Project Manager, HCM Transformation

Project Manager, HCM Transformation

The hourly pay range for this position is $39.31/hr to $49.14/hr CAD.

This role is assessed as a Roamer position requiring minimal days in the office (2 days per week) unless business demands require.

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of enterprise HCM modernization projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage project governance activities and provide regular status updates, executive briefings, and steering committee reports.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed within agreed scope, timeline, quality standards, and budget requirements.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.

• Serve as the primary liaison between Kinark and the HCM implementation vendor, ensuring implementation activities progress according to agreed timelines and project objectives.
• Collaborate with vendor implementation teams to evaluate solutions and address payroll, HR, workforce management, reporting, and customer service requirements.
• Monitor vendor performance, deliverables, contractual commitments, and implementation milestones.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, solution validation, testing, cutover planning, and post-go-live support activities.

• Partner with leaders and key decision-makers across departments to understand how new HCM processes and technologies will impact their operations.
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities and build alignment across HR, Payroll, Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and Leadership teams.
• Develop and execute organizational change management strategies that support employee readiness, adoption, and sustained business outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops, working sessions, and decision-making meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Create and coordinate communication, training, and knowledge transfer activities to support successful organizational adoption.

• Lead current-state and future-state business process assessments across HR and Payroll functions.
• Facilitate business process mapping and process redesign activities to align organizational practices with HCM best practices.
• Support the development of governance structures, policies, business standards, and performance measures related to HCM operations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, operational efficiencies, and enhanced employee experience.

• Monitor emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in HCM, payroll, workforce management, and change management.
• Support post-implementation optimization initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
• Recommend solutions and improvements to maximize value from HCM technology investments.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred.
• Change Management certification (Prosci or equivalent) preferred.

• 7+ years of progressive project management experience leading complex enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-phased, multi-year HCM modernization or Human Resources technology implementation projects.
• Experience in healthcare, not-for-profit, broader public sector, or ministry-funded environments strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing organizational change involving people, process, and technology transformation.
• Experience working with Dayforce is strongly preferred, and other cloud-based SaaS HCM platforms such as Workday, UKG, Oracle HCM, SAP Success Factors, or similar solutions.
• Experience working with external implementation partners, system integrators, and software vendors.

• Strong understanding of HCM implementation methodologies, project delivery frameworks, and system deployment best practices.
• Skilled in building and maintaining productive relationships with implementation partners and vendors to ensure high-quality deliverables and successful project outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in business process mapping, workflow analysis, and business transformation…