Senior Human Resources Manager

The Senior Human Resources Manager serves as the primary HR officer for the Owen Graduate School of Management (OGSM). Reporting to the Chief Business Officer, this position provides operational HR leadership for faculty and staff, including talent management, employee relations, compensation, compliance, organizational development, and personnel administration. The role partners with the Chief Business Officer and senior leadership to advance OGSM’s human capital priorities and foster a collaborative, engaging workplace.

The OGSM is a professional school at Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee, focused on graduate-level business education. OGSM’s mission is to create opportunities for its faculty, staff, and students to discover, grow, and thrive in business and beyond. OGSM recognizes discovery in traditional forms, such as scholarly research, intellectual curiosity, and curricular learning. But it also celebrates discovery unique to the human experience, that is, the art of becoming, which is lived through a desire to connect with others, to find meaning in work and relationships, and to create something new.

OGSM sees transformation as foundational.

The Finance and Administration department serves the OGSM constituents by developing and overseeing financial planning, allocation, maintenance, and oversight of the school's financial and physical resources. The department responds to the needs of the Dean and OGSM departments while meeting the University expectations regarding school's performance, human resources, and administrative policies.

• Implements talent strategies aligned with OGSM’s mission, priorities, and financial goals.

• Guides line managers on organizational structure, change management, workforce planning, and process improvement.

• Develops talent metrics and reports to support data-informed decisions related to retention, development, and engagement.

• Builds effective relationships with OGSM leaders, University partners, and Vanderbilt People, Culture and Belonging centers of expertise.

• Manages the execution of comprehensive performance management processes at the school level including goal setting and accountability assessment.

• Coordinates the development, implementation, and tracking of school-wide objectives and key results (OKRs).

• Coordinates internal communications related to HR programs, policies, and organizational initiatives.

• Develops and manages Linked In and other social media content highlighting job opportunities, new hires, employee achievements, and talent initiatives.

• Identifies HR trends and best practices to support innovation and continuous improvement.

• Implements University talent-management initiatives within OGSM.

• Partners with the Chief Business Officer and Dean to develop and administer the annual compensation budget in alignment with University compensation philosophy.

• Conducts compensation analyses to support equitable and consistent pay practices.

• Maintains OGSM organizational charts and oversees staff conflict-of-interest disclosures.

• Coordinates faculty effort certification processes.

• Serves as the HCM specialist processing faculty and staff employee transactions, including hiring, transfers, reclassifications, compensation, labor costing, administrative leaves, and end of employment actions.

• Oversees timekeeping and wage-and-hour compliance for non-exempt staff and absence reporting for exempt staff.

• Serves as an initial resource for benefits, leave, absence, and FMLA questions in coordination with University subject-matter experts.

• Advises faculty and staff on HR policies, procedures, job structure,…