Project Manager, Human Resources

20600 Emerald Parkway, Cleveland, Ohio 44135 United States of America

Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries, with a commitment to delivering quality, building trust and improving lives. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network comprised of industry leading family of companies:
Oatey, Cherne, Keeney, Quick Drain, Hercules, Dearborn, Oatey Canada, William H. Harvey, Masters, Contact, Belanger, Lansas, and Durgo.

At Oatey, we’re doing big things — and by joining us, you’ll have the chance to do big things too. You can build a strong career in an innovative, inclusive, high-performance environment, with the confidence that your company cares — about you, our customers and our world.

Ready to make an impact in a place where you matter?

The Project Manager, Human Resources is a strategic individual contributor responsible for leading high-priority, cross-functional HR initiatives from concept through implementation and sustained adoption. Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, this role partners across Human Resources and the business to translate priorities into structured project plans, align stakeholders, manage risks and dependencies, and deliver measurable outcomes. The Project Manager also partners directly with the CHRO to advance Oatey’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy and execution, translating priorities into initiatives and embedding inclusion across talent, culture, engagement, and the associate experience.

This role applies strong project management, change leadership, communication, analytical thinking, and continuous improvement capabilities, using workforce data and insights to inform decisions, evaluate effectiveness, and strengthen outcomes.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional HR projects from initiation through implementation and closeout, establishing clear scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, owners, resources, dependencies, risks, and success measures.

• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, status updates, decision logs, and risk and issue tracking; manage multiple concurrent initiatives, maintain visibility into interdependencies, and proactively elevate barriers and recommend solutions.

• Partner with the Chief Human Resources Officer and HR leadership team to translate enterprise and HR priorities into actionable project roadmaps, sequencing, governance, and measurable outcomes.

• Partner directly with the Chief Human Resources Officer to advance Oatey’s DE&I strategy, translating priorities into initiatives, workplans, communications, metrics, and sustainable practices.

• Coordinate DE&I initiatives across talent, learning, engagement, culture, and the associate experience, in partnership with HR, business leaders, and external partners as appropriate.

• Establish and monitor project and DE&I measures; analyze workforce trends and program effectiveness, identify gaps, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for HR leadership.

• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and stakeholder discussions; clarify decisions, ownership, and next steps, build alignment, and drive follow-through on commitments.

• Lead change management and adoption activities for HR initiatives, including stakeholder impact assessment, communication planning, readiness, training coordination in partnership with the Director, Organizational Development, implementation support, and post-launch reinforcement.

• Partner with HR functional teams on projects spanning the full spectrum of HR functions, policy and process improvement, organizational effectiveness, and other strategic…