Senior Project Manager | HRIS

Our clients are the leading brands in Europe, and they’re looking for a variety of ICT & digital talent for their teams. We’ll help you reach the next level with a job perfectly suited to your unique skills and aspirations.

About Ariad:

We’re the digital consultancy & staffing firm that leading A-brands in Europe count on to make digital transitions happen. We partner exclusively with brands like Samsung, Carrefour, ING, Orange and MediaMarkt. We bring together Europe’s finest talent and develop successful teams that create digital customer experiences that people want, love and talk about. Ariad consultants are specialised in digital marketing, e-commerce, digital communication, digital analytics, marketing automation, digital product design and digital transformation.

About our role:

Digital transformation is reshaping the HR industry. Organisations are increasingly investing in modern HR platforms, data-driven decision-making and integrated employee experiences. Our client is at the heart of this transformation journey and is preparing the rollout of a new global HR ecosystem that will support employees, managers and business leaders across multiple markets.

Our client is looking for a proactive, structured and results-oriented Senior Project Manager | HRIS & Digital Transformation to support a strategic HR transformation programme. In this role, you will play a key role in coordinating HRIS implementation activities, supporting programme leadership, ensuring workstream progress and helping to safeguard data continuity throughout the transformation journey.

You will work closely with HR, Finance, IT, external partners and senior stakeholders while contributing to one of the most significant HR technology initiatives within the organisation. If you are passionate about HRIS implementations, stakeholder engagement, project governance, data quality and business transformation, this opportunity could be the ideal next step in your career.

What you will be doing:

• Act as a trusted partner and right hand to the Programme Manager in the day-to-day coordination of the HR transformation programme.
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Support functional subject matter experts and facilitate collaboration between HR, Finance, IT and other business teams.
• Track programme progress and maintain accurate information within Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) tools.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards and governance documentation for leadership teams.
• Coordinate and prepare Steering Committee presentations and strategic programme updates.
• Support data governance, data readiness and data continuity activities throughout the HRIS implementation.
• Contribute as Data Lead alongside the Programme Manager to ensure quality and consistency of HR data.
• Identify risks, dependencies and potential blockers, and proactively propose mitigation actions.
• Promote best practices in project management, governance and HR systems implementation.

What you bring:

• Ambition to further develop your career in HR Technology, HRIS implementation and digital transformation.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager, Programme Manager or HRIS Implementation Lead.
• Experience within the HR industry or people transformation programmes is considered a strong advantage.
• Strong expertise in HRIS implementations, project governance, stakeholder management and programme delivery.
• Experience with Workday implementations is highly valued. Experience with other HRIS platforms such as SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, AFAS or similar solutions is also welcomed.
• Knowledge of data management, data migration, data quality or data continuity within transformation projects.
• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and to present complex information in a clear and structured way.
• Strong organisational, planning and reporting skills.
• A collaborative, solution-focused mindset and the ability to work successfully in evolving project environments.
• Fluent communication skills in Dutch, English and French.

The offer:

• Contractor collaboration until the end of Q1 2027.
• Digital recruitment process and onboarding to the company.
• Work for a well-known market leader undergoing a major HR and digital transformation.
• Opportunity to contribute to a strategic international HRIS implementation programme.
• Collaborate with experienced HR, Finance, IT and transformation professionals.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic decision-making processes.
• A challenging programme environment where your expertise can have a visible impact.
• Working from home: hybrid working possibilities to be discussed with the