PROJECT MANAGER, PEOPLE TEAM

Greenthumbindustries

senior€105,000-115,000/year

Job description

The Role The Project Manager, People Team serves as the operational backbone for GTI's People function, driving structured execution of HR initiatives across Talent & Organizational Development (T&OD), Employee Relations (ER), People Operations, Payroll & HRIS, Benefits, Compensation, HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition (TA), M&A activities. This role ensures that People Team projects and initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and with intentional change management — giving HR leadership and cross-functional partners clear visibility into priorities, progress, and risks. Responsibilities Project Planning & Execution <ul> <li>Maintain a holistic view of the full People Team project portfolio, proactively identifying where projects overlap, create resource conflicts, or place competing demands on HR partners or field leaders. </li> <li>Own end-to-end project management for all People Team initiatives, ensuring projects are tied to established OKRs across Talent & Organization Development, Employee Relations, People Operations, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, HR, and Talent Acquisition. </li> <li>Directly lead project management efforts for all Retail & Production projects. Build and maintain detailed project plans including scope, milestones, timelines, owners, dependencies, and success metrics for all. </li> <li>Support COE teams with project kickoffs, working sessions, and status reviews to keep initiatives on track, as needed. </li> <li>Control project phasing to ensure logical sequencing of work, prevent scope creep, and protect team bandwidth. </li> <li>Maintain rolling 12-month and calendar year views of People Team project plans and flag bandwidth issues to People leadership with recommended mitigation strategies (re-phasing, reprioritization, resource reallocation). </li> </ul> Stakeholder Communication & Visibility <ul> <li>Partner with People Team leads and Centers of Excellence to translate OKRs into project roadmaps with clear accountability. </li> <li>Develop and distribute regular project status updates to HR leadership, summarizing progress, decisions needed, and upcoming milestones. </li> <li>Serve as a central point of contact for project-related questions from HR partners and field/business leaders </li> <li>Change Management & Communications </li> <li>Ensure every People Team project includes a defined change management plan — identify impacted audiences, key messages, timing, and adoption risks. </li> <li>Develop and support communication plans for projects affecting field leaders, managers, and employees, in partnership with HR Business Partners and Internal Communications. </li> <li>Proactively identify and escalate change management risks that could affect project adoption or employee experience. </li> </ul> PM Tools & Reporting <ul> <li>Serve as the primary administrator of the People Team's project management platform (Airtable), ensuring all projects, timelines, deliverables, and updates are captured and current. </li> <li>Train COE project leads on the team’s project management platform to ensure adoption. </li> <li>Build dashboards and reporting views that give HR leadership real-time visibility into HR data, upcoming milestones, and at-risk items. </li> <li>Standardize project intake, tracking, and closure processes across the People Team. </li> </ul> Qualifications Required <ul> <li>7+ years of project management experience, preferably supporting HR, People Operations, or a similarly complex function. </li> <li>Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects with cross-functional stakeholders. </li> <li>Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools (Airtable, monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet, or similar). </li> <li>Strong working knowledge of change management principles and communication planning. </li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior leaders. </li> <li>Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. </li> </ul> Preferred <ul> <li>Familiarity with core HR domains including payroll, benefits, compensation, talent acquisition, and employee relations. </li> <li>Experience in the cannabis, retail, CPG, or multi-site operations industry. </li> <li>PMP, CAPM, or Prosci Change Management certification. </li> <li>Experience building PM infrastructure or processes from the ground up. </li> </ul> Additional Requirements <ul> <li>Must pass any and all required background checks </li> <li>Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry </li> <li>Must possess valid driver’s license </li> <li>Must be a minimum of 21 years of age </li> <li>Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry </li> </ul> <div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description">The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.</div><div class="title">Green Thumb Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range">$105,000-$115,000 USD</div></div></div>