Strategic HR Director — Partner Services & Operations

University of Colorado System; Allenspark (CO); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Colorado Boulder is seeking an accomplished HR Director for Partner Services, Operations to provide senior HR leadership across Operations units. You will advise executive leaders on complex workforce issues, supervise the HR team, and collaborate with central HR, Legal, and employee relations to ensure compliant, effective people strategies.

Based in Boulder with a hybrid work arrangement, you will guide workforce planning, performance management, engagement, and leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five or more years of progressive professional human resources experience, including lead or supervisory responsibility.
• Experience providing HR consultation across multiple HR areas, such as workforce planning, employee and labor relations, compensation, performance management, engagement, organizational development, policy interpretation, leave or ADA processes, or HR operations.
• Experience advising senior leaders on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, or people-related initiatives.
• Experience leading, supervising, coaching, or assigning work to HR staff or HR professionals.
• Experience applying employment laws, policies, documentation standards, and HR best practices to support organizational needs and reduce risk.
• Experience working with central HR, legal counsel, employee relations professionals, or other subject-matter experts to resolve complex HR matters.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior HR advisor to executive and unit leaders on complex workforce, organizational, employee and compliance matters.
• Translate divisional priorities and operational goals into integrated workforce, talent, and HR plans, processes and recommendations.
• Advise leaders on sensitive personnel issues, leadership staffing decisions, talent risks, policy interpretation, employee relations concerns, succession, organizational change and workforce continuity.
• Work with central HR (Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Organizational and Employee Development), Legal, and other subject-matter experts to ensure recommendations are coordinated, compliant and consistent with university practice.
• Use workforce data, HR analytics, professional judgment and knowledge of the organization to support leaders’ decision-making.

Skills

HR leadership

HR consulting

Policy interpretation

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Change management

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree

Job description

The University of Colorado Boulder is seeking an accomplished HR Director for Partner Services, Operations to provide senior HR leadership across Operations units. You will advise executive leaders on complex workforce issues, supervise the HR team, and collaborate with central HR, Legal, and employee relations to ensure compliant, effective people strategies.

Based in Boulder with a hybrid work arrangement, you will guide workforce planning, performance management, engagement, and leave