Strategic Programs & Projects Director – HR

Seismic

Strategic Programs & Projects Director leading critical people-related transformation initiatives at Seismic. Driving enterprise HR transformations, M&A integrations, and organizational effectiveness.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeRemote • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading large-scale HR programs and transformations, with a strong focus on project management, organizational change, and stakeholder engagement. Capable of developing and implementing governance structures and change strategies that enhance organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

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Program LeadershipProject ManagementChange ManagementStakeholder ManagementOrganizational Effectiveness

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Hard Skills

GovernanceRisk ManagementExecutive ReportingWorkforce PlanningIntegration RoadmapsStrategic InitiativesPMO FunctionsM&A IntegrationsOrganizational DesignTransformation Initiatives

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationInfluence SkillsSimplifying ComplexityDriving AlignmentNavigating Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

HR ProgramsCross-Functional InitiativesEmployee ExperienceOrganizational ChangeBusiness Acumen

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide Program Leadership for HR's Most Critical Strategic Programs: Own the end-to-end project management of Seismic's highest-priority people initiatives — building clear plans, governance structures, and risk tracking in partnership with initiative sponsors, and holding cross-functional teams accountable to timelines and commitments.
Drive Program Management for People-Focused M&A Integrations: Build and maintain detailed integration roadmaps across the HR function in partnership with functional leads; establish governance mechanisms, track milestones, and surface risks so sponsors can make timely decisions.
Identify and help structure cross-functional initiatives, such as reducing broad employee papercuts, to improve productivity and job satisfaction.
Lead Change Management & Adoption: Partner with HRBPs, Internal Communications, and business and cross-functional leaders to ensure changes are thoughtfully synchronized and employees and leaders understand, adopt, and sustain transformation initiatives.
Develop clear change strategies that balance business objectives with employee experience and engagement.
Establish Program Governance & Operating Mechanisms: Build repeatable mechanisms that improve execution discipline across the HR organization. This includes: executive reporting frameworks, weekly and monthly operating rhythms, decision-making forums, success metrics, and roll-out plans (in partnership with internal communications).
Drive Organizational Effectiveness: Working with leaders across HR, help identify opportunities to improve how work gets done across the company by simplifying processes, clarifying ownership, improving operating models, and increasing organizational effectiveness. Examples may include workforce planning and headcount management processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience leading large-scale HR programs, transformations, strategic initiatives, PMO functions, consulting engagements, or M&A integrations.
Experience leading cross-functional enterprise programs involving executive stakeholders.
Demonstrated success managing organizational change in complex, fast-paced environments.
Strong project management capabilities, including governance, planning, risk management, stakeholder management, and executive reporting.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, reorganizations, or large-scale workforce transformations.
Excellent executive communication and influence skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Strong business acumen and understanding of how talent, organizational design, and culture impact company performance.
Proven ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive results without direct authority.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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