Employee Experience and Resource Partner

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a collaborative and service-oriented HR professional to serve as a trusted partner to employees and supervisors across assigned departments. In this dynamic role, you will be the primary point of contact for a broad range of human resources functions, including employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance support, policy interpretation, and employee engagement. You will help foster a positive and flourishing workplace culture by championing employee well-being, inclusion, recognition, and professional success while ensuring employees have access to the resources and support they need to thrive. In addition to providing consultative HR support, this position plays a key role in supporting departmental operations through personnel funding management, financial reconciliations, expense monitoring, and compliance-related activities. Working closely with leaders, employees, and campus partners, you will contribute to a high-quality candidate and employee experience, promote effective workplace practices, and support the Division of Student Affairs' commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where employees can do their best work in service of UW–Madison students. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys building relationships, solving problems, improving processes, balancing people-focused and operational responsibilities, and helping both employees and organizations flourish.

Requirements

• Experience building positive relationships and providing responsive support, guidance, or service to employees, students, customers, or other stakeholders in a complex organization
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, establish trust, and foster a welcoming and inclusive environment while working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Experience managing multiple priorities, adapting to changing needs, and maintaining organization and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and navigate sensitive situations with professionalism, empathy, and discretion.
• Experience supporting administrative, operational, financial, or budgeting processes, including reviewing, tracking, reconciling, or processing transactions and related information.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting employee, student, supervisor, or customer success through relationship-building, problem-solving, conflict resolution, or service-oriented work.
• Experience with human resources functions such as recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, training, policy administration, employee engagement, or organizational support.
• Experience working in higher education, student affairs, public sector, nonprofit, or similarly complex organizations.
• Experience using human resources, payroll, financial, budgeting, or enterprise management systems to process transactions, maintain records, or generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements processes and procedures for one or many various HR functions such as employee trainings, recruitments, compensation, and payroll
• Receives and responds to inquiries in-person, via email, and through various communication mediums and relays information to appropriate entities
• Facilitates and processes complex transactions and programs according to established policies and procedures
• Contributes to the development of strategic plans and directs staff implementation of initiatives in alignment with strategic goals
• Serves as a consultative Human Resources resource and liaison. Interprets, advises on, applies and disseminates complex policies, procedures, and options to leadership and employees; and recommends best strategies according to established objectives and goals
• Conducts monthly expense analysis and financial reconciliation activities, including review of budget workbooks, monitoring expenditures, and processing backup requisitions and Shared Investment Requests (SIRs) in accordance with established procedures.
• Processes and monitors financial funding transactions, including non-salary cost transfers, accounting adjustments, payroll accounting adjustments, and other funding reallocations to ensure expenses are accurately charged and aligned with funding requirements
• Maintains position and employee costing allocations by entering, updating, and validating funding strings for new hires, position changes, and ongoing personnel actions to support accurate payroll and financial reporting
• Enhances the candidate and employee experience by coordinating welcoming, inclusive, and supportive experiences throughout the employment lifecycle and serving as a champion of culture, engagement, and workplace climate through initiatives that promote employee recognition, well-being, collaboration, belonging, and connection, fostering a positive and flourishing work environment where Student Affairs employees can thrive.
• Audits human resources reports to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures

Benefits

• generous paid time off
• competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
• tax-advantaged savings accounts
• participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level