HR Program Specialist

Our client, a global financial services organization, is hiring for an HR Program Specialist. As an HR Program Specialist, you will play a key role on the Leadership & Development team, supporting the coordination and delivery of leadership development programs and academies for employees and leaders across all levels of the organization, including executive leadership. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders, this role helps drive the successful execution of high-visibility leadership development initiatives and deliver a seamless participant experience throughout the program lifecycle. The ideal candidate brings experience supporting leadership development, talent development, learning programs, or other cross-functional HR initiatives, with the organizational, communication, and time-management skills needed to successfully manage competing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships. Job Title: HR Program Specialist Location: Baltimore, MD or Owings Mills, MD (Hybrid: 4 Days In-Office) Pay Range: $30/hr - $35/hr Job Type: Contract What's the Job? Manage Leadership Academy program administration, including nominations, applications, selections, registration, stakeholder communications, participant tracking, and completion reporting. Coordinate training administration and delivery support by managing schedules, registration, facilitator coverage, attendance, communications, learning assets, and completion reporting. Support session production and facilitator readiness by preparing calendars, materials, facilitator guides, rehearsals, and logistics; help produce virtual sessions and coordinate follow-up, evaluations, recordings, and attendance records. Provide communications support by drafting program announcements, invitations, reminders, follow-up messages, leader talking points, and communication plans. Own project management and tracking by maintaining project plans, schedules, trackers, actions, deadlines, and dependencies; coordinate meetings, follow up on deliverables, provide updates, and elevate risks or delays. Support measurement of leadership effectiveness by coordinating data collection, maintaining metrics, and preparing program impact reports and insights. What's Needed? Bachelor's degree in human resources, learning and development, business, project management, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience, required. 5-7 years of experience in project or program coordination, human resources, learning and development, customer service, or a related field required. Experience coordinating training programs, leadership development initiatives, events, or virtual sessions. Strong written and verbal communication, customer service, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail. Demonstrated project management, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and diverse stakeholders. Ability to create clear communications, presentations, facilitator materials, and program documentation. Working knowledge of HR practices and confidentiality expectations, plus Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. What's in it for me? Opportunity to support high-visibility leadership development programs through structured coordination and stakeholder partnership. Chance to strengthen your project management and communication skills in a fast-moving, enterprise environment. Role ownership across scheduling, materials, session logistics, and completion reporting to help ensure consistent delivery. Exposure to measurement and reporting support by coordinating data collection, maintaining metrics, and contributing to program impact insights. Partner with cross-functional teams across HR, Talent Operations, and the business. Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for: Medical and Prescription Drug Plans Dental Plan Vision Plan Health Savings Account Health Flexible Spending Account Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Supplemental Life Insurance Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance Business Travel Insurance 401(k), Plus Match Weekly Pay About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells. ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. 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