Chief Human Resources Officer

Position Title:

Chief Human Resources Officer

Position Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Categories:

Staff Exempt

Job Summary:

Bucknell University seeks a Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to lead the Office of Human Resources through a period of renewal. This is a hands-on leadership role for a builder and operator who can stabilize the team, sharpen service delivery, and implement a redesigned operating model.

The University has recently completed a culture and climate assessment and is redesigning the HR function in response. The CHRO will inherit a clear roadmap and a mandate to execute it, working in close partnership with the President and senior leadership. Select strategic and board-facing responsibilities are retained at the cabinet level, allowing the CHRO to concentrate on building a stable, responsive, and trusted function.

Job Duties:

• Reports to the President of the University, under the direction of a designated Senior Leadership Sponsor

• 17 Human Resource Professionals

• This is a full-time office/on campus role

• 52 weeks per year, 40 hours per week

• Lead HR operations end to end: HR service delivery, HRIS and data (Workday), process design, and the operational infrastructure that keeps the function running.
• Manage compensation and benefits execution, including salary structure administration, the University-backed mortgage guarantee, and wellness programs, and partner with finance on annual salary and benefit budgets.
• Administer the University’s benefit programs, including the retirement and health plans and the $42 million self-insured health plan.
• Run the annual performance management cycle and related talent development processes.
• Manage employee relations, including confidential investigations and related actions.
• Partner on Title IX and student employment with the Coordinator and General Counsel, under cabinet-level oversight.
• Develop and administer HR and Title IX or EEO policies in compliance with applicable laws.
• Produce people analytics from Workday and HRIS data.
• Oversee the processing of personnel transactions and appointments and the policies that govern them.
• Serve on shared governance groups and board committees as required.
• The job description’s listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive, additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Law, Social Work, Counseling or a related field.
• Ten (10) years of HR leadership experience, with a strong operational and service delivery track record, preferrable in higher education.
• Six (6) or more years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading HR operations, including HR service delivery, HRIS and data (Workday or comparable), process design, and the operational infrastructure that keeps the function running day to day.
• Demonstrated success stabilizing a team and implementing structural or process change.
• Strong command of talent acquisition and employee relations.
• Familiarity with Title IX and EEO compliance.
• Familiarity with Compensation Practices.
• Clear, steady communications skills, sound judgement and high emotional intelligence.
• A collaborative, hands-on and transparent leadership style, with the highest professional integrity.

• Master’s Degree in a related field
• SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification
• Association of Workplace Investigator (AWI) certification or equivalent investigation training
• Experience in Higher Education

• Office environment/no specific or…