Senior Manager - Global HRIS Project Management

Date: Oct 14, 2026

Location: Chicago, IL, US

Company: Suntory Global Spirits

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

The Senior Global HRIS Project Manager leads complex, global HR technology initiatives from planning through implementation and stabilization. This role combines strong project management with hands-on HRIS technical knowledge to ensure solutions are scalable, integrated, and aligned with business and technology objectives.

The role partners across HR, HRIS, IT, vendors, and implementation partners to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements and successfully deliver HR technology solutions.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of HR technology implementations, integrations, system enhancements, and optimization initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, resources, risks, dependencies, budgets, and deliverables.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical requirements in partnership with HRIS and IT teams.
• Provide technical oversight across system configuration, integrations, data migration, security, reporting, and testing.
• Participate in solution design and assess proposed solutions for scalability, integration impacts, supportability, and alignment with HR technology architecture.
• Coordinate technical workstreams and dependencies across HRIS, IT, Security, Data & Analytics, vendors, and implementation partners.
• Lead testing, defect management, cutover planning, go-live readiness, stabilization, and transition to operational support.
• Identify and resolve project risks, technical issues, and dependencies while escalating critical decisions as needed.
• Manage vendors and implementation partners, ensuring accountability for technical quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear business impacts and provide concise project updates to senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, increase automation, and maximize HR technology capabilities.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, HRIS, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of HRIS, HR technology, enterprise applications, or technology project experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on HRIS functional or technical configuration experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex HR technology implementations.
• Experience with enterprise HR platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle HCM, or comparable solutions.
• Working knowledge of system configuration, integrations/APIs, data migration, security, reporting, and testing.
• Experience working with HR data structures, interfaces, data mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
• Experience managing technology vendors and implementation partners.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to translate between business requirements and technical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience, particularly Employee Central, Onboarding, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, or Reporting.
• Experience with APIs, middleware, Integration Center, or other integration technologies.
• Familiarity with HR analytics, and data platforms.
• Experience with HR application security, role-based permissions, and SSO.
• Experience with recruiting, employee service delivery, AI, automation, or other emerging HR technologies.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, SAP SuccessFactors, or related certification.

Salary Range - The salary range for this role, is $150,000 - 160,000k, along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate’s location, experience, and skillset. 

While relocation, immigration, and/or tax compliance support are not guaranteed, we may offer assistance to successful candidates depending on factors such as role requirements in accordance with company guidelines.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.

Nearest Major Market: Chicago
Job Segment: Information Systems, Project Manager, Marketing Manager, HR, HRIS, Technology, Marketing, Human Resources

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