Human Resources Manager

Lake Superior State University; Michigan; On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Superior State University seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead the HR team, oversee payroll and benefits functions, and drive customer service excellence. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, policy adherence, and collaboration with campus leaders.

Responsibilities include supervising HR Generalists and Payroll Coordinator, delivering training, coordinating initiatives, and completing projects to support the university's strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, management, leadership, business, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively more responsible professional-level directly related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a busy office.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to gather, organize, and analyze various data sets.
• Working knowledge and experience with various laws and regulations, such as FLSA.

Responsibilities

• Directly serves as a senior HR generalist and supervises HR Generalists and Payroll Coordinator.
• Provides supervisory oversight for HR, Payroll, and Benefits functions and programs.
• Delivers training and coordinates special initiatives.
• Completes projects as assigned.
• Focuses on customer service, quality of work and responsiveness.

Skills

HR generalist leadership

Data analysis

Communication skills

MS Word & Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, management, leadership, business, or related field

Tools

Banner

Banner Payroll

Job description

Title: Human Resources Manager

VP Area: Human Resources

Department: Human Resources

Published Salary Range: 60,000-70,000

Job Summary/Basic Function:

Under the general supervision of the Associate Vice President & CHRO, this position directly serves as a senior HR generalist and supervises the HR Generalists and Payroll Coordinator, with an emphasis on customer service, quality of work, and responsiveness. Provides supervisory oversight for assigned HR, Payroll, and Benefits functions and programs. Additional duties include delivering training, coordinating special initiatives, and completing projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, management, leadership, business, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively more responsible professional-level directly related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a busy office.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to gather, organize, and analyze various data sets.
• Working knowledge and experience with various laws and regulations, such as FLSA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of project management methodologies.
• Payroll system experience.
• Experience with Banner and Banner Payroll.
• Working understanding of a variety of human resource functions.
• Knowledge of unemployment compensation and workers' compensation.
• Knowledge of MPSERS and TIAA retirement plans.

Physical Demands:

Ability to hear a normal conversational voice and telephone conversation, with or without a hearing device; ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances; ability to read and understand written and spoken language; ability to see with or without vision aid and to concentrate long hours on a computer screen. Use of fine motor skills and dexterity to type and input computer information and for use of other business machines. Use of gross motor skills for filing, handling of paperwork and equipment. Ability to communicate with a variety of audiences; ability to understand and work with numbers and detail work.

Work Hours:

M-F; some weekends