Director of Talent and Human Resources

Impact Public Schools • Tukwila, WA

109d • $93,636 - $111,904 • Remote

About The Position

The Director of Talent and Human Resources is a full-time position that reports to the Chief Executive Officer and supervises the Manager of Human Resources and Talent. The role is based in Seattle, WA, and requires regular visits to all four Impact school sites (Tukwila, Seattle, Renton, and Tacoma) for a minimum of half a day at each site each week. The position is crucial for ensuring the quality of educators in the classroom through effective staffing, recruitment, and retention strategies. The ideal candidate is passionate about Human Resources, innovative, and solutions-oriented, with a strong commitment to making Impact a great workplace for all employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5-7 years progressive human resources and talent management experience, with experience managing HR functions in a school or education environment preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to a diverse population of skill and culture.
• Highly disciplined, organized, and technically-inclined to manage various personnel programs and software applications.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• Proven high emotional intelligence to remain focused under high demand of timelines, constant change, and limitation.
• Demonstrated leadership in establishing and driving program objectives, timelines, milestones, etc.
• Ability to develop and execute diversity talent recruitment strategies.
• Demonstrated strengths in people leadership with and without direct managerial relationship, collaboration, analytics, and resourceful problem-solving.
• Experience working with HRIS systems required; experience with Skyward a plus.
• Experience working with Washington State Department of Retirement Services and SEBB is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead on talent recruitment processes to attract mission-driven, qualified, and diverse candidates for both school site and home office positions.
• Implement and monitor systems to track progress toward hiring goals that can be shared with Lead Team and school leaders.
• Lead on candidate engagement strategies throughout the summer and school year.
• Partner with leaders throughout the organization to ensure selection processes are consistent, aligned to core values, rigorous, and competency-based.
• Collaborate with IPS leadership to evaluate the employee experience and identify strategies to continually improve Impact's Employee Value Proposition.
• Lead partnerships with external organizations that support Impact's talent pipelines and form new partnerships to proactively solve for emerging talent needs.
• Work in partnership with organization leaders on communications plans for topics related to talent, HR, and the employee experience.
• Analyze workforce data to ensure our recruitment, retention, and employee experience practices are equitable and result in a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student population.
• Ensure employee onboarding is welcoming for new hires, aligns to Impact core values, and satisfies key compliance requirements.
• Manage and update faculty handbook, ensuring HR policies are current, aligned to best practices, and legally sound.
• Build leader capacity through ensuring processes are user-friendly, critical paths are up to date, and leading training on key HR processes.
• Facilitate complaint processes, procedures, and investigations regarding discriminatory or sexual harassment or other employee relations issues.
• Proactively identify gaps in HR processes, practices, and policies and develop trainings and materials to ensure ongoing excellence in HR.
• Oversee HR administration functions, including payroll, benefits administration, and HRIS management.
• Oversee compliance for and ensure timely completion of all faculty regarding fingerprints, certifications, Safe Schools, and Food Handlers Permits.
• Ensure that HR compliance reports are completed timely and accurately.

Benefits

• Generous PTO package, including major holidays, the week between Christmas and New Years, the week of July 4th, and 18 flexible PTO days.
• Comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance.
• Participation in the state's retirement system, with generous employer contributions.
• Access to Impact's Employee Assistance Program, which offers a suite of services including free counseling sessions.
• Participation in various professional development opportunities with Impact's partner organizations.
• Flexible work from home schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree