[Hiring] Associate Manager Business Project & Program Management @The Hershey Company

Role Description

The Associate Manager Business Project and Program Management is responsible for coordinating and supporting HR projects across a global environment, ensuring project plans, schedules, action items, risks, and status updates are effectively managed. The role partners closely with HR, Centers of Excellence (COEs), and Technology teams to align requirements, coordinate project activities, and support process improvements and business case development. Based in Manila and reporting to the Manager HR PMO, this individual contributor role is ideal for someone with strong project management, stakeholder engagement, organization, and problem-solving skills who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Accountabilities

• Project Planning & Coordination: Coordinate and support multiple HR projects from planning through implementation. Develop and maintain project plans and schedules, track milestones and deliverables, manage action items, and provide regular status updates to help ensure projects remain on schedule and aligned with established objectives.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with HR teams, Centers of Excellence (COEs), Technology teams, and other key stakeholders to understand project requirements, clarify priorities, coordinate activities, and maintain alignment throughout the project lifecycle. Facilitate effective communication regarding project progress, dependencies, issues, and key decisions.
• Process Management & Continuous Improvement: Support the development, administration, and improvement of HR processes and project activities. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, performance, and customer experience while helping ensure appropriate processes and controls are established and consistently followed.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, document, and monitor potential project risks and issues. Support the development of appropriate mitigation and response strategies, including risk avoidance, reduction, transfer, or acceptance, and escalate significant concerns to the appropriate stakeholders when necessary.
• Business Case & Project Evaluation Support: Conduct research and contribute to the preparation of detailed business cases for process automation, development, and implementation initiatives. Support the evaluation of project feasibility, scope, resource requirements, roles and responsibilities, potential risks, and associated costs to enable informed business decisions.
• Project Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate and organized project documentation, including plans, schedules, action items, risks, dependencies, decisions, and status reports. Ensure project information is kept current and accessible to relevant stakeholders to support transparency, accountability, and effective project governance.
• Project Execution & Follow-Through: Drive assigned project activities by monitoring commitments and following up on outstanding actions and deliverables. Maintain strong attention to detail and ownership to ensure project requirements are completed accurately and within established timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in project management, project coordination, or project support.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, action items, risks, dependencies, decisions, and status reports.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and coordinate project requirements, priorities, and deliverables.
• Knowledge of process management and continuous improvement, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and overall performance.
• Understanding of risk management principles, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and escalation.
• Ability to conduct research and contribute to business case development, including project feasibility, scope, roles, risks, and costs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Experience working within HR, HR Operations, HR Technology, or a Project Management Office (PMO) environment is an advantage.
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or other AI tools, such as Gemini, OpenAI, or Claude, in a professional setting is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.
• Work Setup: Fully Remote | Work-From-Home
• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health.
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities.
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable.
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility.
• Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.