HR Project Manager (FTC)

📍 East Sussex
💷 £60,000 per annum
📅 Fixed-Term Contract - 8 to 10 Months
🚗 Driver essential due to location
🏢 2-3 days per week on-site

LHH is supporting a client in the search for an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of new people systems across a complex, multi-site organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled project professional with experience delivering HR, payroll, workforce or HRIS systems projects. You will play a key role in leading the end-to-end implementation process, working closely with HR, IT, Finance and operational stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of new people systems from initiation through to go-live and post-implementation review

• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, risk logs, dependencies and budgets

• Manage governance, reporting progress, risks and issues to senior stakeholders

• Coordinate internal teams and external implementation partners to ensure successful delivery

• Gather, document and analyse business requirements from a range of stakeholders

• Undertake current and future-state process mapping across HR, payroll, workforce planning and employee lifecycle processes

• Translate operational requirements into clear system specifications

• Support data migration, system configuration and integration activities

• Manage user acceptance testing, issue resolution and system sign-off

• Support change management, communications, training and user adoption

• Establish post-implementation governance and continuous improvement processes

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience delivering HR systems, payroll systems or people systems implementations

• Strong project management experience across complex, multi-stakeholder projects

• Demonstrable business analysis and process mapping skills

• Experience working with HRIS, ATS, LMS or workforce systems

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Excellent organisation and time management skills

• Experience working within a multi-site or national organisation

• Ability to work on-site in East Sussex 2-3 days per week

• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle due to the location

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-led organisation and make a real impact through the successful delivery of a major systems project.

To apply, please send your CV