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Job Summary

As part of the HR Service Centre (HRSC) team, the HRSC Project Manager will support a variety of HR projects and initiatives in line with the European HRSC Goals & Priorities.

In partnership with the Managers of HRSC, the HRSC Project Manager will help identify, develop, and implement innovative solutions to effectively deliver the HR opportunities on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain successful partnerships with the European HRSC team, HR stakeholders and key business sponsors
• Leads project activities and reports project status to ensure that assigned projects are completed on time, within approved budget, and provides desired business value
• Supervises multiple, concurrent tasks, properly assesses priorities of assigned activities and coordinates project resource
• Responsible for timely and effective project communications including stakeholder and sponsor interactions, meeting management, and reporting
• Accountable for project financials, including baselines, forecasting, reporting, and reconciliation
• Completes a Post Implementation review, Lessons Learned and feeds back for process improvement.
• Plans and schedules project deliverables, goals, and milestones
• Agree project objectives, scope, deliverables, timescales and budgets and secure sign off from sponsors and stakeholders
• Manage changes in project scope or requirements, negotiating as necessary with sponsors and stakeholders
• Creates strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning. Resolve issues, escalating as necessary.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans using appropriate tools. Identify and manage project dependencies and the critical path
• Ensure that all projects are progressing and delivering agreed results to the agreed time, quality and budget requirements
• Liaise with PMO to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project, and ensure alignment with our HR priorities
• Ensure projects adhere to TJX’s methodologies and standards
• Provide direction, support and coaching to project team members and SME’s, supporting them according in continuous improvement methodologies and project management
• Manage multiple projects concurrently, with varying scale and delivery timelines
• Implement and control benefits realisation, by project
• Manage third-party and supplier relationships

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels and with the ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences
• Experience in managing complex projects in international and/or matrix environments, preferably within HR. Experience of using standard project tools, methodologies, and processes
• Experience of working with European teams is desirable
• Experience with PC based project management tools including MS Project, MS Word, and MS Excel
• Experience creating and managing detailed project financial data and performing the analysis necessary
• Highly organized, able to prioritize and to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong process and analytical skills tied with sharp decision-making abilities
• Strong customer service skills with a focus on listening to the customer
• Mentoring and coaching ability
• A qualification in project management (Prince2, PMP) is desirable
• Complete integrity and reliability to manage and perform sensitive and confidential work
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work across the organisation at all levels using influencing
• Fluent in English, another European language would be considered an advantage
• Experience of Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement methodology, LSS Green or Yellow Belt certification is highly desirable

Come and Discover Different at TJX. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding the greatest deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it.

We care about our culture, but we also prioritise the important things like competitive salaries, solid benefits and plenty of room to grow in your role. It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.