HR Portfolio Manager

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The HR Portfolio Manager partners with the HR leaders and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to plan, coordinate, monitor, and report on the Human Resources project portfolio. This role serves as the central project management resource across HR, helping leaders develop project plans, establish timelines, monitor progress, and communicate project health. The position supports both technology and programmatic initiatives while promoting consistent project management practices, governance, and portfolio visibility across Human Resources.

• Partner with HR leaders and functional SMEs across Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Learning, HR Operations, and other functions to manage the HR project portfolio, align initiatives with strategic priorities, and define project scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and resource needs.

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans and schedules using standard project management methodologies.

• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, planning sessions, and project reviews to ensure initiatives remain on track with organizational priorities.

• Coordinate project governance by facilitating cross-functional meetings, maintaining project documentation and decision logs, identifying risks, issues, and dependencies, and driving mitigation plans.

• Promote consistent use of project management tools, templates, and continuous improvement practices.

• Establish a consistent portfolio reporting cadence by developing standardized dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics to track project health, milestones, deliverables, and overall portfolio progress.

• Maintain project health scorecards using indicators such as Schedule, Scope, Budget (when applicable), Risks & Issues, and Overall Project Health (Red/Yellow/Green).

• Prepare executive portfolio summaries and presentations highlighting accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, and decisions requiring leadership attention.

• Support HR leaders in planning and launching initiatives from concept through implementation, including development of project charters, business cases, RFPs, implementation plans, and vendor coordination.

• Ensure projects remain aligned with strategic priorities, timelines, and organizational objectives throughout delivery.

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Project Management, Organizational Leadership, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.

• 5+ years of experience managing projects, programs, or portfolios in a corporate or consulting environment.

• Experience partnering with business leaders to plan, coordinate, and execute cross-functional initiatives.

• Demonstrated…