Project Manager, HR

Santa Clarita, CA

The Holland America Group is currently searching for a highly motivated Project Manager, HR who will be a member of the HR Operations Team within the Human Resources organization and is responsible for the overall management of major projects initiated by HR such as systems implementations, annual merit increases, automation projects, requests for proposals and more.

We welcome your interest in joining the Holland America Group – a division of Carnival Corp. The Holland America Group includes Holland America Line and Seabourn (both headquartered in Seattle, Washington), Princess Cruise Lines (headquartered in Santa Clarita, California), and P&O Australia (headquartered in Sydney). The Holland America Group operates a combined total of 41 cruise ships with over 36,000 employees worldwide. This position will be located in our Santa Clarita, CA offices.

Responsibilities

• Project Charters – Crafting the project charter and obtaining executive sponsorship and support of projects
• Planning – Planning all the essential elements of a project to assure completeness
• Communications – Working with the internal communications team to craft appropriate and timely internal and external communications to announce the project, changes to current processes and assure all persons necessary are notified
• Training – Schedule training webinars, in person training and information calls as part of change management and execution of the project
• Change Management
• Progress Reports
• Risk Mitigation
• Data Quality & Maintenance:

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
• Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members’ individual strengths, skill sets and experience levels
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
• Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members
• Use and continually develop leadership skills
• Attend conferences and training as required to maintain proficiency
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs

Requirements

• Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology, or relevant work experience with Data Governance and Integrity projects
• 1-3 years of experience with data management
• 1 year experience with SQL
• Detailed-oriented person
• Experience developing business process flows, data standards and definitions
• Strong Communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to implement policies and procedures to ensure data is both acceptable and accurate in a complex and matrix environment
• Must be able to challenge the status-quo through identification of key business requirements and addressing through innovative data management techniques
• Comfortable with ambiguity, creative thinking and leading change
• Knowledge of data quality profiling technique and solution is desired
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Up to 20% domestic and international travel
• Work beyond normal business hours will be required occasionally to support business needs, projects or operational support that may be required outside of normal business hours or on weekends

Preferences

• Experience utilizing Collibra

Benefits

• Flexible Work Schedule! 9/80 alternative workweek schedule providing each employee with one (1) weekday off every two weeks
• 
  Time off benefits – 8 paid holidays, paid vacation, bonus vacation time and paid sick time
• 
  Travel – Cruise and Travel Privileges for you and your family
• 
  Health – Complete benefit plans including medical, dental, vision and flexible spending accounts
• 
  Wellness – Health and wellness programs include onsite exercise classes, onsite nutrition and lifestyle classes and discounted gym memberships
• 
  Education Assistance – up to 80% with a maximum of $3000 per calendar year
• 
  401(k) – Company match up to 6% of salary at 50% for the first 5 years and 100% thereafter
• 
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan – up to a 15% discount off of FMV of CCL stock
• 
  Training – In-house Discover U courses on professional development
• 
  Rewards & Incentives – Employee Recognition and Reward Programs; rideshare, financial commuter incentives and free parking; special employee discounts for banking services and retail stores

Next Steps…
Apply today and set sail on an exciting new career course! Our goal is to be the number one cruise and cruise-tour provider. To make that happen, we need qualified, top-notch team members. If you’re looking to get your talent noticed, apply today! Our application process is quick and easy:

Apply online at http://princess.com/careers. Enter the job title into the keyword search to access the job. If you are already on the Princess Cruises website be sure to create a profile and then apply directly to your specific job.

Princess Cruises is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status. *