Human Resources Business Partner (Hybrid)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
Georgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) serves the Institute and its more than 14,000 employees through strategic counsel, employee engagement, and essential human capital management operations. As the people's unit, GTHR is engaged throughout the employee's lifetime at Georgia Tech. Our team works with sensitive employee information and assists in the management of complex employee issues. Professionalism and confidence are of the utmost importance within our team.

What we do:
Process payroll and maintain employment data for approximately 14,000 active faculty, staff, and students
Strive to attract, recruit and retain the best talent in the marketplace
Provide immigration, labor, and tax support required for foreign national faculty and staff to work at Georgia Tech as well as support employees performing services overseas.
Leverage a market-driven compensation structure to attract and retain employees
Advise employees and managers regarding work performance and conflict management

The Administrative Services Center (ASC) is one of many outcomes of Administrative Excellence - a strategic initiative that is delivering on operational excellence and providing an exceptional quality of service and customer satisfaction. The ASC partners with local and central units to provide efficient and consistent support for administrative operations across the Institute. The ASC launched in the Fall 2022 as Georgia Tech's first administrative shared services center serving as the front door for all HR related inquiries, the initiation of hiring related actions for all employee types and employee data management. In 2023 the ASC welcomed the following new services to the center as we continue to support administrative services and resources for an improved customer experience:
IT Support Services: These services include Audio Visual (AV), Technology Support (previously the Enterprise Service Desk or ESD), and Directory Services (DS) and offer one phone number, one location and one portal for all general IT related inquiries.
Employee Records: Employee Records is managed by the ASC.
GTRI Recruiting: GTRI's recruiting team is also integrated into the ASC in alignment with Tech's overarching people-focused strategy to provide consistent HR services that support growth across all areas of the Institute including GTRI.

The ASC continues to be focused on improving the administrative experience for staff, faculty and students by providing the single stop for access to administrative resources. We are supported by teams in the areas of Customer Service Excellence, HR Support Service, IT Support Services and Operational Excellence.

This position acts as the HR strategic partner and advisor to senior leadership in assigned unit(s). In collaboration with leadership and the Georgia Tech Office of Human Resources (GTHR), the HR Business Partner is responsible for assessing and anticipating HR-related needs and developing integrated solutions. The position develops partnerships across HR to deliver value-added service to management and employees reflective of unit and Institute-wide objectives. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: leadership, staff, and employee population of assigned unit, central HR leadership and staff.This position typically will advise and counsel: Leadership, staff, and employee population of assigned unit.This position will supervise: May supervise lower level staff.

Job Duty 1 -
Partner with GTHR Talent Acquisition and unit leadership to develop and implement a proactive strategy for recruitment and retention of unit staff

Job Duty 2 -
Collaborate with unit leadership to optimize and advance the business interests of the unit, while advancing the interests and strategic direction of the Institute

Job Duty 3 -
Design and implement professional development programs to address professional growth, training needs, team-building and mentoring to maximize employee satisfaction and productivity

Job Duty 4 -
Create plans to develop talent within the unit and assess development needs; Provide day-to-day performance management guidance

Job Duty 5 -
Facilitate discussions with GTHR Compensation and unit leadership to evaluate compensation; Consult on reclassification, promotion, and other staff compensation changes

Job Duty 6 -
Work closely with management and employees to improve workplace relationships, build engagement, and increase productivity and retention; Provide regular in-depth assessments of potential personnel challenges and root cause analysis.

Job Duty 7 -
Enable engagement and professional growth within the unit by developing tools, resources, training, and communication campaigns to increase employee and manager knowledge and understanding of HR policies and procedures across the Institute

Job Duty 8 -
Represent GTHR in assigned unit and build relationships with unit leadership; Serve as a liaison, connecting GTHR subject matter experts and unit managers, as necessary

Job Duty 9 -
Provide insights around workplace trends and challenges, both internal and external, to enable strategic discussions around people management and organizational effectiveness

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Seven to nine years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
PHR or SPHR certification or other HR certification. Management consulting and previous senior level management experience (or coaching experience of those at the senior management level). Experience as a HR Generalist with a large and complex organization. Some experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Talent Management, Performance Management, Organizational Design, Compensation Analysis, and Global HR delivery. Also preferred is specific experience with attracting talent within a higher education setting.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field

SKILLS
This job requires the ability to develop and maintain credibility with senior level managers by demonstrating strong business acumen and a solution focused approach to problem solving, with diplomacy. The job also requires proactive, strategic and innovative thinking, emotional intelligence, effective communication skills and experience using analytics to influence decisions. Experience supervising staff, resolving complex employee relations issues is required as is a working knowledge of applicable workplace laws. Additionally required is a demonstrated history of successfully applying HR consulting, negotiating and influencing skills, as well as techniques and knowledge of HR concepts and best practices.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Salary range: $72,783.00- $98,986.00

Location: Hybrid (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: A10

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening