HR Program Specialist - Torrance, CA

HR Program Specialist - Torrance, CA

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL. We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. DARE TO GROW! Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination and continued learning and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you "Dare to Grow" with us?

Pay Range: $81,000 - $90,000 Start Date: May 1, 2026 End Date: December 31, 2028

Your Role

As the HR Program Specialist (Special Projects) for a major international sporting event, you will lead and coordinate all HR activities required to staff, operate, and demobilize the event across multiple sites and functions. You will oversee the full HR lifecycle for thousands of staff (permanent, fixed-term and agency workers): from requirements definition and hiring through accreditation, workforce follow-up during operations, and end-of-contract processes after the event. A key focus of this role is to establish and run a dedicated HR PMO function that provides governance, structure, and visibility across all HR workstreams, ensuring that the right people are in the right place at the right time, in full compliance with event standards and legal requirements.

What Are You Going To Do?

Establish and lead the HR PMO for the event, defining governance, tools, methodologies, and reporting across all HR workstreams (staffing, agencies, accreditation, contracts). Consolidate workforce requirements across venues and functions and translate them into phased workforce plans (pre-event, event-time, post-event). Oversee workforce planning and staffing execution, including role definitions, headcount, timelines, and compliance with operational and security needs. Lead end-to-end recruitment and selection in partnership with HR teams and hiring managers for fixed-term, and temporary staff. Manage temporary labor agencies, including demand definition, volume and profile alignment, service-level monitoring, and issue resolution. Oversee HR accreditation processes, ensuring completion of checks, documentation, training, and readiness prior to issuance. Implement and monitor HR tracking and reporting, covering hiring progress, onboarding, accreditation, attendance, turnover, and risk escalation. Develop and manage integrated HR project plans, including milestones, budgets, resources, risks, and contingency planning aligned to event readiness dates. Drive cross-functional HR coordination with venues, operations, warehouses, legal, security, technology teams, and external partners to ensure alignment and delivery. Ensure legal, regulatory, and event governance compliance across the entire workforce lifecycle, including demobilization and post-event offboarding. Monitor HR performance metrics and lead continuous improvement initiatives throughout the event lifecycle. Support HR SOPs, training, and pre-event and post-event reviews, capturing lessons learned and building a repeatable HR playbook for future large-scale events.

What Are We Looking For?

Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 3–5 years of experience in project or program management, ideally within HR and/or large-scale, complex environments (e.g., events, hospitality, sports, transportation). Experience managing large contingent workforces and partnering with multiple temporary staffing agencies. Proven ability to coordinate HR activities across multi-site or time-sensitive operations. Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project) and HR/enterprise systems. Preferred Project Management certification (PMP, CPM, or equivalent). HR experience supporting major sporting events or large-scale, high-volume events. Experience building or operating a PMO or HR program office.

Key Skills and Capabilities

Ability to create structure, governance, and clarity within complex, deadline-driven programs. Strong strategic mindset paired with hands-on execution in HR operations. Excellent problem-solving skills; comfortable navigating ambiguity, change, and operational challenges. Proven capacity to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and locations simultaneously. Financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control for large staffing programs. Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills at all organizational levels. Experience thriving in fast-paced, high-visibility environments with fixed delivery dates. Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, leading through influence across internal and external partners.

What Do We Have To Offer?

With a genuine culture of recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package with a focus on your wellbeing. This includes competitive Paid Time Off, 401(k), health insurance and an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and a diverse range of retail, travel, car and hospitality brands, including important offerings like pet insurance. We are a team in every sense, and we support each other and work collaboratively to achieve our goals together. It is our goal that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment, so if you'd like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then let's work together to help you find your new role.

CEVA operates in a multicultural, global environment and is a richly diverse organization operating seamlessly as one company. We aim to attract, motivate and retain the best people in our industry, whatever their background. We share the same passion to deliver world-class solutions to our customers. We have the best supply chain professionals in the industry and develop this talent in an inspiring work environment. CEVA Logistics is proud to be an equal opportunity work place and an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.