What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Human Resources Project Manager position at KARL STORZ North America?
Location: El Segundo (Los Angeles) | Hybrid
Company: KARL STORZ North America (KSNA)
KARL STORZ North America is seeking a Senior Human Resources Project Manager to lead program and project management across the HR function. This role sits on the HR Leadership Team and is accountable for driving complex HR initiatives—from annual strategic priorities to high-impact, cross-functional programs—ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
You will partner closely with HR leaders, Global HR, and business stakeholders to translate strategy into execution, embed disciplined project management practices, and enable continuous improvement across the HR organization.
What You’ll Do
Required Qualifications
At KARL STORZ, you’ll play a critical role in shaping how HR delivers value to the business. This is an opportunity to influence strategy, build scalable HR capabilities, and lead work that impacts employees and leaders across North America and beyond.
Company: KARL STORZ North America (KSNA)
KARL STORZ North America is seeking a Senior Human Resources Project Manager to lead program and project management across the HR function. This role sits on the HR Leadership Team and is accountable for driving complex HR initiatives—from annual strategic priorities to high-impact, cross-functional programs—ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
You will partner closely with HR leaders, Global HR, and business stakeholders to translate strategy into execution, embed disciplined project management practices, and enable continuous improvement across the HR organization.
What You’ll Do
- Own program and project management for all HR initiatives across KSNA, including cross-functional and global efforts
- Partner with the HR Leadership Team (HRLT) to define scope, priorities, timelines, resources, and success metrics
- Develop and maintain detailed, visible project plans, managing multiple initiatives concurrently
- Identify and mitigate risks, proactively escalating issues before they impact delivery
- Drive execution as an HR subject matter expert, ensuring outcomes are practical, high-quality, and adopted
- Establish and standardize project management cadences, tools, SOPs, and SLAs across HR
- Apply change management best practices to support adoption and sustainability
- Lead post-project reviews and embed learnings into HR continuous improvement efforts
- Present project updates and progress in HRLT, monthly HR meetings, and executive forums
- Partner with the HR Workforce Analyst to support HR scorecarding and KPI tracking
Required Qualifications
- 8 years of project or program management experience
- 2 years supporting or working within an HR function
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA required)
- PMP certification or ability to obtain within 12 months
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Teams and Planner
- Exceptional communication and executive presence
- Ability to influence across functions and senior leadership levels
- Strong results orientation with a collaborative, inclusive approach
- Comfort navigating ambiguity, complexity, and competing priorities
- Continuous improvement mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- HR program management experience
- Experience in global or matrixed organizations
- Exposure to organizations undergoing significant change
- Experience across multiple HR disciplines
- MBA preferred
- Advanced expertise with Microsoft tools; experience with Mural a plus
At KARL STORZ, you’ll play a critical role in shaping how HR delivers value to the business. This is an opportunity to influence strategy, build scalable HR capabilities, and lead work that impacts employees and leaders across North America and beyond.