Executive Director, Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

University of Miami; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking an experienced HR leader to join the executive team, shaping talent strategy and leading workforce initiatives across the university. You will guide succession planning, drive organizational development, and partner with HR Centers of Excellence to implement strategic HR programs.

This role requires strong communication, analytic thinking, and a proven record of organizational impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a member of the client’s executive leadership team representing the talent/people agenda.
• Leads planning for current and future human capital needs (e.g., workforce planning, talent reviews and succession planning).
• Diagnoses people, talent, and engagement issues and designs interventions, leveraging expert support from HR Centers of Excellence as needed.
• Coaches leaders and provides actionable developmental feedback to enhance impact and effectiveness.
• Enhances leadership team effectiveness and capabilities through individual and group interventions.
• Participates in talent identification, development, and succession planning for key leader roles.
• Educates leaders on effective change management practices and embeds change strategies into people/talent plans.
• Provides expert counsel on HR aspects of structure changes from design to implementation.
• Works with leaders to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness. Defines and aligns leaders with key competencies needed.
• Facilitates information sharing/knowledge of clients with HR Centers of Excellence to inform organization-wide solutions.
• Leads clients through organization-wide HR programs (e.g., Compensation Planning, Performance Management, Goal setting, Engagement Survey Results/Action Planning).
• Represents the voice of the customer as a key stakeholder for HR programs and initiatives, and acts as a critical member of the change team.
• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

HR Strategy

Change Management

Talent Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

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CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Functions as a member of the client’s executive leadership team representing the talent/people agenda.
• Combines deep functional expertise in human resources and talent strategies with in-depth knowledge of business operations to inform solutions and plans.
• Leads the planning for current and future human capital needs (e.g., workforce planning, talent reviews and succession planning).
• Diagnoses people, talent, and engagement issues and opportunities. Identifies root causes and designs and implements interventions, leveraging expert support from HR Centers of Excellence as needed. Shares innovative and progressive HR practices and solutions to build organizational capabilities.
• Identifies themes and drives systemic thinking to influence people and talent decisions and practices.
• Coaches’ leaders and provides actionable developmental feedback to enhance impact and effectiveness.
• Enhances leadership team effectiveness and capabilities through individual and group interventions.
• Participates in talent identification, development, and succession planning for key leader roles. Supports key leader transitions – participates in leader selection, assessment, onboarding, assimilation, exits and transitions.
• Educates leaders on effective change management practices and embeds change strategies into people/talent plans.
• Provides expert counsel on HR aspects of structure changes from design to implementation.
• Works with leaders to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness. Defines and aligns leaders with key competencies needed (people and organizational) to meet current/future goals.
• Facilitates information sharing/knowledge of clients with HR Centers of Excellence to inform organization-wide solutions.
• Collaborates with HR Centers of Excellence to design solutions to client/organizational needs. Leads clients through organization-wide HR programs (e.g., Compensation Planning, Performance Management, Goal setting, Engagement Survey Results/Action Planning).
• Represents the voice of the customer as a key stakeholder for HR programs and initiatives, and acts as a critical member of the change team.
• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Experience: Minimum 7 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
• Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We’re the challenge you’ve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff