HR Project Manager

Type of contract: Open Ended Contract

In this role you will support the Merger & Acquisition Program Management Office (PMO) by providing tactical, administrative execution of HR activities related to M&A Day One readiness and post-acquisition integration. The primary objective is to ensure all 2026 project milestones are documented, tracked, and compliant with corporate standards.

You will get an exciting job in an innovative, growing, global company with a world-class service ambition. Our culture is non-bureaucratic, with a hands-on professional approach and customer-centric mindset. What we do is so much more than distribution, support and service; we deliver excellence when it’s needed and where it’s needed, so people all over the world can connect.

Your Working Environment:

The Washington, D.C. metro area is home to multiple Airbus offices: In our nation’s capital you will find the Airbus Experience Center, a collection of interactive, multimedia exhibitions highlighting the extensive role the company plays in the aviation, aerospace and defense industries in the U.S. and around the world. The D.C. area is also home to our regional corporate headquarters – located adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) - it makes flying in a breeze!

Your Challenges:

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Project Management & Acquisition Support: 40 %

Provide tactical HR project support for large-scale US acquisition workstreams, focusing on tracking talent milestones, resource schedules, and risk logs.

• Maintain and communicate real-time project status updates to HR leadership and the M&A Program Management Office (PMO).
• Act as a point of contact to coordinate activities between internal HR departments and other business functions to ensure alignment with acquisition timelines.
• "Collect, analyze, and visualize integration information. Maintain dashboards and generate weekly reports to track the progress of the 2026 strategic objectives.
• Execute assigned project tasks—such as auditing employee records migrations or checking compliance checklists—to ensure Day 1 operational readiness.
• Ensure rigorous documentation for all M&A activities; keep project management tools updated daily to ensure audit-readiness and information integrity.
• Work with all stakeholders : SMEs, HRBPs, Leadership) to ensure milestones are achieved.

2. Change Management and Communication: 25 %

• Support internal and external partnerships across HR (within Satair US, global as well as in the context of the Airbus Regional teams) and all other functions, to facilitate a smooth transition for newly acquired employee groups.
• Create and distribute change management communications to ensure all impacted employees are informed of upcoming activity
• Identify workflow gaps during the integration; support creation of training materials or procedural documentation to streamline the onboarding of acquired teams. Facilitate awareness sessions on new systems.

3. Administrative and Compliance Governance: 20 %

• Schedule and facilitate project meetings, capture detailed action items, and follow up with owners to ensure timely completion.
• Assist in gathering necessary documentation for US labor law compliance and regulatory filings related to the acquisition.

Additional Responsibilities:

Other duties as assigned: 5%

• Support the Satair US HR team on other key improvement projects.