Senior Human Resources Manager

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University seeks a Senior Human Resources Manager to lead the embedded HR team within a college or division and align unit actions with enterprise HR strategy.

You will advise senior leadership, connect the unit to COEs and Shared Services, and translate enterprise standards to local context. Onsite with potential hybrid work for CSU HR operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with leadership-facing responsibility.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal and state employment laws, regulations, and HR practices.
• Experience advising leaders on performance management, workforce planning, organizational design, and organizational effectiveness

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary HR advisor to the dean/VP and unit leadership on workforce strategy.
• Translate enterprise HR strategy into unit-relevant actions and guidance for leaders.
• Coach leaders through change, restructurings, and high-risk employee decisions.
• Lead and develop the unit's embedded HR staff and ensure service standards.
• Coordinate with COEs and Shared Services to apply enterprise solutions in the unit.

Skills

Leadership

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Organizational design

Data-informed HR

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or business

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Senior Human Resources Manager (Sr. HR Manager) serves as the senior HR presence within an assigned college or division and leads the unit’s embedded HR team. Reporting to a Senior HRBP with a dotted line to the dean or VP, this role is the strategic interface between enterprise HR and the embedded units by advising leadership on workforce decisions, connecting the unit to the Centers of Expertise (COEs) and Shared Services, and ensuring enterprise standards are applied with appropriate local context. The Sr. HR Manager translates institutional HR strategy into unit-level action.

At Colorado State University, the Division of Human Resources supports employees and leaders across the university throughout the employee experience. Our work helps CSU attract, develop, engage, andretainthe people who advance the university’s mission of teaching, research, service, and extension. We are continuing to strengthen how HR works across CSU by building a more connected HR experience, creating greater clarity and consistency, growing our HR community, and evolving how we work to meet the university’s future needs. Learn more about the Division of Human Resources, our work, and the values that guide how we serve CSU at:https://hr.colostate.edu/about-hr/our-values/

Roles hired through this pool may primarilyservea unit or college and will have the opportunity to supportadditionalcampus human resources teams. Positions will be onsite withpossibilityforhybrid work.

Job Duties

**Strategic Advisory & Leadership Partnership**

• Serve as theprimaryHR advisor to the dean/VP and unit leadership team on workforce strategy, organizational design, talent risks,employee relations,and leadership effectivenesswithin a shared governance environment

• Translate enterprise HR strategy and institutional priorities into unit-relevantactions, processes,and clear decision guidance for leaders.

• Coach leaders and managers through change, restructuring, difficult conversations, and complex or high-risk people decisions

• Participate in the unit’s strategic and workforce planningin alignment with enterprise HR strategy

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**Team Leadership& Development**

• Lead, coach, and develop the unit’s embedded HR staff; set clear role expectations and hold the team accountable to enterprise service and escalation standards

• Manage workload distribution and coverage across the team based on unit size, complexity, and risk; ensure consistent service through peak cycles

**OperationalAlignment**

• Act as the connector between the unit and the COEs, ensuring COE-designed solutions are applied consistently and effectively within the unitin areas of talentacquisition,talent management, total rewards,employeerelations, time and labor,absence,data management, and payroll functions

• Provide initial employee relationsconsultation andguidanceincludingcoachingmanagersandfacilitatingconflict resolution

• Stewardcomplex, high-risk,cross-unit, repeat,or strategic matters to the Senior HRBP, COEs, or Shared Services through proper escalation paths.

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**Workforce Strategy & Organizational Health**

• Support unit-specific workforce planning,performance management,talent strategy, succession considerations, and organizational effectiveness in partnership with the Senior HRBP

• Use workforce and people data to surface risks and trends and to inform unit leadership decisions; translate analytics into actionable insight for non-HR leaders

• Steward enterprise standards while balancingunit nuances.

• Monitor unit workforce outcomesand partner with leaders to act on them

Conditions of Employment

• Pre-employment Background Check

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including business partner or generalist work with leadership-facing responsibility

• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal and state employment laws, regulations, and HR practices, with the ability to advise leaders in their application to workforce matters.

• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations matters and advising leaders on performance management, workforce planning, organizational design, and organizational effectiveness

Preferred Qualifications

• Higher education or other shared-governance / faculty-relations experience

• Experience leading or maturing an HRBP function during organizational change

• Familiarity with Workday and data-informed HR practice

• Experience with labor relations,talent management, talent acquisition, training, and total rewards.

• Experience leading, coaching, and developing staff

Salary Range

$100,000-$130,000

Employee Benefits

Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance,CSUis where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

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Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations,CSUconducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.