Senior Project Manager

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager for a key client based in Luxembourg.

Main tasks:

• Review available background documentation (e.g. previous SPARK implementation material, current PeopleSoft HCM footprint, known functional gaps, dependencies and high-level objectives for SPARK Wave 4).
• Propose an activity-based approach for the planning phase to ensure that the scope, required resources, timeline and cost assumptions are properly identified and structured at the issue of the planning phase.
• Engage with relevant HR and GIS stakeholders to validate expectations, constraints, assumptions and decision points for the planning phase.
• Define the expected structure and content of the project charter covering at minimum objectives, scope, approach, requirements, timeline, milestones, governance, stakeholder matrix, resource profiles and effort estimates, risks, dependencies, deliverables acceptance approach and project cost.
• Prepare, present and refine the final project charter based on feedback from the client, ensuring that it is sufficiently detailed, realistic and actionable to support approval, decision-making and procurement of resources.

Mandatory qualifications

• The proposed consultant shall hold a recognised project management certification, such as PM², PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or an equivalent certification.

Proven Experience/Mandatory experience in:

1. Minimum 10 years of professional experience in project management, including at least 5 years managing large-scale HR transformation or HRIS implementation projects.
2. Proven experience in managing Oracle Cloud HCM projects is mandatory.
3. Experience with complex multi-module implementations, legacy HR system replacement and decommissioning, and projects involving payroll, recruitment, absence, time management or benefits functionality will be considered essential.
4. Preparing project initiation, planning and governance documentation, including project charters, work plans, stakeholder matrices, risk and issue management approaches, communications plans and deliverables acceptance approaches.
5. Planning multi-module HR transformation projects covering business process design, requirements management, configuration, data migration, integrations, testing, security, reporting, change management, cutover and post-go-live support.
6. Estimating project effort, defining resource requirements and preparing realistic planning assumptions for business, IT, functional, technical and vendor teams.
7. Working with senior stakeholders, business owners, IT teams, implementation partners and governance bodies to define project scope, priorities, dependencies and decision-making structures.
8. Supporting legacy system replacement or decommissioning initiatives, ideally involving PeopleSoft HCM or comparable HR platforms.

Deep Knowledge of:

• Oracle Cloud HCM implementation lifecycle, with strong understanding of one or more of the following modules: Benefits, Absence Management, Time and Labour, Recruiting, Payroll.
• Project management methodologies and structured project governance, preferably including PM² or comparable methodologies used in institutional, public sector or regulated environments.
• HR business processes, HR data, integrations, reporting, access management, testing, cutover and operational readiness considerations in the context of HR system transformation.
• Legacy HR system migration and decommissioning considerations, including dependencies, data retention, reconciliation, business continuity and transition to the target operating model.

Language:

• English (min. B2-level)

Location and Work Modality:

• Luxembourg (On-site)