Executive Director - Human Resources

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas•Dallas, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Executive Director of Human Resources serves as the senior human resources leader for the Diocese of Dallas and is responsible for fostering a workplace culture, under the leadership of the Bishop and in collaboration with the Diocesan Leadership Team, that reflects the mission, teachings, and values of the Catholic Church. As a key steward of the Diocese’s hiring process, the Executive Director helps ensure that candidates selected for service at the Pastoral Center have the qualifications, character, and commitment needed to advance the Diocese's mission. The Executive Director builds and sustains a talented, mission-centered workforce dedicated to serving the Church and the people of the Diocese. This is a ministerial role in the Diocese's mission to spread the gospel and promote Catholic values. The Executive Director works closely with the Bishop and the Vicar General to recruit, evaluate, and select candidates for key diocesan positions. The Executive Director provides strategic leadership for talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation and benefits, organizational development, performance management, HR operations, and employment compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, organizational leadership, or a related field; master’s preferred.
10+ years of progressive HR experience, including senior or executive leadership.
Expertise in employee relations, compliance, compensation and benefits, talent management, organizational development, and HR operations.
Strong financial, data, technology, budget, and vendor-management skills.
Catholic and active in a Roman Catholic faith community.
Comprehensive HR practices, including employment, policies, training, compensation, relations, and benefits
Workers’ compensation, liability, insurance, and safety requirements
Local, state, and federal labor, payroll, benefits, and equal employment opportunity laws
Supervision and performance evaluation
Current office technology, methods, and personnel systems
Mission-centered, service-oriented leadership
Strategic thinking and sound judgment
Executive presence, credibility, and discretion
Pastoral and cultural awareness
Clear, persuasive communication
Collaboration, influence, and conflict resolution
Decisiveness, accountability, and follow-through
Change leadership and continuous improvement
Fairness, integrity, and respect for human dignity
Must communicate effectively, use standard office technology, and perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation

Nice To Haves

HR leadership in a complex, decentralized, nonprofit, faith-based, education, healthcare, or multi-site organization strongly preferred.
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or similar senior HR certification preferred.
Spanish bilingual ability a plus.
Church, diocesan, and parish operations preferred

Responsibilities

Respects the Office of the Bishop and the hierarchy of the Church
Accepts a ministerial role to support the mission of the Diocese.
Model ethical, confidential, service-oriented leadership, sound judgment, and respect for every person’s dignity.
Execute an HR strategy aligned with pastoral priorities, operational goals, and responsible stewardship.
Advise senior leaders on structure, leadership, succession, workforce trends, and change.
Establish consistent, scalable HR policies while respecting the authority and needs of parishes, schools, and ministries.
Lead workforce planning, recruitment, selection, onboarding, retention, and offboarding.
Oversee performance, development, leadership formation, succession, and career pathways.
Equip supervisors, pastors, principals, and ministry leaders to manage people and apply diocesan employment practices effectively.
Oversee employee relations, workplace concerns, investigations, corrective action, conflict resolution, and separations.
Ensure timely, impartial, pastoral, confidential, and well-documented handling of concerns.
Maintain secure, accurate HR systems, records, reporting, and data governance.
Improve HR processes, service, technology, controls, and communications.
Oversee compensation, job architecture, salary administration, benefits, leave, and recognition programs.
Partner with Finance on personnel costs, benefit sustainability, budgets, audits, and vendor performance.
Monitor applicable employment laws and coordinate diocesan implementation.
Oversee employment policies, notices, record retention, accommodations, wage-and-hour practices, and related compliance.
Prepare clear recommendations, policies, reports, and presentations for leadership and governance bodies.
Coordinate cross-functional matters with Legal, Risk Management, Finance, Communications, Safe Environment, and other offices.
Perform other assigned duties and special projects.
Uphold the mission, teachings, values, policies, and canonical responsibilities of the Roman Catholic Church and Diocese.
Ensure fair, consistent, mission-aligned hiring and strengthen pipelines for leadership and hard-to-fill roles.
Build strong relationships with clergy, religious, lay leaders, employees, advisory bodies, and external partners.