Director of Payroll Services & Benefits Administration

Job Class: 0993

Salary Range: $148,215 - $198,901 annually

Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (what does this mean?)

Length of Appointment: 3 Years

Calendar: Full Time / Full Year

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile.

Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered:
  We put students’ needs first
• Fearless:
  We persist through challenges
• United:
  We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice:
  We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven:
  We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and goals.

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

As the 0993 Director of Payroll Services & Benefits Administration, you will report to the Executive Director of Payroll Services & Benefits Administration and serve as the department’s principal deputy, second-in-command, and senior operating leader. You will provide strategic and operational leadership over Payroll Operations, Post-Pay Functions, Payroll Customer Service, and Benefits Administration through subordinate managers and supervisors. The Director helps translate executive strategy into operational execution, strengthens internal controls and service delivery, resolves cross-functional issues, and ensures accurate, timely, compliant, and employee-centered administration of pay and benefits.

The Director is expected to operate primarily at the leadership, governance, organizational-performance, and systems level rather than as a transactional payroll or benefits processor. When delegated, or during the Executive Director’s absence, the Director may act on behalf of the Executive Director in operational and administrative matters.

• Serve as the principal deputy and senior operating leader to the Executive Director; represent the department and act on behalf of the Executive Director in operational and administrative matters as assigned.
• Lead and coordinate Payroll Operations, Post-Pay Functions, Payroll Customer Service, and Benefits Administration through subordinate managers and supervisors, establishing clear priorities, accountability, service standards, and performance expectations.
• Translate executive priorities into annual…