Job Description: POSITION TITLE: Lead Project Manager, Human Resources
BILL RATE: $48/hour
LOCATION: Preferably hybrid (on site a few days per week in Nashville, TN - manager is flexible. Could be fully remote depending on where the candidate resides).

* Top 3 Skills:
1.       Project Management
2.      Risk & Problem Management
3.      Planning & Organization

* Can this be worked remotely?: YES
 
* Is there opportunity for this to go FT: NO
 
* What will your interview process look like?:
     - Initial Bridgestone Talent Review
     - Round 1:  Group Interview
     - Round 2: Hiring Manager Interview
 
* Years of experience Required:
 2- 3 years

* Work Hours/Schedule: 40 hours/week - Monday - Friday
 
* Education Required: Bachelor's Degree
 
* Is this position also being worked on internally?: NO
 

Position Summary:

The Lead Project Manager, Human Resources is responsible for leading complex, high-impact HR initiatives that align with Bridgestone's corporate strategy and business objectives. Leveraging deep project management expertise, this role translates strategic priorities into executable project plans while navigating ambiguity, cross-functional dependencies, and evolving business needs. The Lead Project Manager exercises broad judgment, serves as a team lead on initiatives, and partners with stakeholders across HR, technology, retail, digital experience, and external vendors to ensure successful delivery.

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, determining methods and procedures for new assignments and coordinating the work of other project managers and contributors.
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Key Responsibilities

Strategic Alignment:
*       Translate Bridgestone's corporate and HR strategies into actionable, integrated project plans.
*       Ensure HR programs and initiatives support enterprise-wide goals, workforce strategy, and business outcomes.

Project Planning & Execution:
*       Define project scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and success metrics from charter through closure. Creation of project plans
*       Lead projects using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies depending on business needs.
*       Manage multiple, concurrent initiatives with varying levels of complexity and interdependencies.

Resource & Budget Management:
*       Manage financial and human resources across projects, including internal teams and external partners.

Risk & Issue Management:
*       Conduct in-depth analysis of variable project factors to identify risks, dependencies, and roadblocks.
*       Develop and execute mitigation strategies to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Cross-Functional Leadership:
*       Serve as a primary liaison between senior leadership, HR teams, technology partners, marketing, retail stakeholders, and vendors.
*       Network with key contacts outside own area of expertise to drive alignment and remove barriers.
*       Lead and coordinate the activities of project team members (team lead responsibilities).

Performance Monitoring & Reporting:
*       Monitor project performance, milestones, costs, and outcomes using established metrics.
*       Prepare and present high-level status reports, insights, and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
*       Ensure projects meet quality standards, timelines, and business expectations.

Coaching & Mentorship:
*       Contribute to continuous improvement of project management standards and HR delivery practices.

Knowledge & Job Complexity:
*       Applies wide-ranging experience and professional project management concepts to resolve complex, multifaceted challenges.
*       Works on issues where in-depth evaluation of variable data, business conditions, and stakeholder needs is required.
*       Exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve results.
*       Operates within established governance structures, with some barriers to entry such as peer or departmental review.

Qualifications

Experience:
*       Proven experience leading complex, enterprise-level projects, preferably within Human Resources, Digital, Retail, or Strategic Business functions.
*       Demonstrated success managing large-scale initiatives with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.

Education:
*       Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Technology, or a related field required.

Skills & Competencies:
*       Advanced leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
*       Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to operate in ambiguity.
*       Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
*       Ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across diverse teams.
*       Multilingual