HRIS Project Manager

Project overview

For an international HR-IT project, an experienced HRIS Project Manager is sought. The focus is on the structured selection of an HR platform and the subsequent operational management of the implementation.

Responsibilities

• Operational management of the overall project from HRIS selection to implementation.
• Collection, consolidation, and prioritization of functional, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Conception and execution of the tender and selection process, including evaluation matrix, provider communication, workshops, demos, and decision paper.
• Evaluation of suitable HR platforms and implementation partners based on functional, technical, commercial, data protection, and international criteria.
• Development and coordination of integration, migration, role, and authorization concepts, as well as requirements for the digital personnel file.
• Planning and tracking of project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, dependencies, decisions, and approvals.
• Coordination of relevant interfaces from HR, IT, Purchasing, Legal, Data Protection, Information Security, Employee Representation, Management, and external providers.
• Preparation of piloting, rollout, operational handover, training, communication, change management, and knowledge transfer.
• Creation of status reports, risk overviews, and decision documents for project, steering, and management meetings.

Requirements

Must-haves:

• Several years of demonstrable experience in the operational management of complex HRIS, HR-IT, or HCM projects.
• Sound experience with HRIS selection processes, RFP/tender processes, and subsequent implementation management.
• Practical experience with at least one major HR platform; experience with multiple solutions is an advantage.
• Experience with international HR processes and the harmonization of different country and company requirements.
• Very good understanding of digital personnel files, HR data models, role and authorization concepts, as well as retention and deletion requirements.
• Good technical understanding of APIs, identity management, data migration, and system integrations.
• Professional, reliable demeanor, and confident communication with specialist departments, management, and external providers.
• HRIS/HCM project management, HR system selection, and implementation management.
• Requirements management, software tendering, provider evaluation, and vendor management.
• Data migration, integration management, digital personnel file, and role and authorization concepts.
• Data protection, information security, and cooperation with employee representatives.
• Native level German; very good English.

Project details

As soon as possible

6 months (with option for extension)

Initially 2 to 3 days per week; potentially higher during the implementation phase.

Greater Cologne area, hybrid model with remote component; also at other locations as needed.

Language: Native level German; very good English skills.

• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 6 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Köln, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German