Project Manager, People Team

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  

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.  

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.  

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.  

Support COE teams with project kickoffs, working sessions, and status reviews to keep initiatives on track, as needed.  

Control project phasing to ensure logical sequencing of work, prevent scope creep, and protect team bandwidth.  

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).  

Stakeholder Communication & Visibility  

Partner with People Team leads and Centers of Excellence to translate OKRs into project roadmaps with clear accountability.  

Develop and distribute regular project status updates to HR leadership, summarizing progress, decisions needed, and upcoming milestones.  

Serve as a central point of contact for project-related questions from HR partners and field/business leaders  

Change Management & Communications  

Ensure every People Team project includes a defined change management plan — identify impacted audiences, key messages, timing, and adoption risks.  

Develop and support communication plans for projects affecting field leaders, managers, and employees, in partnership with HR Business Partners and Internal Communications.  

Proactively identify and escalate change management risks that could affect project adoption or employee experience.  

PM Tools & Reporting  

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.  

Train COE project leads on the team’s project management platform to ensure adoption.   

Build dashboards and reporting views that give HR leadership real-time visibility into HR data, upcoming milestones, and at-risk items.  

Standardize project intake, tracking, and closure processes across the People Team.  

Qualifications   

Required  

7+ years of project management experience, preferably supporting HR, People Operations, or a similarly complex function.  

Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects with cross-functional stakeholders.  

Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools (Airtable, monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet, or similar).  

Strong working knowledge of change management principles and communication planning.  

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior leaders.  

Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.  

Preferred  

Familiarity with core HR domains including payroll, benefits, compensation, talent acquisition, and employee relations.  

Experience in the cannabis, retail, CPG, or multi-site operations industry.  

PMP, CAPM, or Prosci Change Management certification.  

Experience building PM infrastructure or processes from the ground up.  

Additional Requirements  

Must pass any and all required background checks   

Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry   

Must possess valid driver’s license  

Must be a minimum of 21 years of age  

Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry  

  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.

Green Thumb Pay Range $105,000 — $115,000 USD