Senior Director, Talent Acquisition/Classification and Compensation

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition/Classification and Compensation

Job no: 529185
Work type: Officer of Administration
Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Human Resources

Department: Human Resources
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: Starting at $145,000; commensurate with experience
Compensation Band: OS-OA12-Fiscal Year 2021-2022
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
May 1, 2022; position open until filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please upload a current resume and cover letter that addresses how your skills and experience meet the minimum and, if applicable, preferred qualifications.

In your online application, please include 3 professional references that can speak to your skills and abilities.
Department Summary
The mission of the Office of Human Resources is to strategically partner with the university community as a comprehensive, innovative, and results-oriented department modeled on the very best human resources practices. We deliver a variety of services and programs, which underscore a commitment to inclusiveness, respect, fairness, effective service delivery, and accountability. We strive to be proactive, consultative partners meeting the needs of employees and operations across the institution and lead efforts to attract, retain, develop, and engage world-class faculty and staff.

Working in UO Human Resources provides a unique opportunity to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce. We strive to be champions for building and supporting a community that reflects a rich variety of racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, gender and sexual orientation, disability, cultural, and intersectional identities. We encourage applications from those whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion, from individuals who have been historically marginalized and currently underrepresented in higher education, individuals who may have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in non-traditional pathways outside of higher education.

The Classification and Compensation Unit of Human Resources works in partnership with academic and business units as well as other areas of Human Resources to ensure the design and maintenance of classification structures as well as the ongoing development of compensation programs, policies and approaches in order to meet the unique needs of our campus while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, collective bargaining agreements, and campus policies. We provide analysis, tools, strategies, and solutions for our campus constituents so that they may achieve their classification and compensation objectives in an effective, efficient, consistent, and equitable manner. We are committed to collaborative relationships with our campus partners, continuous improvement, creative solutions, compliance, timeliness, and effectiveness.

The Talent Acquisition team within Human Resources supports the University's efforts to attract, hire, and retain world-class faculty and staff. We provide guidance, consultative support, transactional assistance, and tools and resources for all stages of recruitment and hiring. In providing these essential services, we are committed to collaborative relationships with our campus partners, responsiveness to candidate needs and trends, continuous improvement, creative solutions, timeliness, effectiveness, and compliance.

Talent Acquisition and Classification and Compensation are units within Human Resources in the Finance and Administration portfolio. Finance and Administration is a vibrant and varied portfolio serving all aspects of campus life. Our employees perform a wide range of functions including offering essential financial tools and support to the university's many departments, providing key resources to employees, and keeping the campus safe, clean, accessible, and beautiful.
Position Summary
As a member of the University Human Resources leadership team reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Classification and Compensation provides key leadership for comprehensive talent acquisition and classification and compensation management for all University of Oregon positions. The Senior Director guides and manages a team of professionals that provides support, resources, and expertise to the campus community related to candidate attraction, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, compensation strategy and management, and classification management.

In this position, you will design and implement innovative recruitment, hiring, compensation and classification strategies for the campus, tailoring those strategies to respond to the labor market and business needs across campus. You'll leverage those strategies to develop and enhance internal career paths and advancement for current employees while maintaining equitable and transparent processes and policies.

In the Senior Director position, you'll build strong, effective relationships with people at all levels of the organization to provide consultation on recruiting, compensation, and reorganization strategies that will attract and retain talented, diverse candidates for the wide variety of campus needs. The University of Oregon is in the process of implementing a unit-based shared service model, and you'll provide key partnerships to these units.

You will also have the opportunity to identify, create and maintain efficient processes, ensuring best practice use of our talent management and human resources information systems (HRIS). You'll use data, best practices, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion to guide your work.

This position is based in Eugene with some level of flexibility including the option to work remotely with frequent commuting to campus. All adjusted work arrangements require supervisor and leadership approval.
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus eight years of progressively responsible HR experience that includes Talent Acquisition, Classification, and Compensation functions; OR an equivalent combination of skills, experience, and education
  
• Experience supervising professional staff
  Professional Competencies
  
• Proven ability to lead a successful team of direct reports
  
• Ability to understand and communicate complex issues and opportunities related to equity and inclusion that advance a diverse faculty and staff
  
• Ability to work effectively with employees from a variety of diverse backgrounds
  
• Ability to reprioritize, recommend creative solutions to problems, and deliver against tight deadlines
  
• Knowledgeable about fundamental and emerging recruiting, classification, and compensation trends and processes, regulations, and state and federal laws
  
• Demonstrated experience with Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and applicant tracking systems
  
• Ability to provide high-level vision and leadership supported by strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  
• Knowledgeable about pay systems, pay equity, and salary ranges
  
• Demonstrated commitment to the highest standards of work product, confidentiality, and integrity
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including successful presentation and facilitation skills with sensitivity to the perspective of various audiences
  
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, persuasion, and influencing skills
  
• Demonstrated experience in project management
  Preferred Qualifications
  
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification
  
• Experience in Human Resources in higher education
  
• Advanced degree
  
  FLSA Exempt: Yes
  
  All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.
  
  University of Oregon students and employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For additional information see: https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/vaccine.
  
  The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.
  
  The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.
  
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