Investments HR Project Management Lead
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
New York City, Richmond County, New York, USA
Listed on 2026-01-22
New York City, Richmond County, New York, USA
Listing for:
Axelon Services Corporation
Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-01-22
Job specializations:
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HR/Recruitment
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: NYC Home Office Hybrid (TWR)
Duration: 9 Months Must-Have Skills / Experience
- Project Management Experience (3–5 years): update status reports, workplans, trackers.
- Excel Proficiency:
Strong working knowledge of Excel; experience with VLOOKUP and pivot tables is preferred. - Adaptability in Fast-Paced Environments:
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines effectively.
- Provide structured, strategic support across several critical HR work streams—Compensation, Benefits, Change Management, and the broader HR workstream, including the HRIS cutover of Mac Kay Shields into New York Life scheduled for 2027.
- Serve as an integrator and executional engine for the HR project portfolio.
- Blend strategic insight with hands-on delivery, stepping in to drive key activities, maintain project momentum, and ensure alignment across teams.
- Partner with HR leaders to support planning, scheduling, and monitoring activities across Compensation, Benefits, Change Management, and HRIS efforts.
- Maintain project documentation, timelines, risk logs, and reporting dashboards, ensuring stakeholders have consistent and accurate updates.
- Support the development and facilitation of governance routines, including steering committees, working sessions, and cross-functional checkpoints.
- Provide day-to-day coordination and operational support for Compensation and Benefits work streams, ensuring milestones, tasks, and dependencies are accurately tracked and executed.
- Provide project management support for benefit plan implementation, including coordinating among NYL technology, HRIS, benefit vendors (Alight and Empower), communication plan and review support, and onboarding a non-payroll entity.
- Assist with analytical needs, documentation efforts, and preparation for design sessions, leadership reviews, and stakeholder communications.
- Help identify process gaps, surface issues, and support timely resolution in partnership with Total Rewards leadership.
- Assist in building and executing change management deliverables—stakeholder assessments, communication plans, training coordination, and readiness checks.
- Support the Change Management lead by collecting inputs, preparing materials, and tracking adoption indicators.
- Help maintain alignment across HR, Communications, and impacted business areas.
- Coordinate key activities related to the Mac Kay Shields HRIS cutover, including scheduling workshops, tracking deliverables, gathering requirements, and preparing documentation.
- Act as a connector across HRIS, HR partners, technology teams, and business stakeholders to ensure information flows smoothly.
- Support testing, data readiness, and issue tracking as part of implementation activities.
- Translate high-level directives from HR leadership into actionable workplans, status updates, and coordinated activities.
- Provide strategic insight by identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities for optimization.
- Take a hands-on approach to execution, stepping in where needed to keep work streams moving and support team efficiency.
- Facilitate communication across HR, Finance, Technology, and business teams by preparing agendas, summaries, and presentation materials.
- Support escalation processes and ensure decision-makers have timely and accurate information.
- Build strong, trust-based partnerships across the organization through proactive engagement and collaborative problem-solving.
- 3-5 years of experience in program and/or project management or related project coordination roles.
- Experience supporting Total Rewards, HRIS implementations, or large-scale HR initiatives highly a plus.
- Familiarity with change management practices (e.g., PROSCI, ADKAR) a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining composure and a service-oriented mindset.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable blending strategic support with hands-on execution.
- Collaborative Partner:
Operates with a service mindset and builds alignment across diverse groups. - Operational Backbone:
Brings structure, organization, and disciplined follow-through. - People-Centered Communicator:
Creates clarity and connection through thoughtful, empathetic engagement. - Execution-Focused:
Drives progress with persistence, accuracy, and a solutions-oriented approach. - Forward-Looking Supporter:
Anticipates needs, mitigates risks, and enables informed decision-making.
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