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Job Description Summary
Are you ready to play a defining role in a school on the move? The School of Professional Studies (SPS) is in a period of exciting, rapid growth, and we are looking for a dedicated teammate to help us scale. As the Associate Director, Talent Management, you will serve as a co-architect of our talent management strategy, recruiting exceptional faculty and staff who are dedicated to empowering students across a vast array of industries. By ensuring operational excellence in every phase of the employee lifecycle—from innovative recruitment and seamless onboarding to inspired professional development—you will help us foster an inclusive, high-energy environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to our collective success.
Required Attributes:
* A deep-seated passion for continuous learning and professional growth.
* Thrives in fast-paced environments and works exceptionally well under pressure.
* Exceptional time management skills with a proven ability to meet complex deadlines.
* Enjoys collaborating as a vital part of a high-functioning, mission-driven team.
* Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail and process improvement.
* Excellent professional communication skills with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Job Description
Essential Functions:
- Serve as the primary liaison to HR to execute effective
recruiting processes and practices to attract exceptional, diverse,
and agile faculty and staff talent, including assisting in the
vetting and review of potential candidates, organizing search
committees, and overseeing and managing applications in
Workday.
- Support personnel actions including initiating, changing, or
ending employment for all faculty and staff. Maintain processes
related to hiring, onboarding, faculty appointments, compensation
changes, and offboarding for SPS in adherence to University and HR
policies and procedures.
- Execute strategies to promote a culture of inclusivity that is
integrated into recruitment, hiring, and retention practices for
faculty and staff within SPS.
- Maintain operating manuals and handbooks outlining SPS
procedures related to faculty and staff practices, make
recommendations to improve practices, and enact corrective actions
as needed.
- Audit all levels of faculty and staff data and payroll
information to ensure accreditation and other regulatory
compliance; create systems and reports to ensure all office data
needs are met.
- Pursue engagement and professional development practices and
programs to ensure that SPS faculty and staff are supported and can
serve as effective ambassadors for the School to their
communities.
- Create and manage appropriate metrics to measure, analyze, and
report progress pertaining to personnel satisfaction and schoolwide
initiatives.
- Serve as a resource to faculty and staff relative to standard
policies, benefits, and hiring processes.
- Collaborate with other University and/or external partners to
ensure effective and efficient operations relevant to functional
area.
- Bachelor’s degree plus five years of related experience, or an
equivalent combination of education and experience.
- General knowledge of HR functions, including, but not limited
to, employment laws, guidelines, and procedures.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of privileged
information and perform a range of duties that require sensitivity,
independent judgment, flexibility, and discretion.
- Demonstrated commitment to creating and maintaining an
inclusive environment, as well as upholding the University's and
school's mission, vision and values.
- Ability and desire to achieve results with minimal supervision
on a variety of complex tasks concurrently, displaying initiative,
integrity and sound judgment.
- Strong communicator in terms of oral, written, non-verbal and
interpersonal skills; able to deliver information clearly and
concisely, exchange ideas professionally, listen actively, and
respond appropriately to a wide range of constituencies.
- Master’s degree in HR, talent management or a related
field.
- Previous experience in higher education.
- Workday experience, specifically human capital
management.
- Demonstrated proficiency in using cloud-based office tools,
including Microsoft Office, Google platforms, and other relevant
software.
- Responsible for own work.
Note to Applicant:
This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee’s supervisor.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
Accommodations for Applicants
If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-5222.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.
Additional Job Description
Time Type Requirement
Full time Note to Applicant:
This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.
In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
Accommodations for Applicants
If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-4700.
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