HR Project Manager

Position: HR Project Manager
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Duration: 6 months
Working Arrangement: Primarily remote with occasional on-site meetings in London

A leading global marketing and communications organisation is seeking an experienced HR Project Manager to support a significant organisational transformation initiative across the UK and EMEA regions. This role will play a central part in ensuring effective coordination and execution of people-related change activities, working closely with stakeholders from multiple business units.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the HR lead for people-related workstreams in a complex restructure programme across EMEA and the UK.

• Design, maintain, and track the regional people change plan, ensuring alignment with broader programme objectives.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for HR-related project queries within the transformation team.

• Provide regular updates on progress, highlight risks, escalate concerns, and report on key benefits and outcomes.

• Partner with UK HR teams to guide and execute restructuring efforts and organisational changes.

• Take ownership of the UK-specific people impact analysis and related HR processes.

• Support the preparation, refinement, and ongoing validation of business cases, aligning costs, risks, and benefits with project outcomes.

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure deliverables meet the intended objectives and benefit realisation goals.

• Oversee financial tracking, forecast accuracy, and cost management relative to business case assumptions.

• Set up and maintain governance structures for effective decision-making across the project lifecycle, clearly defining stakeholder responsibilities.

• Build and manage detailed project schedules, including interdependencies and resource constraints, in close collaboration with HR and programme leads.

• Develop and manage internal stakeholder relationships, tailoring communication strategies to diverse audiences.

• Monitor and address project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies and managing cross-functional dependencies.

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering major restructuring projects within the UK.

• Solid understanding of UK employment legislation; familiarity with HR frameworks across EMEA is advantageous.

• Previous exposure to employee relations is beneficial.

• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

• Experience working in complex, matrixed environments with multiple stakeholder groups.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and adjust communication style to different audiences.

• Collaborative, proactive approach with a solutions-focused mindset and strong team orientation.

• Proven ability to deliver outcomes in a high-change, fast-paced environment.

• Sound knowledge of project and change management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, PMI).

• Analytical thinker with the capability to interpret and present complex information clearly.