HR Manager - Integration

Company Conformance Statements

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Position purpose

GIA seeks an experienced and self-driven Manager, HR Integration to be part of a dynamic HR team. This role will drive and manage the integration of HR operations, programs, and processes during periods of organizational change, such as mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, or related system implementations. This role is critical in ensuring a seamless transition, minimal disruption, and high engagement across all HR functions and impacted business areas.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead HR Integration Efforts: Own and manage the end-to-end HR integration process across multiple workstreams, aligning with business priorities and timelines.  This is hands on work that requires intense attention to detail and task management.
• Change Management: Develop and execute change management strategies to support employee engagement and adoption of new processes, systems, or organizational structures.
• Process Optimization: Identify, design, and implement scalable HR processes to streamline operations and improve efficiency during integration phases.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with HR business partners, Talent Acquisition, IT, Legal, and other key stakeholders to ensure coordinated execution of integration plans.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify potential risks or issues related to people, processes, or systems and develop mitigation strategies to address them proactively.
• Project Management: Develop detailed project plans, track milestones, manage dependencies, and provide regular status updates to leadership.
• Employee Experience: Ensure employee communications and transitions are thoughtfully managed to maintain morale, trust, and alignment with organizational values.
• Metrics & Reporting: Define KPIs for integration success and track outcomes related to employee retention, compliance, efficiency, and adoption.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field; or signification experience in a similar role required.

• Experience 5+ years of HR experience, including 2+ years in HR project management, change management, or integration leadership.
• Demonstrated success leading HR efforts in M&A, reorganizations, or enterprise system rollouts.
• Strong knowledge of HR operations, including compensation, benefits, talent management, and compliance.
• Proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
• Change management certification (e.g., PROSCI) is a plus.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with HRIS systems (e.g., Paycom, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).
• Background in global or multi-site HR integration projects.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments with a high degree of autonomy.
• Continuous improvement mindset and a passion for measuring results through data and metrics.

• Ability to provide team members with excellent customer service while following GIAs policies and procedures.
• Ability to show discretion with confidential information.

Performance Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient technical (computer) skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Self-motivated with initiative.
• Strong sense of ethics.

Equipment Operated: This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Work Environment: This job operates in professional office environments.  This role requires travel up to 50%.

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.