As HR Project Manager you will help drive delivery of strategic cross-divisional projects with an initial focus on compensation and benefits.

As HR Project Manager you will help drive delivery of strategic cross-divisional projects with an initial focus on compensation and benefits. This will involve full ownership of the delivery of projects, starting with effective requirements gathering, scope definition, through to delivery and implementation.

6 month Temp Assignment contract.

In this specialist role you will:

• Develop project plans that have clear roles and responsibilities and that ensure planned and continuous effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration remain central to the project e.g., with HRBPs, Global Reward, IT, Finance, Leaders across the business, etc.
• Develop presentations, communication materials and\or other documentation which effectively translate mass data and analysis into clear solution pathways and areas for decision making. Materials need to convey updates and outcomes effectively and clearly to senior leaders across multiple regions, virtually and in person.
• Lead process automation and identify areas to reduce and transfer manual activity to HR systems, tools and templates. Support the HR team in its ongoing liaisons with Technology to provide requirements for Workday system developments and implementation for HR needs.

What it takes:

• Advanced PowerPoint skills and Microsoft Excel (v/x-lookup, index matching, countifs/sumifs)
• Strong HR project management experience demonstrated in leading successful complex projects in a global matrix organization.
• Proven strong stakeholder management and communications skills. Essential as the role will work independently and across multiple teams with competing demands.
• with experience of large data sets.
• Experience with HR Systems e.g. Workday, SuccessFactors, MarketPay, Payfactors.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and remain flexible amidst change.

• Desirable – Experience with managing or supporting benefits including pensions in the UK and wider Europe environment.
• Desirable – Specialist technical knowledge and experience of reward principles including job design, job evaluation, grading structures and associated benchmarking activities with McLagan, Willis Towers Watson.

Special Factors

• Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this position.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. Most teams work Tuesday-Thursday in the office, but for some jobs we need our crew to be in Monday-Friday. We will discuss the working pattern for your role during the interview process.

About Vanguard

Vanguard is an investment company unlike any other. It was founded by Jack Bogle in the US in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients. Jack helped bring investing to the masses with the index fund. Index funds do not pick individual shares or bonds to beat the market. They track the performance of the entire market. Or as Jack put it, "Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!”. We have stood for low-cost, uncomplicated investing ever since. Over the last 45 years people have come round to our way of thinking and more than 30 million investors worldwide now trust us with their money.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose: to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to equal employment opportunity

Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, colour, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other protected characteristic.

We will make reasonable accommodations if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process. Please inform careers@vanguard.com if you need any help.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.