Project Manager, HR Strategic Projects

Job Title:Project Manager, HR Strategic ProjectsRequisition ID:R027863Job Description:Job Title: Project Manager, HR Strategic Projects Reporting To: Senior Director, People Strategy & Operations Department: Human Resources Location: Santa Monica, CA (Hybrid, 4 Days In Office) Your Mission We’re looking for a highly organized, action-oriented Project Manager, HR Strategic Projects to help drive high-impact people, culture, and HR initiatives across Activision. This is a PM-first role for someone who knows how to create structure, keep work moving, manage stakeholders, and turn ideas into executed plans. Reporting to the Senior Director, People Strategy & Operations, you’ll partner across HR, Centers of Excellence, Internal Communications, Events, and business teams to deliver projects that improve how we work and how employees experience Activision. You’ll manage complex, cross-functional workstreams, build clear project plans, track risks and dependencies, prepare executive-ready materials, and ensure teams stay aligned and accountable. The ideal candidate can zoom out to understand the strategy, then zoom in to drive the details. You bring strong project management fundamentals, good judgment, comfort working in HR and culture-related spaces, and a roll-up-your-sleeves mindset. You don’t wait for perfect direction—you clarify the goal, build the plan, pull the right people together, and get things done. In this position, no two days will be the same, but you will consistently focus on driving clarity, alignment, and execution across these key areas: Lead HR, culture, and employee experience projects from intake through execution, ensuring clear scope, milestones, owners, risks, decisions, and success measures. Drive cross-functional alignment across HRBPs, COEs, Communications, Events, People Analytics, Talent, Compensation, and business partners. Keep projects moving by tracking dependencies, surfacing risks early, solving problems, and holding teams accountable to commitments. Develop executive-ready materials, including project updates, decision documents, presentations, and concise summaries that help leaders act. Support change management by creating clear communications, leadership materials, rollout plans, and feedback loops. Own and operationalize key programs or workstreams end to end, especially in areas tied to employee experience, culture, engagement, and HR operations. Support initiatives at Activision’s HQ in Santa Monica and moments that shape employee experience, including onboarding, recognition, engagement, and culture-building events. Jump in where needed to unblock work, complete project tasks, and help the team deliver—no task is too small when it moves the work forward. Maintain appropriate confidentiality, privacy, and compliance standards when working with HR data and sensitive employee information. Your Profile 5+ years of experience in project management, program management, operations, consulting, or HR-related project delivery. Strong project management discipline, including scoping, planning, governance, milestone tracking, risk management, stakeholder management, and execution. Proven ability to drive work forward in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. Excellent communicator who can synthesize complex information into clear updates, executive-ready materials, and actionable next steps. Strong PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and project tracking skills; able to translate ideas, data, timelines, and decisions into polished, useful materials. Comfortable working in HR, culture, talent, employee experience, or organizational initiatives; HR experience is helpful, but strong PM capability is essential. Relationship-oriented and able to build trust quickly across teams, functions, and leadership levels. Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and self-directed—someone who sees around corners, follows through, and closes loops. Low-ego, hands-on operator with a true “get things done” mindset. Exercises discretion and sound judgment when working with confidential projects, employee data, and sensitive business topics. Bonus Points: Experience supporting HR, talent, culture, employee experience, change management, or organizational transformation initiatives. Your PlatformFounded in 1979, Activision has continuously disrupted the world of entertainment as a leader in the videogame industry. With a history of delivering iconic game changers -- like Pitfall, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders and Call of Duty --our obsession is delighting our players around the globe. Focused and committed to innovation, we consistently deliver the most beloved, engaging and successful entertainment. And while we have world-class franchises, infrastructure and resources, our success comes from a passionate, talented and diverse team of people producing greatness together. So, if you’re interested in our biggest priority, it’s our people. We’re currently driving the next era for our company and community by creating amazing experiences for fans and continuing to make Activision an inclusive place where everyone can thrive.Join us, make history. To learn more, check us out at or @Activision on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.Our WorldAt Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization. We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up. Ready to Activate Your Future? We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women, veterans, and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request View email address on click.appcast.io employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.RewardsWe provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting .In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $74,020.00 - $136,944.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.Job SummaryJob number: R027863Profession: Human Resources