Recruiting Project Sr. Manager/Manager (Contract)

Join our team as a Recruiting Project Sr. Manager/Manager (Contract). In this role, you will lead the day-to-day planning and execution of Recruiting Transformation projects, turning program-level strategy into scoped plans, milestones, and delivered outcomes. You will manage multiple moderate-to-high complexity projects across business and technical teams, coordinate cross-functional workstreams, and track and report project status to stakeholders and leadership. This is a contract position with benefits including medical care, life insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off.

• Lead day-to-day planning and execution of Recruiting Transformation projects, turning program-level strategy into scoped plans, milestones, and delivered outcomes.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and RAID logs; proactively identify and mitigate risks, and manage project intake, prioritization, and change control.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and manage dependencies with other teams and business functions to keep deliverables on time, in scope, and on budget.

• Proven experience managing projects from initiation through close-out, including scope, schedule, risk, and quality management
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, with demonstrated leadership experience on large, complex projects
• Experience with data gathering, tracking metrics, and translating data into status insights and recommendations
• Expert project management skills across planning, capacity planning, and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) and tools
• Familiarity with recruiting/talent acquisition processes and systems (e.g., ATS platforms, sourcing, interview lifecycle) strongly preferred; prior experience supporting or working within a Recruiting or Talent function is a plus
• Strong critical-thinking skills — able to break down ambiguous, cross-functional problems into structured plans; comfortable with ambiguity and motivated to solve complex, fast-moving problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including active listening and sound judgment for different audiences; comfortable presenting to senior-level stakeholders and sponsors
• Formal project management training/education
• Ability to quickly build close working relationships and work effectively with virtual and global cross-functional teams of varying backgrounds and seniority
• Professional project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, or similar)