Talent Acquisition HR Generalist | Workday Focus

UNKNOWN; Whitewater (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater seeks an HR Generalist for Talent Acquisition to provide professional HR services within a centralized Human Resources office. You will administer full-cycle recruitment, manage Workday processes across the employee lifecycle, maintain HR records, and guide policy compliance for employees and managers.

Reporting to the HR Manager and collaborating with HRBP, Payroll, Benefits, Budget, and partners, you will handle routine to moderately complex matters and

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary recruitment contact for assigned divisions and departments and manages recruitment activity from intake through closeout.
• Consults with hiring managers and search chairs regarding position descriptions, job-related qualifications, recruitment plans, timelines, sourcing strategies, screening, interviews, selection documentation, and applicable policy requirements.
• Creates and manages positions, job requisitions, postings, candidates, and recruitment-related business processes in Workday; routes approvals, monitors progress, and resolves workflow issues.
• Develops and recommends outreach and sourcing strategies designed to attract broad, qualified applicant pools; evaluates recruitment activity and source effectiveness using data.
• Provides search committees with process guidance and resources concerning evaluation, confidentiality, documentation, records retention, reference checks, and recruitment requirements.
• Coordinates approved offer, pre-employment, appointment, and onboarding activities with candidates, hiring units, Payroll, Benefits, and partners; ensures documentation and approvals are complete before processing.
• Completes recruitment closeout, maintains required records, and prepares reports on recruitment volume, timeliness, outcomes, and recurring process issues.

Job description

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater seeks an HR Generalist for Talent Acquisition to provide professional HR services within a centralized Human Resources office. You will administer full-cycle recruitment, manage Workday processes across the employee lifecycle, maintain HR records, and guide policy compliance for employees and managers.

Reporting to the HR Manager and collaborating with HRBP, Payroll, Benefits, Budget, and partners, you will handle routine to moderately complex matters and