Job Description

Job Summary:

This role will partner with business leaders to develop and execute HR strategies focused on performance management, talent management, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and employee engagement.

Essential Duties:

• Partners with a cross-functional group of subject matter experts within UTA's HR Centers of Excellence to design and execute on business strategy.
• Uses data to guide and support decision-making, develops proactive performance management solutions and works with leaders on solving tactical/strategic issues.
• Develop strategies to sustain or improve Employee Engagement and focuses on HR best practices.
• Identifies talent strengths and needs through ongoing assessment of business needs.
• Design approaches using HR data to help business leaders make decisions to build, buy, or borrow talent and assess impact of the decisions.
• Collaborates with Total Rewards to understand the market competitiveness of the client organization's compensation and makes recommendations to improve engagement and retention through fiscal levers.
• Identifies where change is needed and contributes to the development of interventions that improve leadership and team performance to achieve strategic imperatives for assigned client groups.
• Assembles and provides summary status updates and guidance for senior level HR leadership. Conducts one-on-one effectiveness coaching with leaders to improve leadership capability or the resolution of leadership gaps.
• Coaches' managers and leaders to facilitate organizational change and model an inclusive environment.
• Partners and consults with peer HR disciplines (e.g., Talent Management, Organization Development, Compensation, Benefits) on leveraging the UTA talent pool, diagnosing talent management processes/programs, interpreting results, and building recommendations based on data analyses.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Partners with the legal department as needed/required. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Four (4) years of human resources experience in employee relations to include investigations, providing counsel/guidance to employees and leaders, compliance with organizational policy and strong knowledge of functional areas of human resources or the equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Human Resources Management and/or MBA in Human Resources or related field highly desirable. Proficient with PeopleSoft.
• National Human Resource certification ( SHRM -CP, SHRM SCP , PHR or SPHR ) is strongly preferred.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must include in their online resume the following information: 1) Employment history: name of company, period employed (from month/year to month/year), job title, summary of job duties and 2) Education: school name, degree type, and major.

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington ( UTA or The University) to provide an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, and/or veteran status. The University also prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and gender expression. Retaliation against persons who oppose a discriminatory practice, file a charge of discrimination, or testify for, assist in, or participate in an investigative proceeding relating to discrimination is prohibited. Constitutionally-protected expression will not be considered discrimination or harassment under this policy. It is the responsibility of all departments, employees, and students to ensure the University's compliance with this policy.

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

About The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as ... both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas. Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.

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