Project Manager

Description

Our Company:

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has supported the development of society and the improvement of people's lives. Throughout the world, Hitachi Group employees exemplify outstanding teamwork that transcends the boundaries of geographical regions and business fields. Together, we share the Hitachi group identity and put it into practice worldwide.

About the Global Digital HR Group:

At this exciting time in our growth, Hitachi’s Global Digital HR team has implemented Workday as Hitachi’s global HR people & talent management system. This foundation has helped Hitachi achieve consistent processes across the core employee lifecycle, as well as performance management and talent reviews, and via Prism Analytics and other reports & dashboards, Hitachi now has global visibility of people and organizational data. We are also expanding our functional footprint to include Recruiting, Learning and Expenses, and continuing to roll-out Workday across any new acquisitions within the Hitachi Group.

In order to ensure that the group is able to extract as much value as possible from Workday and related HR applications, the Customer Success and Value team will be working with key stakeholders across Hitachi’s many Business Units to understand their key business priorities and technology requirements, and then partnering with our solution delivery, change management and technical architecture functions to deliver key enhancements and improvements.

The Role:

The Project Manager will be part of Hitachi’s Global Digital HR Group’s Recruiting & Onboarding PM team. They will be responsible for supporting global Workday Recruiting and Onboarding company expansion and enhancement projects. We are looking for a highly organized and motivated individual, who has demonstrated success supporting Human Resources projects in a global corporate environment. They should have excellent interpersonal skills and will be required to work constructively with people across various functional teams and geographies to facilitate project deliverables. Due to team members and customers based in various time zones, you will be required to work outside normal business hours. If you are someone that is flexible, collaborative and you thrive in a fast-paced work environment, please apply today!

Candidate Requirements:

• Demonstrable success working as a project manager HR projects in a global corporate business environment
• Project execution excellence when working independently or across a team to fulfill project milestones within budget and agreed-upon timelines
• Ability to multitask and work independently to deadlines
• Customer focused
• Ability to pay attention to detail and think critically combined with a willingness to jump in and problem solve
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, Smartsheet)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Workday as a user or through an implementation
• Experience with building Smartsheet and Microsoft Project deliverables, including plans, reports, dashboards, or workflows
• Experience supporting system integrations with exposure to or knowledge of Web Services, APIs is a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Our Values:

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

If, like us, you’re motivated by delivering first class services, thrive in a fast paced and supportive environment and want to help Hitachi to drive social innovation, we’d love to hear from you.