Senior Project Manager, Human Resources

What Makes This Role Unique

This position requires someone who can operate comfortably at both the strategic and operational levels.

One day, you may be facilitating conversations with executive leaders regarding workforce implications of a major organizational initiative. The next, you may be building implementation plans, resolving stakeholder concerns, developing communications, or driving project execution.

Success in this role requires the ability to see the bigger picture while remaining engaged in the details necessary to move work forward.

• Lead multiple concurrent HR projects from concept through implementation.
• Partner with executive sponsors and senior leaders to identify workforce implications, risks, and opportunities associated with organizational initiatives.
• Develop project plans, timelines, communication strategies, and implementation approaches while remaining flexible as project needs evolve.
• Influence and align stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization, often without direct authority.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans and ensure successful execution.
• Build structure and processes in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments.
• Develop recommendations that improve HR operations, workforce effectiveness, and organizational outcomes.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, updates, and recommendations for executive leadership.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on the HR components of enterprise initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Four or more years of project leadership experience within HR, organizational transformation, business operations, consulting, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in large, matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of Human Resources functions, including areas such as HR operations, workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, employee relations, labor relations, or organizational change.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity, establish structure, and drive results in evolving environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience within healthcare, academic medicine, higher education, or similarly complex organizations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management experience.
• Experience supporting organizational transformations, mergers and acquisitions, workforce planning initiatives, or large-scale operational implementations.
• Experience working with HR systems, analytics, dashboards, and workforce data.
• Master's degree in human resource, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.