City of Franklin, TN - Human Resource and Risk Management Director

SGR•Franklin, TN

7d•$175,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Franklin is seeking a strategic public sector human resources executive with experience leading a broad, multi-disciplinary portfolio in a full-service municipal or county organization. The successful candidate will support approximately 800 employees across public safety, utilities, public works, and other professional operations while advancing a positive, high-performance workplace culture. The City of Franklin is governed by a nine-member Board of Mayor and Aldermen and is professionally managed by a City Administrator. The Human Resources and Risk Management Director reports to the Assistant City Administrator/Chief Financial Officer and leads a 14-position department. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned local government human resources professional with demonstrated success in a municipality or county of comparable scale and complexity. The next Director will serve both as a culture steward and a process architect – protecting Franklin’s strong workplace foundation while fostering effective systems for employee relations, investigations, performance management, talent acquisition, leadership development, benefits, risk, safety, and retirement administration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field
Five to seven years of executive level human resources management experience in a municipal or county government
Professional HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PSHRA-CP, or PSHRA-SCP (or ability to obtain within two years)

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field
Human Resources leadership experience in a city or county of similar scale and complexity, or an organization with similar scale and operational complexity, including public safety and other 24/7 operations
Experience administering multiple defined benefit and defined contribution retirement programs, together with self-insured benefits, workers’ compensation, insurance, safety, and risk management
Demonstrated success modernizing Human Resources service delivery, manager tools, leadership development, and workforce analytics

Responsibilities

Support approximately 800 employees across public safety, utilities, public works, and other professional operations.
Advance a positive, high-performance workplace culture.
Manage complex employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, and the administration of multiple public retirement programs.
Build strong partnerships with department leaders.
Strengthen HR systems and processes.
Serve as a culture steward and a process architect.
Protect Franklin’s strong workplace foundation.
Foster effective systems for employee relations, investigations, performance management, talent acquisition, leadership development, benefits, risk, safety, and retirement administration.