Manager, People Strategy & Projects

Manager, People Strategy & Projects

The Manager, People Strategy & Projects is a key strategic partner to the Senior Vice President, People and Chief People Officer, supporting the successful delivery of high-impact initiatives across the People Experience department.

This role serves as the project manager and connector for strategic people programs including the job description modernization, career lattice and skills alignment work, job catalog refresh in BOB, and recruiting process rebranding. You'll coordinate priorities, milestones, communication, and stakeholder engagement to ensure these projects move from concept to execution efficiently and cohesively.

You'll collaborate across all areas of the People team and other teams, as applicable while aligning systems, timelines, and outcomes to our broader People strategy.

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead and coordinate strategic People Experience initiatives, managing timelines, deliverables, and interdependencies across teams.
• Partner closely with the SVP, People and Chief People Officer to prioritize, organize, and track progress on key people projects.
• Maintain project documentation, status updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Anticipate and identify risks, dependencies, or blockers and recommend solutions to maintain momentum.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Systems Awareness & Implementation Support

Strategic Partnering & Enablement

What You'll Bring

Success in This Role

Why Join Us

At Per Scholas, you'll do work that mattersadvancing a mission that drives economic mobility and equity through career opportunity. As our Manager, People Strategy & Projects , you'll help shape the teams and systems that make this mission possible, working directly with the SVP, People to strengthen how we attract, develop, and support our talent.

You'll join a collaborative, equity-centered organization that invests in its people through competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, generous paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6%, and resources that support your growth and well-being. Here, your work will make a lasting impacthelping build a people experience that empowers every employee to do their best work and transform lives every day.

Organizational Alignment

Everything we do at Per Scholas connects back to one goalJob Attainment. That means ensuring the right talent is in place, equipped, and supported to help our learners secure and succeed in meaningful jobs.

In this role, you'll play a key part in making that possible. By coordinating strategic people initiativeslike talent frameworks, recruiting modernization, and systems alignmentyou'll help build the foundation that allows our teams to perform at their best. When we have the right people in the right roles, our learners win.