Assistant Director, Human Resources

Texas A&M University-Victoria; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M University-Victoria invites an experienced Assistant Director of Human Resources to lead and coordinate HR operations across departments. You will develop schedules, set priorities, ensure ethics and legal compliance, and guide management on HR practices.

The role involves overseeing HR reporting, training programs, HRIS oversight, policy development, and collaboration with campus partners to address current and future HR needs. Closing date: 9/9/2026.

Qualifications

• Must lead HR initiatives across departments with strategic vision.
• Strong knowledge of HR laws, regulations and ethics.
• Experience developing policies and procedures for HR.
• Experience supervising staff and building professional development plans.

Responsibilities

• Organizes, manages, and leads HR unit; develops goals and standards.
• Develops strategic plans for HR unit.
• Guides departments on HR practices and compliance.
• Oversees reports and documents related to HR activities.
• Oversees training programs and updates training materials.
• Manages HRIS actions and resolves complex issues.
• Advises management on operating plans and policies.

Skills

HR leadership

Regulatory compliance

HRIS

Employee training

Policy development

Communication

Data reporting

Project management

Tools

HRIS system

Job description

Job Description

The Assistant Director, Human Resources, under direction, organizes, manages, and leads human resource functions. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals. Provides guidance to departments and management regarding HR practices, compliance, laws, regulations, and ethics. Researches and completes various projects, as requested by the HR Leadership.

Location: Texas AandM University-Victoria

Department: Human Resources

Contract: Full-Time, Staff

Closing Date: September 9, 2026

Salary

Commensurate

Responsibilities

• Organizes, manages, and leads human resources unit. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals.
• Assists in developing strategic plans for the human resources unit.
• Provides guidance to departments and management regarding HR practices, compliance, laws, regulations, and ethics. Effectively communicates HR programs, practices, and policies to employees. Ensures compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. Effectively communicates with HR leaders.
• Oversees and/or prepares reports and documents related to human resources activities.
• Oversees and manages the specialized training program. Oversees the development and revisions made to training materials.
• Oversees and approves actions in the HRIS System or related systems. Resolves and troubleshoots escalated and complex issues.
• Advises management on the administration of operating plans and policies for human resource activities.
• Develops and revises guidelines, policies, regulations, rules, and standard administrative procedures. audits of human resources to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Advises staff and management on issues, rules, policies, regulations, and standard administrative procedures related to human resources management.
• Researches and completes various projects, as requested by the HR Leadership.
• Partners with managers to understand the departments current and future HR challenges, and identify HR needs and opportunities for improvement.
• Develops formal and informal messages as appropriate for intended audiences.
• As needed, works with international services, faculty affairs, student employment, graduate professional school, research, payroll, and tax on highly complex questions and requests.
• Develops and maintains network of professional contacts within the university including peers in HR and non-HR roles, customers, and management.
• May oversee and manage specialized HR events and programs.
• May serve as a back up in another specialized human resource function in an assigned area such as benefits, classification and compensation, employee relations, immigration, leave, onboarding, payroll, performance evaluation/management, organization development, recognition/rewards, recruitment, and workers compensation.
• Attends human resources trainings and/or informational meetings.
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, evaluates performance, and develops professional development plans for assigned staff.