Human Resources and Risk Management Director

City of Franklin, Tennessee; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit retirement program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

The City of Franklin is seeking a strategic public sector human resources executive to lead a broad, multi-disciplinary portfolio in a full-service municipal organization. This senior role will support approximately 800 employees across public safety, utilities, public works and other professional operations while advancing a high-performance workplace culture.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned local government HR professional, able to serve as culture steward and function as a process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business or public administration.
• 5–7 years of executive-level HR management experience in municipal/county government.
• Professional HR certification (PHR/SPHR/SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or PSHRA-CP/PSHRA-SCP) or ability to obtain within two years.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR across a broad, multi-disciplinary portfolio in a full-service municipal/county organization.
• Act as culture steward and process architect to protect workplace foundations while enabling effective systems.
• Oversee employee relations, investigations, performance management, and talent development.
• Direct benefits, risk, safety, and retirement administration for the workforce.
• Collaborate with city leadership to modernize HR service delivery and workforce analytics.

Skills

Executive HR leadership

Employee relations

Talent acquisition

Workforce analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field

Master’s degree in HR, Public Administration, or related field (preferred)

Job description

Starting Pay: $175,000 - $185,000 Annually

The City offers a highly competitive benefits package including defined benefit retirement through the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, and possible relocation assistance.

• defined benefit retirement through the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System
• possible relocation assistance

The City of Franklin is seeking a strategic public sector human resources executive who has led a broad, multi-disciplinary portfolio in a full-service municipal or county organization. The successful candidate must be prepared to support approximately 800 employees across public safety, utilities, public works, and other professional operations while advancing a positive, high-performance workplace culture.

The City of Franklin is governed by a nine-member Board of Mayor and Aldermen, including the Mayor, and is professionally managed by a City Administrator who oversees day-to-day operations. Franklin maintains AAA bond ratings from both S&P and Moody’s. The Human Resources and Risk Management Director reports to the Assistant City Administrator/Chief Financial Officer and leads a 14-position department.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned local government human resources professional with demonstrated success in a municipality or county of comparable scale and complexity. The next Director will serve both as a culture steward and a process architect – protecting Franklin’s strong workplace foundation while fostering effective systems for employee relations, investigations, performance management, talent acquisition, leadership development, benefits, risk, safety, and retirement administration.

Required qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field
• Five to seven years of executive level human resources management experience in a municipal or county government
• Professional HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PSHRA-CP, or PSHRA-SCP (or ability to obtain within two years)

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field
• Human Resources leadership experience in a city or county of similar scale and complexity, or an organization with similar scale and operational complexity, including public safety and other 24/7 operations
• Experience administering multiple defined benefit and defined contribution retirement programs, together with self-insured benefits, workers’ compensation, insurance, safety, and risk management
• Demonstrated success modernizing Human Resources service delivery, manager tools, leadership development, and workforce analytics

The City of Franklin is dedicated to providing equal opportunity for employment to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class. The City of Franklin adheres to Title VI as well as Title VII.