Project Manager

Leading end-to-end delivery of HR and digital projects, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, and business objectives.

Applying project governance frameworks, maintaining key artefacts, and managing Stage Gate and steering committee processes.

Managing project plans, resources, risks, and dependencies to ensure effective and controlled delivery.

Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, providing clear updates on progress, risks, and outcomes.

Driving business readiness, including change management, training, and adoption of new processes and systems.

Managing third-party vendors and partners to ensure delivery against agreed scope, cost, and quality expectations.

Ensuring successful transition to business-as-usual, including benefits realisation and post-implementation reviews.

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

Proven experience delivering complex HR or digital transformation projects within large organisations.

Strong understanding of structured project governance frameworks and delivery methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP).

Experience delivering HR-related programmes such as job architecture, organisation design, or HRIS implementations (e.g. SAP / SuccessFactors).

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders across functions.

Experience managing cross-functional programmes across HR, IT, and business teams.

Strong planning, risk management, and problem-solving capability.

Experience managing third-party vendors and external partners.

A proactive, organised, and delivery-focused approach within a fast-paced, complex environment.

Cumberland Farms, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is based in Westborough, Massachusetts and operates as a convenience store and petroleum marketer. It also purchases, sells, leases, and manages commercial strip centers, gasoline stations, and retail outlets. The company offers its services through a network of retail stores, gas stations, and a support system, including petroleum and grocery distribution operations.

Please note - the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check which will be funded by Cumberland Farms.