Director of Talent Management - Human Resources Supervisor 3
About The Position
Metro State University, Minnesota’s public, urban university, and four-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is seeking to hire a Director of Talent Management. This is a full-time position within the Human Resources team under the Human Resources and Employee Experience Division. The Director of Talent Management provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Metro State’s comprehensive talent lifecycle, including workforce planning, classification and compensation, recruitment strategy, employee development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness. The role requires balancing long‑term vision with hands‑on execution to strengthen both academic and administrative excellence. Deep expertise in higher‑education HR, classification and compensation systems, labor‑relations frameworks, and innovative talent‑development models is essential to advancing institutional goals. Serving a diverse population of adult working students, Metro State operates within a highly complex labor environment with multiple collective bargaining agreements. The Director ensures all talent strategies align with the University’s mission, financial sustainability, shared governance principles, and strict compliance with personnel laws, regulations, and union contracts. This includes administering recruitment and hiring processes for all classified and unclassified positions, interpreting labor agreements and policies, and maintaining centralized position and recruitment documentation. In addition, the Director leads the development and implementation of the University’s Affirmative Action Plan and promotes equitable, inclusive employment practices across the institution. The role partners with HR staff and campus leaders to diversify talent pools, strengthen search committee effectiveness, support employee engagement and retention initiatives, and ensure data‑driven decision‑making related to workforce outcomes. The position also provides confidential, high‑level analytical and administrative support within the Human Resources and Employee Experience division, contributing to continuous improvement and organizational strength.
Requirements
- Three years professional HR experience; Bachelors in HR or related field may substitute for 1 year experience and Masters in HR or related field may substitute for 2 years of experience.
- Experience with federal and Minnesota employment and personnel laws and rules.
- Strong analytical skills involving data analysis, data management and use of metrics and analytics to drive decisions.
- Experience in building trusting and collegial relationships, using ability to collaborate to find creative, timely, and effective solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Office 365, Microsoft Suite, including SharePoint, MS Teams and MS Forms.
Nice To Haves
- PHR or SPHR certification.
- Previous supervising or leadership experience
- Previous Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, or State of Minnesota Human Resource experience.
- Experience in labor and employee relations, compensation and benefits administration, classification concepts, human resource information systems (HRIS), talent acquisition, and performance management.
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Metro State’s comprehensive talent lifecycle, including workforce planning, classification and compensation, recruitment strategy, employee development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness.
- Ensures all talent strategies align with the University’s mission, financial sustainability, shared governance principles, and strict compliance with personnel laws, regulations, and union contracts.
- Administers recruitment and hiring processes for all classified and unclassified positions, interpreting labor agreements and policies, and maintaining centralized position and recruitment documentation.
- Leads the development and implementation of the University’s Affirmative Action Plan and promotes equitable, inclusive employment practices across the institution.
- Partners with HR staff and campus leaders to diversify talent pools, strengthen search committee effectiveness, support employee engagement and retention initiatives, and ensure data‑driven decision‑making related to workforce outcomes.
- Provides confidential, high‑level analytical and administrative support within the Human Resources and Employee Experience division, contributing to continuous improvement and organizational strength.
Benefits
- 11 paid Holidays
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500)
- a Pension Plan
- 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options
- pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts
- employer paid life insurance
- short and long term disability
- professional development
- a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
