Workforce Strategy Manager

Overview

Are you an experienced leader who excels at building strong teams, shaping workplace culture, and driving meaningful organizational change? This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact role where your expertise will influence workforce strategy, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness.

The County of Santa Barbara Clerk-Recorder-Assessor’s Office is accepting applications for a Workforce Strategy Manager. This role will be based in Santa Barbara, CA. County classification title is Business & Administrative Services Manager II. This position is At-Will and is exempt from Civil Service provisions.

Reporting to the Strategic Initiatives Manager, the Workforce Strategy Manager leads professional and administrative staff delivering core operational services and programs. You will oversee key human resources functions, partner closely with executive leadership, and play a critical role in advancing strategic priorities that support employees of the department.

BENEFITS:
The County of Santa Barbara offers generous benefits. Click on the Benefits Tab above or to view more information. In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for:

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• Public sector human resources experience with advanced expertise in protected leave administration, creative solutions to recruitment challenges, performance improvement strategies and preparing defensible progressive disciplinary documentation.
• Ability to translate complex, ambiguous, or evolving issues into actionable guidance, particularly in areas involving policy interpretation or organizational change
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with incomplete information, changing direction, or competing priorities, using sound judgment aligned with organizational and legal requirements
• Demonstrated ability to apply laws, regulations, policies, and labor agreements consistently while balancing operational needs with fairness and compliance
• Strong leadership and project management skills to oversee cross-functional teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce high-quality written materials such as policies, executive briefings, reports, and sensitive correspondence.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation

The Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor department is led by an elected official and is comprised of three separate and unique divisions: the County Clerk-Recorder, the Assessor and the Registrar of Voters. The Department has four office locations and 106 positions. The Workforce Strategy Manager position is based in downtown Santa Barbara. The Department offers an onsite work environment to best foster strong team relationships and personal engagement.

Duties may vary depending on assignment. Not all are performed by every position.

• Plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs Departmental workforce and administrative support functions including the activities of: recruitment and selection, employee and labor relations, classification, performance management and personnel records.
• Establishes annual goals and priorities and influences the direction for new or revised services, programs, processes and standards based upon the County’s longer-term strategies.
• Oversees program and project management, business process improvements, and organizational planning or performance measurement activities.
• Provides subject matter expertise and uses analytical skills to develop findings and recommendations.
• Researches, analyzes, and reviews studies, reports, proposals, contracts, materials, and presentations; develops and presents recommendations to higher-level management.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates services and programs to ensure alignment with strategic and performance goals; recommends and implements operational or program changes.
• Develops and administers resources, and procedural processes; makes allocation recommendations and implements resource…