Senior HR IT Projectmanager

About the role

As a Senior HR IT Projectmanager, you will have overall responsibility for successfully leading complex HR IT implementations and transformations for clients. You will provide structure, direction and results in projects where technology, processes and organizational change converge. Does this sound like your next challenge?

• Utrecht

Your role

As a Senior HR IT Project Manager at Highberg, you will lead large-scale HR IT initiatives such as HR tech implementations, migrations and digital transformations. You are responsible for the entire project cycle, from initiation to delivery and assurance, managing stakeholder relations, risk and quality control, and motivating and supporting teams. You work closely with HR, IT teams, suppliers and senior management to deliver integrated projects on time and within budget. You also coach colleagues and contribute to the further professionalization of project management within the organization.

Who are you?

• You are an experienced project manager with a pragmatic, no-nonsense approach, getting things done and delivering results.
• You excel at communication and strategic thinking, with the ability to oversee complex environments and provide clear direction.
• You adopt a coaching approach towards team members and actively contribute to knowledge-sharing within the organization.
• You are AI literate and able to apply AI in a conscious, critical, and responsible way to enhance your work.

What are we asking?

• You have at least 5–7 years’ experience as a project manager in HR IT, digitalization or consultancy.
• You have proven experience with HR IT implementations or HR transformations.
• You have a completed degree at higher education (HBO/WO) level.
• You have experience in stakeholder management at both tactical and strategic levels.
• You are fluent in Dutch and English.

What are we offering?

• Attractive and comprehensive employment conditions: a salary of €5.500 to €8.000, with variable compensation aligned with the responsibility and impact of your role, complemented by paid leave, mobility options, and a pension scheme.
• The best of two worlds: the intellectual sharpness and quality of a high end consultancy firm, combined with the agility and engagement of an entrepreneurial organization.
• Responsibility, autonomy, and entrepreneurship: from the very start, you take ownership in projects and client work, with plenty of room to take initiative, supported by experienced colleagues.
• Collaborating in an accessible environment: you work in a setting where decision making is close to the action and ideas quickly gain traction.
• Flexible working with strong connection: hybrid working is possible, combined with regular moments where we come together for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and team activities such as inspiring sessions and the Highberg Festival.

About Highberg

Highberg is a European transformation consultancy. We support organizations in realizing their strategic ambitions by combining clear direction with execution.

We believe sustainable change happens when deep expertise and human dynamics are in balance. That is why we work closely with our clients, not only as advisors, but as partners in realization.

Our teams combine analytical depth with pragmatism and build solutions that not only work on paper, but above all in practice.