The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for Senior Project Management Specialist to lead high-impact, cross-functional HR projects that drive strategic change and improve our employee experience. You’ll partner with stakeholders across the business and play a key role in shaping our HR transformation agenda.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with an HR Shared Service model, HR COE’s, HRBP’s and frequent collaboration with stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end delivery of complex HR projects (e.g., HR vendor selection processes, HRIS or similar HR technology implementations. Policy harmonization, Re-organizations etc).
- Develop project scopes, timelines, resource plans, budgets, and risk assessments.
- Manage multiple workstreams and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Engage senior stakeholders and facilitate decision-making.
- Drive change management, communications, training strategies and project handover activities.
- Monitor KPIs and ensure post-project evaluations and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience:




- 5 years of experience managing HR or business transformation projects.
- Solid knowledge of HR domains (e.g., Talent, comp & benefits, HR Operations, Payroll, L&D;, org design, DEI).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and drive outcomes independently.
- Proven experience driving project governance standards in a fast-paced project environment.
- Background of either leading or supporting PMO processes for project intake, scoping and prioritization.
- Advantage if you are a certified project management professional (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile).
- Preferred if you have experience with ServiceNow and Workday HR modules.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities (Those necessary to perform the job competently)
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills to coordinate at all levels
- A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced env

📌 Senior Project Management Specialist (Coimbatore)
🏢 Avantor
📍 Coimbatore