Senior Project Manager - HR Transformation

For our client we are search for an experienced Senior Project Manager consultant to lead a strategic HR capability transformation. The project aims to globalize and streamline HR capabilities and processes, transition towards strategic global solutions and decommission existing systems while ensuring continuity of critical HR services. The Senior Project Manager will lead multiple interconnected workstreams, align business and technology, manage dependencies and constructively challenge plans and outputs to ensure delivery quality, pace and productivity. Key Responsibilities · Lead and coordinate the project across multiple workstreams and drive the transition from existing solutions to the target landscape towards agreed outcomes. · Develop and maintain the overall roadmap, priorities, milestones, dependencies and delivery plan. · Set clear expectations for stream leads, challenge plans, deliverables and timelines, and maintain clear ownership within each stream. · Identify cross-stream dependencies, risks and blockers and drive decisions and resolution. · Drive the transition towards global and streamlined HR capabilities and processes, including implementation, migration and decommissioning. · Own the project's Change Management and Communication strategy, ensuring a clear approach to stakeholder engagement, communication, organizational readiness and adoption. · Guide and support the Change & Communication resources in executing the strategy, providing direction and challenging their approach and outputs when needed. · Ensure appropriate planning for data, integrations, testing, cutover, business continuity and transition to BAU. · Maintain effective governance and provide clear reporting and decision support to the project sponsor and steering committee, while driving collaboration across HR, IT, Enterprise Architecture, global functions, vendors and other stakeholders. Required Experience · Significant experience leading large-scale business and technology transformation programs. · Experience from at least two comparable transformations involving enterprise system implementation, migration and/or decommissioning at scale. · Strong background in both project and program management, including leadership across multiple workstreams. · Experience with process standardization, globalization or capability transformation in a complex organisation. · Experience developing and evaluating business cases and translating business needs into clear scope, priorities and decisions. · Strong experience in developing and leading change management and communication strategies within large-scale transformation programs. · Experience with HR systems, particularly HRIS, and a good understanding of HR processes, payroll, data and integrations. · Experience in change management, including stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness, adoption and transition. · Sufficient technical understanding to engage with and constructively challenge architects and specialists. · Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct line-management authority, with an empathetic leadership style that combines structure, accountability and culture. · Ability to quickly understand complex environments, get up to speed and create clarity and momentum. Preferred Experience Experience with global HR transformation, SAP SuccessFactors or similar HR platforms, payroll and time management, complex integrations, legacy-system decommissioning and large international organisations is considered an advantage. Start date : 16 of September - 16 January 2027 Duration : 6 months with possibility for extension Location : Södertälje; 3 days/week Language : English is a must; Swedish is a plus