The Project Manager will partner with the Talent & Development team on the configuration, implementation, and change management for implementing a new performance management system across Macmillan Publishers. The Project Manager will collaborate with the T&D team, the selected vendor, the HRIS team, and the IT department to ensure the successful deployment and adoption of the system. This is a contract role with expected duration of approximately 6 to 8 months.

SCOPE OF WORK

Planning and Strategy:

Develop a detailed project plan, including milestones, timelines, and resources required. Establish clear objectives and success metrics for system implementation.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Serve as the primary point of contact between Macmillan’s teams (T&D, HRIS, IT) and the system vendor, Lattice. Facilitate regular update meetings to ensure all stakeholders are informed and aligned.

System Configuration and Testing:

Guide the customization of the performance management system to meet Macmillan's needs. Lead the testing phase for each module to identify and resolve system issues before full-scale deployment.

Training and Support:

Create and deliver training sessions to prepare Macmillan employees for the new system. Provide ongoing support to users during the initial post-implementation phase.

Monitoring and Reporting:

Monitor the system’s performance and user feedback to ensure objectives are being met. Prepare and submit progress reports to Macmillan leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

Proven experience in project management, preferably with implementing enterprise wide Performance Management, HRIS or LMS systems. Experience with implementing Lattice preferred. Strong leadership skills and ability to manage cross-functional teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities. Expertise in change management strategies and training material development.

This role will have an hourly salary of up to $50/hour, depending on experience. 

This is a contractor role and the finalist will be hired through a third party vendor, Headway. 

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.