Project Manager - HR Foundations, Processes

12 months FTC

Do you want to join us on an exciting HR change journey? We are looking for a Project Manager to join our HR Foundations programme.

The HR foundations programme consists of 6 projects, and you will be responsible for two, namely the Workday Access and the Workday Position Management Project. In these projects, we are looking at redefining the HR access to Workday as well as the joiners, leavers, and movers’ processes in Workday. In this role, you will work closely with the different regions and countries (particularly providing support to the South Europe region) and play a key role in communications and moderation between the program team and the local stakeholders. You will run workshops to explain processes and gather local requirements. You will also play a pivot role in testing prototypes of Workday together with the technical programme team. Next to working on the projects you are running, you will be supporting the other projects where needed.

We are looking for you who has strong communications and prioritization skills as well as attention to details and is used to a rapid changing environment. As the project manager, you will report to the HR foundations programme Manager, and work closely with the whole programme team.

You will succeed in the role if you have …

• A university degree or equivalent working experience in HR and/or with projects.
• Experience in working with Workday (as a user, no technical skills required).
• Advanced Microsoft Office user (PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, etc.).
• Excellent planning and communication skills.
• Fluent language skills in English, and in one South European language (Italian/French/Spanish/Portuguese).
• Experience in working across different countries and regions.

Your future workplace

DS Smith focuses on realizing the potential of our people every day, and you will get plenty of opportunities for independent prioritization of your day-to-day work in a good work environment with colleagues from different ages and nationalities. Like all other DS Smith colleagues, we are proud of the opportunity to make a sustainable difference in a market-leading company. But we also consider our colleagues as individuals and would like to make their lives healthier and happier; therefore, we offer our colleagues different benefits based on location, these could include health insurance, life insurance or pension schemes among others.

Fair recruitment in DS Smith
Don’t meet every single requirement? At DS Smith, we are committed to recruiting across a wide range of candidates. We are striving for being a diverse workplace where everyone can realize their potential. We see equality and diversity as a strength. Thus, we hope that you will apply for the position, even if you do not necessarily meet all the requirements.

Are you curious for more information?

The position is a fixed-term one-year contract based out of one of our European DS Smith sites with occasional travels.

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis. Starting date as soon as possible.