HR Business Partner - Recruitment, Staffing & Engagement

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: HR Business Partner Job Summary: Join the Wisconsin Athletics HR team and support the people who make the Badgers’ success possible. As part of the Badger Family, we serve approximately 400 full-time staff and hundreds of students and part-time employees with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and service. Guided by our Customer Service Commitment, we provide timely, professional, and positive support that builds strong partnerships across the department. This position offers the opportunity to grow your HR career in a dynamic, high-impact environment while contributing to the mission of Wisconsin Athletics. As an HR Business Partner, you will deliver frontline HR services across recruitment, selection, hiring, and engagement. You’ll work closely with leaders and staff to streamline processes, provide data-driven insights, and shape a positive employee experience. If you enjoy problem-solving, building relationships, and making an impact through HR service, this is the place for you. In this capacity, you’ll take on a variety of responsibilities that ensure our employees receive timely and effective HR support, including: Recruitment & Selection: Partner with hiring managers to develop recruitment strategies. Hiring & Onboarding: Utilize Workday for processing hiring transactions for all employee types and lead onboarding sessions with new staff members, including coordination of New Staff Orientation. Compensation & Titling: Partner with supervisors and senior staff members to review and recommend compensation and title changes that adhere to internal and university guidelines. Staff Engagement: Participate in the engagement and exit survey processes, compile and analyze data, and lead staff engagement initiatives. Process Improvement: Create and update process documentation and identify improvements that drive consistency and efficiency. Key Job Responsibilities: Contributes to the development of strategic plans and directs staff implementation of initiatives in alignment with strategic goals Serves as a consultative Human Resources resource and liaison. Interprets, advises on, applies and disseminates complex policies, procedures, and options to leadership and employees; and recommends best strategies according to established objectives and goals Facilitates and processes complex transactions and programs according to established policies and procedures Audits human resources reports to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures Develops and implements processes and procedures for one or many various HR functions such as employee trainings, recruitments, compensation, and payroll Receives and responds to inquiries in-person, via email, and through various communication mediums and relays information to appropriate entities Department: Wisconsin Athletics, Human Resources Compensation: The typical starting salary ranges from $60,000 to $80,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as: - Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; - Competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits; - Badger gear & season tickets for Badger football, men's basketball and men's hockey, and/or the varsity sports pass. More Benefits information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/. Required Qualifications: Hands-on experience in recruitment, selection, and hiring High attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to meet deadlines Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and prepare reports for decision-making Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Workday Knowledge of University of Wisconsin civil service recruitment and selection policies / procedures Process improvement mindset with ability to identify efficiencies Experience working in higher education, athletics, or a similarly complex organization Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred How to Apply: For the best experience completing your application, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox as your web browser. To apply for this position, select either “I am a current employee” or “I am not a current employee” under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload your application materials. Important: The application has only one attachment field. Upload all required documents in that field, either as a single combined file or as multiple files in the same upload area. Upload required documents: A cover letter detailing how your qualifications and experiences align with the responsibilities of the position. Resume Please note that reference checks will be conducted for finalists. Applicants selected to proceed in the selection process will be notified directly. All applicants will receive notification once a final selection has been made and the search is complete. Conditions of Appointment: This is a 100% Academic Staff appointment. Salary will be assigned within the appropriate range, commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience. An excellent benefits package is also included. 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