HR Associate Director

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

1d•$110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) at UW–Madison is a globally recognized business school, conducting cutting-edge research and delivering market-responsive degrees. WSB enrolls more than 4,000 students annually within a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. WSB has approximately 100 faculty members, 370 staff, 280 graduate assistants and 220 student hourly employees. Reporting to the WSB Chief Human Resources Officer, this position is responsible for overseeing the following HR functional areas and for performing complex work within these areas: workforce relations and performance management, medical leaves and accommodations, professional development, immigration, and compliance. Providing guidance on employment best practices is an integral part of this role. The individual hired into this role must navigate sensitive and confidential personnel matters with tact, discretion and professionalism. We are seeking candidates with a strong service orientation, excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective problem-solving and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders. This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of experience in Workforce Relations conducting and/or overseeing the following: performance management, conflict resolution, corrective action administration, grievances/appeals, investigations
Minimum 7 years of experience in Human Resources
Bachelor's Degree Required

Nice To Haves

Experience administrating medical leaves and accommodations
Higher education or other public sector HR experience
Supervisory experience
Experience with Workday software
HR Certification Preferred

Responsibilities

Implements, operationalizes, and monitors the use of policies and procedures to comply with laws, regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives
Serves as an advisor and liaison to unit managers and staff providing organization information and interpretation of human resources policies and procedures
Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
Coordinates HR activities, such as recruitment, pay administration programs, new hire orientation, employee benefits, and health and safety plans, through managerial HR staff
Audits the unit budget and approves expenditures
Assists with planning, implementation, and management of strategic initiatives for one or more human resources function
Identifies needs and recommends improvements to leadership regarding HR matters such as workforce performance and competency gaps, organizational structures, compensation discrepancies and assists with the development of training plans and mitigation strategies as needed