Business Officer II – HR Lead, Graduate and Undergraduate Education

This role acts as the HR leader and strategist for Graduate and Undergraduate Education, ensuring that personnel planning, talent development, and payroll operations are integrated seamlessly into the broader financial and operational goals of the organization.

Human Resources Management

Serves as the primary resource for all HR functions; this position assesses HR needs and directs personnel actions.

• Unit-Wide HR Leadership: Serve as the designated lead for all HR functional areas, including recruitment, classification, compensation, and benefits. Demonstrate expertise in all employment areas: faculty, staff, students, and temporary employees.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: Partner with leadership to conduct long-term personnel planning, ensuring staffing levels and organizational design align with the unit's budget and mission. Partner with colleges and academic units to support functions of graduate and undergraduate education that intersect with the wider university.
• Employee Relations: Act as the primary point of contact for employee relations, conflict resolution, and the disciplinary process. Lead initiatives focused on organizational culture enhancement and employee retention.
• Professional Development Oversight: Create and implement unit-wide performance management standards. Serve as a consultant to unit leaders and supervisors to ensure consistency in performance reviews and staff growth.
• HR Compliance & Data Integrity: Manage all HR Information Systems, ensuring payroll accuracy, leave administration, timekeeping systems, and legal compliance.
• Policy Governance: Interpret and modify internal policies to ensure sound business practices. Act as the primary interpreter of HR-related policy to support the needs of graduate and undergraduate education.

Integrated Budgeting

Manage personnel budgets for all fund types with a focus on the financial impact of hiring, promotions, and salary adjustments.

• Position Control: Analyzes, calculates, and monitors employee position control for salaries, vacant positions, and lapsed salaries.
• Temporary Positions: Provides oversight for temporary position funding and ensures the budget is adjusted as needed.

Business and Administrative Oversight

Share responsibility for general business support services with the other business office and members of the business services team to ensure continuous unit operations.

• Integrated Budgeting: Process budget modifications as needed and assist in oversight of the annual all funds budgeting process.
• Financial Management: Serve as a budget resource for college leadership for fund balances and uses.

Minimum Experience / Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field;
• Five (5) years of progressive experience in business or HR management; or
• an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated background in HR leadership or SHRM/PHR certification
• Experience serving in the public sector, preferably in an education setting.