[Hiring] People Project Manager @Cohere

Role Description

We're hiring a People Project Manager to join our HR PMO and help deliver an ambitious portfolio of HR programs, products, and initiatives as we scale globally.

• This is not a business-as-usual project management role .
• We're a hypergrowth company building at speed, and our HR team is building alongside it.
• Looking for someone who gets genuine energy from bringing order to chaos, creating structure where there isn't any yet, and getting important things shipped.

Hypergrowth, for real.

• Things move fast, priorities evolve, and there's always something meaningful to jump into.
• If you love pace, variety, and figuring things out as you go, you'll have a huge canvas here.

A chance to build.

• Our HR PMO is taking shape within a hugely ambitious HR team.
• You'll help create the workflows, rhythms, and tools we need to build a world-class function at scale.

Real ownership.

• Take projects from idea to delivery — creating structure, driving actions, managing dependencies, and keeping teams moving.

Global from day one.

• Work across our distributed HR team and with stakeholders around the world.

You'll thrive if you:

• Create order from chaos: Turn fast-moving, ambiguous problems into clear plans and outcomes.
• Are relentlessly organized: Stay ahead of details, dependencies, decisions, and follow-ups.
• Love pace: Move quickly, adapt as things change, and keep momentum high.
• Build great workflows: Find simpler, smarter, more scalable ways to get things done.
• Collaborate brilliantly: Bring stakeholders together and create clarity across teams.
• Think and do: Build the plan, then roll up your sleeves to get it over the line.

You'll help drive:

• HR projects: Manage programs and initiatives across our global HR roadmap.
• Planning & delivery: Build plans, milestones, workstreams, and clear ownership.
• Cross-functional execution: Coordinate across HR, Finance, Legal, IT, and other teams.
• Project governance: Drive decisions, manage risks and dependencies, and keep stakeholders aligned.
• Better ways of working: Build repeatable workflows and tools that help HR execute at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project or program management in a fast-moving, high-growth organization.
• Is an excellent project manager: Can independently drive complex, multi-stakeholder projects from start to finish.
• Is hyper-organized: Exceptional attention to detail and strong systems for managing work.
• Builds, not just operates: Gets excited by creating something new rather than maintaining business as usual.
• Manages stakeholders well: Creates alignment and accountability without relying on authority.
• Communicates exceptionally: Produces crisp plans, updates, and documentation.
• Is pro-team: Collaborative, low-ego, and invested in making the whole team better.

Location

• This is a global, remote role, working across our distributed HR organization and with stakeholders around the world.

Benefits

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
• Annual enrichment benefits: Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!).
• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

How and Where We Work

• Cohere is remote-friendly, but we also have offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.
• For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.
• For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.
• Everyone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.