Human Resources Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field and eight years of progressively responsible HR experience; or a master’s degree and six years of equivalent experience. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.
• Experience leading HR operations in a large, complex organization, including managing the full employee lifecycle for multiple employee types.
• Experience leading organizational change, such as restructuring, workforce planning, or organizational effectiveness initiatives, across multiple departments, business units, or locations.
• Supervisory experience, including coaching and developing HR professionals.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment law and HR compliance.
• Strong consultative, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills, including the ability to advise senior leaders on sensitive and escalated matters.
• Ability to interpret complex policies and regulations and assess their operational impact.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to build trust and influence without direct authority in a decentralized, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Ability to provide leadership through influence, build relationships across diverse stakeholders, balance strategic thinking with operational execution, foster collaboration and shared accountability, and demonstrate sound judgment, transparency, and resilience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
• HR certification such as SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or equivalent.
• Experience in higher education or a research environment, including familiarity with academic and research personnel processes.
• Familiarity with public-sector or higher education requirements.
• Experience standardizing HR processes across a decentralized, matrixed, or multi-location organization.
• Experience supporting a mix of workforce types, such as salaried professionals, hourly staff, researchers, and student or part-time workers.
• Experience with an enterprise HR system such as Workday or similar, and using HR technology and data to improve operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with College of Natural Sciences leadership to develop and implement workforce strategies, organizational structures, talent management initiatives, and governance practices aligned with college and departmental priorities.
• Lead implementation of university workforce policies, regulatory changes, and HR initiatives across departments; ensure local practices comply with federal and state requirements and university policy.
• Identify gaps and inefficiencies, standardize and improve HR processes, and support technology enhancements that improve accuracy, efficiency, and employee experience.
• Use workforce data, HR metrics, and trend analysis to inform leadership decisions and evaluate HR program effectiveness.
• Provide senior-level guidance on complex and high-risk employment matters in collaboration with central university offices.
• Advise leaders on performance management, restructuring, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
• Represent the college on committees, task forces, and leadership forums, and build productive partnerships with central offices and HR colleagues across the university.
• Directly supervise HR professionals; establish performance expectations, coach and support professional development, manage performance, and ensure accurate, responsive, service-oriented HR operations.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, from hiring through separation, for academic research staff, administrative and operations staff, and student employees.
• Unify the college’s decentralized HR community around consistent workflows and best practices.

Benefits

• Outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages.