[Hiring] People and Culture Project Coordinator @Capital Blue Cross

Role Description

This role supports the successful delivery of projects and programs across the People & Culture (P&C) division. This role partners closely with P&C Centers of Excellence (COE) leaders and project sponsors to translate initiatives into structured project plans, ensure milestones and dependencies are tracked, and provide clear, consistent status reporting. While this role does not have decision‑making authority, it plays a critical coordinating role in aligning work across multiple initiatives—including large strategic programs and business‑as‑usual (BAU) projects—to support enterprise priorities.

Responsibilities

• Project & Program Coordination
  • Partner with P&C COE leaders to develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and dependencies.
  • Support large, cross‑functional strategic initiatives as well as ongoing BAU projects within People & Culture.
  • Coordinate project activities across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment and visibility of the full body of work.
  • Identify risks, issues, and dependency conflicts and escalate appropriately to project sponsors or leadership.
• Tracking, Reporting & Governance
  • Track project progress against milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
  • Prepare and distribute clear, accurate status reports, dashboards, and summaries for leadership and stakeholders.
  • Maintain project documentation, including plans, schedules, risks/issues logs, and meeting artifacts.
  • Support project governance routines (e.g., project check‑ins, steering updates, status reviews).
• Stakeholder & Communication Support
  • Facilitate regular project meetings, including agenda preparation, note‑taking, and action‑item tracking.
  • Serve as a coordination point between COEs, project teams, and leadership to support clarity and execution.
  • Ensure timely follow‑up on action items, deliverables, and decisions made by project sponsors.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Support the consistent application of project and program management practices across People & Culture.
  • Identify opportunities to improve project tracking, reporting, and coordination processes.
  • Assist with maintaining templates, standards, and tools used to manage P&C initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience supporting projects or programs, ideally within HR, People & Culture, or a corporate function.
• Working knowledge of project management concepts, tools, and methodologies.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience tracking timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive‑level status reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, cross‑functional or enterprise initiatives.
• Familiarity with HR/People & Culture functions or COE models.
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana, Jira, or similar).
• PMP, CAPM, or similar project management certification (or working toward one).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental & Vision coverage.
• Retirement Plan.
• Generous time off including Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Volunteer time off.
• An Incentive Plan.
• Tuition Reimbursement.