HR Transformation Project Manager

Company: Mydas Recruitment
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

Mydas Recruitment are experts in the sourcing and supply of candidates to leading organisations.

We are seeking an exceptional and dynamic Project Manager to drive the local implementation of high-impact HR technology and processes. This is a chance to be the focal point for significant change, ensuring alignment across local, national, and global teams!

The Mission: A Project of Transformation

You will take the lead on critical projects, acting as the local project management expert to transform our HR landscape. Your tenure will be defined by successful system implementation and seamless organisational change.

Your Core Objectives

  • System Launch & Ownership: Be the “business owner” and focal point for the full implementation of new HR tools , focusing heavily on Compensations and HCM modules.
  • Time & Attendance Revolution: Support and manage the local setup of a new clocking system, including liaising with local Facility Management, IM/IT, and security to manage the full implementation of all clocking machines/time and attendance solution across a manufacturing multi site organisation.
  • Legacy Decommissioning: Manage the complete decommissioning of the current time and attendance solution including historical data management and change management once the new clocking solution is live.
  • Strategic Planning & Process: Collaborate with stakeholders to define goals, deliverables, and success criteria. Establish local processes that rigorously implement and follow national/global guidelines for areas like performance & goals and bonus schemes.
  • Global Alignment: Serve as the local liaison, coordinating key project elements within HR centres of expertise both within the UK and transnationally Reporting Excellence: Be the focal point for specific local implementations and dedicated reportings within new software, and standard run-mode reporting from the payroll system (e.g., attendance hours).

The Impact: Leadership and Change

  • Strong communication skills: Manage expectations across the entire organisation, providing regular status reports to key stakeholders.
  • Change Agent: Partner with Communications to ensure smooth change management information and communication for all employees, managers, and HR colleagues in the use of new HRIS tools.
  • Risk & Schedule Guru: Develop detailed project plans and monitor progress against defined milestones. Proactively identify project risks and develop robust contingency plans.

Essential Criteria

  • Post Graduate Qualification in HR or similar relevant field.
  • Demonstrated project management capabilities, preferably within an HR context.
  • A basic understanding of Time & Attendance principles and how these processes impact payroll.
  • Ability to organise and validate local roles and responsibilities in the team and liaise with global counterparts.
  • Strong communication skills to manage expectations across the entire organisation, providing regular status reports to key stakeholders.
  • Ability to develop detailed project plans, monitor progress against defined milestones, proactively identify project risks, and develop robust contingency plans.
  • Experience in change management and partnering with Communications for new HRIS tools (full product of MyPulse and MyHR).
  • Experience being the focal point for specific local implementations and dedicated reportings and standard run-mode reporting from the payroll system (e.g., attendance hours).

Desirable Criteria

CIPD Level 7

Prior experience with HRIS implementation of MyPulse, focusing specifically on Compensations and HCM modules.

Experience managing the complete decommissioning of the current time and attendance solution, including historical data management.

Familiarity with the challenges of implementing a new clocking system/time and attendance solution across a manufacturing multi site organisation.

18 Month contract / potential to perm after

Skills:HR HR Management

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Posted: June 1st, 2026