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Recruiting Project Manager

Salesforce • $117K — $177K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience from initiation to close-out.
  • Expertise in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).
  • Familiarity with recruiting/talent acquisition processes and systems preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for various audiences.
  • Critical-thinking skills to solve complex, ambiguous problems.
  • Ability to build relationships with diverse, cross-functional teams.
  • Strong influencing and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and execution of Recruiting Transformation projects, defining scope and milestones.
  • Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and risk logs; manage changes and issues.
  • Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and manage dependencies to ensure timely deliverables.
  • Interact daily with multiple teams to shape program plans and schedules.
  • Track and report project status and metrics to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Own project documentation including charters and status reports.
  • Drive communication across teams, supporting change management for project rollouts.
  • Facilitate meetings and working sessions to drive decisions and actions.

Benefits

  • Access to resources and support for personal balance and growth.
  • AI tools to enhance work effectiveness.
  • Opportunities to shape the future of technology and customer experience.
Full Job Description
To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category
Program & Project Management

Job Details

Position Overview

We're looking for a Project Manager to lead day-to-day planning and execution of Recruiting Transformation projects - turning program-level strategy into scoped plans, milestones, and delivered outcomes, in close partnership with program leads and cross-functional stakeholders. This role requires strong project management fundamentals, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple moderate-to-high complexity projects across business and technical teams.

Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end planning and execution of assigned Recruiting Transformation projects: define scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing, and success criteria; own the project plan, schedule, issues, and risks - managing multiple concurrent projects of moderate-to-high complexity across business areas and owners.
  • Build and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and RAID logs; proactively identify and mitigate risks, and manage project intake, prioritization, and change control, ensuring scope changes are documented, assessed for impact, and approved.
  • Coordinate cross-functional workstreams (SMEs, Optimization, Compliance, Enablement) and manage dependencies with other teams and business functions to keep deliverables on time, in scope, and on budget.
  • Interact daily with development, support, and cross-functional business teams and global process owners to shape program plans and schedules and ensure smooth delivery of solutions and deliverables.
  • Track and report project status, metrics, and health (RAG status) to stakeholders and leadership on a regular cadence.
  • Own project documentation: charters, status reports, meeting notes, decision logs, and process/change-management artifacts.
  • Drive clear, consistent communication across teams and stakeholders - status updates, escalations, and readouts - and support change management and enablement planning for project rollouts, including stakeholder socialization.
  • Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, and reviews; drive decisions and follow-through on action items, and provide leadership to local and virtual project teams, building a collaborative, productive environment.
  • Conduct post-project reviews/retrospectives to capture lessons learned, and assist in developing/delivering presentations and status readouts for leaders and senior executives.


Required Skills/Experience
  • Proven experience managing projects from initiation through close-out, including scope, schedule, risk, and quality management.
  • Expert project management skills across planning, capacity planning, and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) and tools.
  • Familiarity with recruiting/talent acquisition processes and systems (e.g., ATS platforms, sourcing, interview lifecycle) strongly preferred; prior experience supporting or working within a Recruiting or Talent function is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including active listening and sound judgment for different audiences; comfortable presenting to senior-level stakeholders and sponsors.
  • Strong critical-thinking skills - able to break down ambiguous, cross-functional problems into structured plans; comfortable with ambiguity and motivated to solve complex, fast-moving problems.
  • Ability to quickly build close working relationships and work effectively with virtual and global cross-functional teams of varying backgrounds and seniority.
  • Strong influencing and negotiation skills, with demonstrated leadership experience on large, complex projects.
  • Experience with data gathering, tracking metrics, and translating data into status insights and recommendations.
  • Formal project management training/education.


Other Skills/Preferred Requirements
  • Professional project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, or similar).


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