Human Resources Director

ICMA; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Milpitas seeks an experienced Human Resources Director to lead a team of eight and oversee HR operations for over 82,000 residents and multiple major employers in Silicon Valley.

The role guides the Tyler Munis ERP HR/payroll implementation through go-live in January 2027 and requires a hands-on working director who advises the City Manager and City Council.

Qualifications

• Five years of increasingly responsible experience in public personnel administration, including management or supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in human resources administration, public administration, political science, business administration, or closely related field.
• Advanced degree and professional certification such as IPMA-SCP, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR highly desirable. A valid California driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, benefits administration, workers' compensation, training, employee relations, and labor negotiations with five bargaining units.
• Direct a team of eight and serve as advisor to the City Manager, Executive Leadership Team, and City Council.
• Oversee HR operations and guide transformation during Tyler Munis ERP implementation for HR and Payroll with go-live in January 2027.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Administration, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, or closely related field

Job description

The City of Milpitas, known as the Crossroads of Silicon Valley, is seeking an experienced and collaborative human resources professional to serve as its next Human Resources Director.

Home to more than 82,000 residents and to companies including Cisco Systems, KLA, Western Digital, and Amazon, Milpitas is a full service, general law city with a Council-Manager form of government, a $292.3 million budget, and 451 funded positions across 14 departments. The FY 2026-27 budget is balanced, structurally sound, and maintains well funded reserves with no reduction in core services.

Reporting to the City Manager and serving on the Executive Leadership Team, the Human Resources Director leads a team of eight and directs recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, benefits administration, workers compensation, training, employee relations, and labor negotiations with the City's five bargaining units.

The timing is exceptional. The City has launched Phase 2 of its Tyler Munis ERP implementation for HR and Payroll with a go live date of January 2027, and the incoming Director will lead the organization through this transformation from day one.

The ideal candidate is a hands on, working director who builds strong teams and stronger relationships, and who will be a knowledgeable and confident advisor to the City Manager, the Executive Leadership Team, and the City Council.

Successful candidates will have at least five years of increasingly responsible experience in public personnel administration, including management or supervisory experience, and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources administration, public administration, political science, business administration, or a closely related field. An advanced degree and professional certification such as IPMA-SCP, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR are highly desirable. A valid California driver's license is required.

Annual salary is $188,702.54 to $264,184.44 DOQE.

The City of Milpitas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.