Managing Director, Human Resources and Talent Operations

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools 

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world.

Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Human Resources and Talent Operations Team at KIPP Texas provides human resources and talent operations administrative services to foster a high-performing, thriving, and compliant workplace. KIPP Texas is seeking a Managing Director of Human Resources and Talent Operations to drive excellence across human resources functions, including HR business partnership, employee relations, compliance, contingent staffing, and HR systems. As a key member of the Talent division leadership team, this individual will play a critical role in shaping and implementing a strategic talent vision with a focus on best-in-class human resource systems, contingent staffing, compliance, and business partnership services. Reporting to the Chief Talent Officer, this leader will oversee a high-performing team responsible for building and executing a comprehensive human resources and talent operations strategy that results in operational excellence, compliance, and a thriving workforce.  The MD, Human Resources and Talent Operations  develop and implement human resources and talent operation systems, policies, procedures, and processes, deliver quality business partnership services to drive a seamless and quality experience for all KIPP Texas Team and Family members. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with strong strategic management skills, operational and human resources expertise, and a deep commitment to advancing KIPP Texas’ mission.

As the Managing Director of Human Resources and Talent Operations you will be held accountable to:

• Staffing  all schools by the first day of school

• Retention of high performers at KIPP TX

• Staff Engagement on Two-Step Survey

• Reducing human resource risk

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Division Leadership 

• Serve as a key senior leader within the Talent Division, shaping overall human capital strategies to enable Big KIPPsters to flourish and lead students to exceptional personal and academic success.

• Develop and oversee a statewide, multi-year human resource services and talent operations strategy aligned with the talent division’s strategic plan. 

• Collaborate with other Talent Division senior leaders to ensure a seamless and effective talent lifecycle, particularly for prospective Big KIPPsters, candidates, and new to KIPP Big KIPPsters.

• Serve as a thought partner to the Chief Talent Officer, providing reports and insights on human resources and talent operations trends, including industry, state, and federal labor laws.

• Support the Chief Talent Officer in strategic and operational management of the talent division, including identifying and designing solutions to division opportunities, risks and challenges.

• Champion KIPP Texas’ mission and core values, modeling our values in your work, decisions, and relationships.

• Model the Talent Division’s culture to foster high-performance, inclusion, and belonging. Co-lead key division culture initiatives.

• Manage human resource services and talent operations budgets and resource allocation, ensuring cost-effective strategies that yield high-impact results.

• Build a network of engaged stakeholders and talent partners across the organization. Leverage a diverse set of perspectives to implement and strengthen our talent practices.

• Serve as an expert in human resources, compliance, and employee re