Senior HR Project Manager

Are you ready to transform ideas into life-changing medicines? At AstraZeneca, we foster an entrepreneurial spirit, encouraging bold thinking and collaboration to make the impossible a reality. As part of our Human Resources team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment where innovation is celebrated. We value our people as our greatest asset and seek top talent with curiosity and strong values to drive impactful outcomes that accelerate our success. Join our HR Portfolio and Project Management team, a dynamic global group driving pivotal HR transformations across the business, from M&As to digital adoption. This role offers an exhilarating environment where development unfolds daily.

Accountabilities:
- Build and implement project work plans, adjusting as necessary to meet evolving needs.
- Mobilize project resources for programs.
- Lead large and complex projects, including supplier contracts.
- Identify resources and assign responsibilities.
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring business requirements are captured.
- Build and lead project teams, fostering teamwork and collaboration.
- Apply specialist knowledge in project management, planning, budgets, and methodologies.
- Review deliverables and provide sign-off before engaging stakeholders.
- Resolve complex quality and compliance risks, ensuring adherence to policies.
- Drive collaboration and knowledge sharing among project teams.
- Identify and resolve risks.
- Undertake engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
- Manage project budget and call out cost changes.
- Develop project planning and action logs, risks, and issues reports.
- Develop transition plans for controlled handovers to business areas.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Experience of 8+ years in programme/project management, with a solid track record
- Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
- Demonstrate strong communication and relationship building skills with experience of collaborating and sharing knowledge between teams
- Evidence of crafting and developing innovative solutions that have a major impact within the organisation
- Strong networking/consulting skills with good internal/external links
- Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language and in alignment with AZ business
- Solid track record in delivering high-risk programme/projects and decision making
- Excellent business engagement and business acumen with sensitivity to political/economic environment
- Experience of managing and controlling a budget
- Experience of working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies, procedures, and guidelines

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Project Management qualification

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca is where you can be part of a talented global team that powers our enterprise to better serve patients every day. We leverage exciting new technology and digital innovations to accelerate our evolution, strategically improving operations while facing new challenges. Our entrepreneurial spirit keeps us ahead; we apply creativity to every task, taking smart risks to turn ideas into reality. With countless opportunities available, this is the place to build an unrivaled reputation while being rewarded for your successes. Our teams challenge and inspire us, united by our passion for helping patients and empowered by camaraderie.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now to join AstraZeneca's dynamic team!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.