk and track ROI.
- Support the adoption of AI and self service HR tools, leveraging insights and trends to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.
- Translate business requirements into clear people deliverables, ensuring consistent execution and risk management.
- Anticipate risks, critical dependencies and path items, ensuring proactive mitigation and smooth execution.
- Manage project budgets together with finance, agree targets and ensure strong ROI.
- Develop and maintain HR programme plans and the governance approach for all defined projects and transformations.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to drive initiatives, develop and execute strategic plans, and create concise executive ready materials to support updates, investment cases and steering discussions.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing insights, recommendations and structured options.
- Deputise for the Head of Strategic Initiatives and support communication to the Director of HR and leadership teams when required.
- Work effectively across functions, geographies and matrixed teams to align delivery and enable a globally consistent HR operating model.
- Build key relationships across the business using influencing skills to gain buy in and drive change.
Qualifications and Experience
- Proven strategic HR project management experience delivering transformation and change across complex organisations.
- Strong change management capability, including building investment cases, shaping change plans, managing impacts and driving adoption.
- Experience applying AI and digital tools within HR, using insights and emerging trends to improve efficiency, enhance self service, drive automation and modernise people processes.
- Demonstrated success in working cross functionally and globally to align HR strategies with business objectives.
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to influence at all levels and create a narrative that secures business buy in and adoption.
- Commercial awareness, business acumen and strategic thinking.
- Demonstrated ability to use data and analytics to shape recommendations, drive decision making, influence stakeholders and improve employee experience and HR services.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, make sound judgments and adapt style to maintain relationships at all levels.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
- Advanced Excel and data visualisation skills.
- Comfortable operating in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Preferred Skills, Experience and Qualities
- Experience with Workday and other HR systems.
- Experience using project management and workflow tools (e.g. MS Project, ServiceNow, SharePoint) and the ability to adapt quickly to new digital and AI enabled platforms.
About the Company
CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education and healthcare organisations achieve what's possible through technology. CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status or veteran status.