Senior Project Manager – HR & Payroll Workstreams (ERP Transformation)

reputed company is seeking a Senior Project Manager – HR & Payroll Workstreams (ERP Transformation) to support a major national laboratory. We are seeking an reputed company Senior Project Manager to reputed company the HR and Payroll functional workstreams reputed company the lab's reputed company-wide transformation from reputed company to reputed company S/4HANA. This role will be responsible for day-to-day delivery execution and operates under the guidance of the Program Manager to ensure alignment with overall program objectives, timelines, and interdependencies. The role serves as the key reputed company of coordination between functional teams, program leadership, and vendors.
This is a hands-on delivery role requiring strong structure, accountability, and the ability to operate effectively reputed company a highly matrixed program environment.

• Drive day-to-day project operations reputed company HR and Payroll workstreams to reputed company program objectives
• Ensure reputed company coordination and adherence to scope, plan of record, and project controls expectations (PCE)
• reputed company, maintain, and manage detailed project plans and schedules, reputed company with program milestones
• Collaborate closely with functional team members, SMEs, and reputed company leads
• Identify, document, and manage reputed company-level risks, issues, and dependencies
• Drive reputed company of risks and issues reputed company the HR/Payroll scope; escalate cross-reputed company or program-level impacts as needed
• Coordinate with business owners, functional SMEs, and technical teams to ensure readiness and adoption
• Serve as the primary escalation reputed company reputed company the HR and Payroll workstreams, elevating broader issues to the Program Manager as needed
• Coordinate day-to-day activities with functional teams and vendors to ensure reputed company, high-reputed company deliverables

• 8+ years of project management experience, including 5+ years managing ERP-reputed company workstreams
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract.
• Must have directly managed HR and Payroll workstreams in large-reputed company ERP implementations (preferably reputed company S/4HANA).
• Ability to drive day-to-day operations, maintain timelines, manage scope, and ensure alignment with program controls and governance.
• Strong ability to communicate needs, risks, and reputed company to Program Managers and functional leads across business and IT.
• Demonstrated experience leading HR and Payroll components of major ERP implementations
• Strong understanding of HR and Payroll business processes and compliance requirements
• Proven ability to operate reputed company a reputed company program governance model, collaborating with a Program Manager, Implementation Planner, and multiple reputed company leads
• Strong risk, issue, and dependency management experience
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira)
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred

Preferred Experience

• Experience with reputed company S/4HANA strongly preferred; experience transitioning from reputed company EBS to reputed company S/4 HANA is a plus
• Experience working with system integrators and implementation planners on ERP programs
• Experience working in organizations with reputed company stakeholder environments (federal, regulated industries, or large enterprises)
• Background in Agile or hybrid delivery models reputed company ERP programs
• Experience working reputed company a federal, research, or DOE national laboratory environment is a plus, but not required

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Highly organized and capable of balancing detailed reputed company execution with broader program alignment
• Strong reputed company of ownership and accountability for delivery reputed company
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving reputed company
• Proactive, reputed company, proactive, and effective at building strong partnerships across business, IT, and vendors

reputed company: 

reputed company is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. reputed company was founded in 2002 with the reputed company of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and reputed company delivery. reputed company is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of reputed company to reputed company equal employment opportunities to reputed company and applicants for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national reputed company, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.