Director, HR Project Management

Delta Dental of Missouri is seeking a Director, HR Project Management to lead the planning, prioritization, and execution of our enterprise HR project portfolio.

This strategic role partners across benefits, compensation, talent management, recruiting, compliance, payroll, and HRIS to deliver high-impact initiatives from concept through successful adoption.

The Director will establish project governance, manage organizational change, and ensure cross-functional HR initiatives are completed on time, within budget, and with measurable business results.

If you're a skilled project leader with a passion for improving people processes and driving meaningful change, we encourage you to apply.

 

Position Summary

The Director, HR Project Management leads the planning, prioritization, and execution of the organization's enterprise HR project and program portfolio.

This role serves as the dedicated project management engine for Human Resources — partnering with HR leadership regarding Benefits, Compensation, Talent Management, Recruiting, Compliance, Payroll, and HRIS to move initiatives from concept through successful, sustained adoption.

The role owns the HR roadmap, establishes project governance and reporting standards, and ensures that cross-functional HR initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and with measurable business impact.

This role is distinct from, and partners closely with, the organization's generalist HR leadership: where the generalist HR Director owns day-to-day HR administration, employee relations, and policy interpretation, the Director, HR Project Management owns the disciplined planning and delivery of the change initiatives that modernize and improve those functions.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

The duties listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed in this position.

They are not to be construed as an exclusive list of all job functions performed in this role.

HR Portfolio and Roadmap Management

• Own and maintain the enterprise HR project roadmap, including intake, prioritization criteria, sequencing, and capacity planning across all HR workstreams.

• Establish project charters that define scope, objectives, timeline, budget, resourcing, risks, and success measures for each approved initiative.

• Facilitate a recurring prioritization and steering process with HR leadership and senior leadership to align the portfolio with organizational priorities.

• Track portfolio-level status, interdependencies, resource constraints, and risk across all active and pipeline initiatives.

• Maintain a single source-of-truth tracking tool or dashboard that gives HR leadership real-time visibility into initiative status and health.

Project and Program Execution

• Lead end-to-end execution of complex, cross-functional HR initiatives, including HRIS and technology implementations, process redesigns, policy rollouts, and compensation or benefits program c...