Grant Thornton is seeking a People & Culture Business Impact Associate Director to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Program/Project Manager to drive enterprise-level strategic priorities and enable cross-functional collaboration across the People & Culture function. This role will play a critical part in leading initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness, advance integration efforts and guide change management activities that impact all P&C teams globally. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record in delivering complex programs, influencing senior stakeholders, and fostering alignment in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Additionally, this role will sit within the office of the CPCO and will support special projects and high priority initiatives as they arise.

Responsibilities:

Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives that advance the organization’s P&C priorities.
Partner with P&C leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure strategic projects are aligned to business objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.
Support M&A integration efforts within P&C, ensuring people, processes, and systems are aligned.
Develop and execute change management strategies to enable smooth adoption of new processes, structures, and tools across related projects and P&C groups.
Identify and manage risks and dependencies across multiple programs in the P&C domain.
Facilitate clear communication between project teams, stakeholders, and senior management, providing regular updates and reports. Establish clear governance and reporting frameworks for high-visibility projects.
Monitor the progress of multiple projects, identify risks, dependencies, and issues proactively, and develop mitigation plans.
Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project success and make data-driven decisions
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on program status, key decisions, and emerging challenges.

Additional responsibilities:

Understand current state HR end to end ecosystem and identify path forward to achieve HR strategic vision
Be an agent for change, define and execute change management plan that will convey the strategic journey, engage, and leverage broad HR team
Experienced operational and process improvement mindset, ability to simplify and streamline processes while focusing on the end user (candidates, employees, managers, business leader) experiences
Maintain project documentation, including project plans, timelines, and reports, to ensure accurate record-keeping
Organize and facilitate project meetings, ensuring they are productive and that action items are followed up on
Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and methodologies within the organization
Support project teams by providing administrative and logistical assistance, such as scheduling, resource coordination, and training, as needed.
Ensure that projects meet quality standards and that deliverables are of high quality
Promote knowledge sharing and best practices across project teams and the organization

The ideal candidate will possess:

Bachelor’s degree in related field
8+ years of experience in program/project management, preferably within HR, People & Culture, or related corporate functions.
Demonstrated success in managing large-scale, cross-functional strategic initiatives.
Demonstrated intermediate to advance computer skills in Microsoft office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and drive results in complex environments.
Proven ability to influence without direct authority and foster strong cross-functional relationships.
A reputation for discretion, confidentiality, and strong attention to detail
Displays empathy, curiosity, and passion for creating meaningful employee experiences.

The base salary range for this position in the firm’s Iselin, NJ and New York, NY offices only is between $198,700 and $298,100 per year.

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