HR Manager, Administrative Regional Team

Job Summary:

The College of Letters and Science (L&S) is the heart of UW-Madison and home to a tremendous breadth and depth of departments and degree-granting programs in the humanities; natural, physical, and mathematical sciences; social sciences; and the computing, data, and information sciences. As the HR Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by leading a dedicated team that supports the HR needs of our diverse community of students, faculty, and staff.

This role is part of an exciting new initiative as L&S implements the Administrative Transformation Program (ATP). Reporting to the L&S HR Director, you will lead a team of HR professionals responsible for delivering day-to-day HR, payroll, and benefits services to assigned units within the college. We're seeking candidates who bring a positive, proactive, and collaborative approach to problem-solving, and who thrive in a dynamic environment. This position will supervise 5-10 individuals.

Key Responsibilities:

-Team Leadership: Promote collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and a strong sense of community and belonging within the HR Administrative Regional Team.

-Team Management: Provide HR expertise and oversee workload management to ensure the team effectively meets the needs of assigned units and employees.

-Collaborative Partnerships: Serve as a trusted point of contact and partner for department administrators, fostering productive and collaborative relationships across assigned units while maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with care.

-Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements, enhanced system utilization, and service excellence, ensuring compliance and responsiveness in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

Designs, implements and monitors more than one human resources (HR) functional program such as payroll, recruitment, and employee relations and benefits. May supervise staff. Assists in strategy development to ensure the unit is able to process and support workforce needs and ensure regulatory compliance.

• 15% Identifies, designs, implements, and monitors Human Resources and staff training programs consistent with strategic objectives and initiatives
• 40% Directs and manages unit operational functions and/or staff
• 15% Identifies, proposes, implements, and interprets employment policies and practices for stakeholders, and provides recommendations for changes
• 15% Monitors programs and practices to ensure compliance with human resources laws, regulations, and institutional policies
• 15% Serves as subject matter expert to support unit managers' alignment of business needs and human resources strategy

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
-Minimum 3 years relevant experience in Human Resources, payroll, or related role
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with managers, staff, and campus partners
-Demonstrated sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting HR policies and procedures
-Experience with improving processes, navigating change, and/or applying systems thinking to work
-Ability to apply equity, inclusion and belonging practices throughout assigned responsibilities
-Experience utilizing a Human Resource Information System (e.g. Workday, Peoplesoft, etc.)

Preferred:
-Direct supervisory experience or equivalent experience leading/managing a team
-Human resources and/or payroll experience in a higher education or similar setting

At UW-Madison, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but are unsure if your past experience aligns with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

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