Project Manager - PeopleSoft HCM

Elire LLC is a growing consulting firm specializing in modernizing enterprise systems and business processes. They are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Thread Lead for a large-scale international PeopleSoft HCM implementation, responsible for team delivery, client relationships, and ensuring alignment with program objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary thread lead and subject matter expert for PeopleSoft HCM across all project phases
• Lead the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of HCM modules including Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Absence Management, Talent Acquisition, and related components
• Identify risks and complexity within the HCM workstream early, drive proactive resolution, and ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices across all HCM deliverables
• Drive workstream planning, milestone execution, and day-to-day delivery activities across the HR thread
• Manage the HCM workstream as a dedicated project manager, owning scope, schedule, resource coordination, risks, and issues
• Coordinate with the Program Manager and other thread leads — Financials, ELM, EPM — to maintain cross-pillar alignment
• Facilitate workstream status reviews, planning sessions, and client milestone meetings, managing dependencies and integration points between HCM and other program workstreams
• Maintain structured documentation, decision logs, and action tracking throughout the engagement
• Serve as the trusted HCM advisor and primary point of contact for client HR stakeholders on the workstream
• Lead functional workshops, design sessions, and solution reviews with client HR and People Operations leadership
• Communicate workstream status, risks, and key decisions clearly to both client leadership and the Program Manager, building credibility through deep functional knowledge and reliable delivery
• Lead, mentor, and coach HCM team members through all phases of the implementation, building functional problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment across the program

Requirements:

• 10+ years of PeopleSoft HCM consulting and implementation experience
• Deep hands-on functional expertise across core HCM modules (Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Absence, Talent, or equivalent); familiarity with ELM, EPM, or broader Oracle HCM Cloud a plus
• Proven experience leading a project workstream on a large-scale PeopleSoft implementation, ideally as an HCM functional consultant who has grown into a delivery leadership role
• Strong ability to translate complex HCM functional topics into clear direction for teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks early and drive proactive issue resolution
• Experience on complex, multi-pillar enterprise implementations across the full project lifecycle — fit-gap, design, configuration, testing, cutover, and go-live
• Excellent communication, organizational, and client relationship management skills
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on a regular basis for extended project durations; experience on international or multi-country programs preferred