Senior Project Manager
Eeihr
Washington, DC · Posted October 6, 2026
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About the job
Our client is a mission-driven professional association supporting members through strategic programs, operational excellence, and stakeholder services. The Senior Project Manager will lead payroll-focused HCM project delivery, aligning stakeholders, tracking milestones, and ensuring smooth implementation readiness. This is a full time contract position, onsite, based in Washington, DC, with a pay range of $67.00–$79.00 per hour.
Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day project management for a payroll-focused workstream within an enterprise HCM initiative.
Build and maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, and status reporting for stakeholders and leadership.
Facilitate workstream meetings, document decisions, and track action items through to completion.
Partner with cross-functional teams (payroll, HR, finance, operations, IT, vendors) to align scope, priorities, and delivery outcomes.
Coordinate requirements, testing preparation, and implementation readiness activities to support a smooth rollout.
Identify risks/issues early and drive resolution, escalation, and mitigation planning as needed.
Create and maintain project artifacts (dashboards, decision logs, RAID logs, trackers, and supporting documentation).
Support change management, stakeholder communications, and transition-to-operations planning for payroll-related processes.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
5+ years of project or program management experience supporting enterprise HR/payroll or HCM initiatives.
Demonstrated success managing cross-functional workstreams with multiple stakeholders and external partners.
Strong facilitation, organization, problem-solving, and communication skills, including executive-ready status reporting.
Experience with Agile or other delivery methodologies in enterprise platform environments.
Technical skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams; project tracking tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps) preferred.
Preferred: PMP/CAPM or comparable project management certification; experience with major HRIS/payroll platforms (e.g., Workday, UKG) is a plus.
What We Offer
401K retirement plan
Medical and dental benefits for qualifying professionals or Fixed Indemnity Health Benefits
Flex spending account
Pet Insurance
Credit Union Membership
Sick Leave available where mandated by law
Worker Advantage discount program membership
Voluntary Supplemental Insurance
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.
Employment Enterprises, Inc is the parent company of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Temporary Solutions is a workforce solutions company based out of 10550 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109. You can reach our recruiters about this job and more at 703-361-2220 or email recruiters@eeihr.com .
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