Sr Director of Employee Performance (Hybrid)

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 is 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.

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.

• 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 and 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.

A strategic leadership role oversees and implements policies, programs, and initiatives related to employee relations and performance management. Serve as subject matter expert in revising, creating, and interpreting employment policies and procedures and developing best practices and initiatives for effective performance management, performance coaching, and conflict management best practices. Champion a dynamic, effective relationship culture by incorporating assessments and making data-driven decisions to enhance the work environment. Lead a team in driving consistent policy interpretation and application of workplace policies and provide other support as necessary for championing and driving a culture of proactive employment best practices and coaching, accountability, inclusiveness, and fairness. Identify trends and opportunities across GT, developing responsive and proactive initiatives to support GT as a continued employer of choice.

• This position will regularly interact with Institute and departmental leadership, managers, staff, and faculty.

• This position typically advises and counsels Institute leadership, departmental managers, HR, Legal Affairs, Risk Management, and Faculty Affairs.

Job Duty 1 -

Create an organizational strategy to ensure proactive and effective performance consulting is administered and communicated regularly to campus leadership, HR Partners, faculty, staff, and students. Develop a mechanism to analyze data, identify trends, and provide data-driven insights to executive leadership.

Job Duty 2 -

Provide strategic vision, manage, and lead performance management initiatives for the Institute in alignment with the GT strategic plan, organizational values, and relationships. Oversee the performance management policies and procedureschampion performance management best practices. Provide expertise and support in designing, developing, and implementing a talent review process that will assist with aligning organizational strategies to individual and team goals. Guide the development of training plans and collaborate with internal stakeholders to enhance the performance management process by leveraging climate assessments and Gallup Q12 data and methodologies. Establish, implement, monitor, and report performance evaluation metrics to include trending data and insights for senior leadership.

Job Duty 3 -

Develop, implement, and administer policies, procedures, programs, and resources to ensure a positive, respectful work environment, resolve employee conflicts, drive performance excellence, and foster a productive and engaged culture. Identify and oversee employment-related systems technology. Responsible for overseeing, tracking, and reporting on flexible work arrangements agreements.

Job Duty 4 -

Direct and manage the day-to-day functions of the Employee Relations unit. Lead a team of employee relations consultants to ensure effective performance excellence. Implement strategic performance management consulting strategies, performance coaching, and workshops. Ensure thorough investigations of employee workplace complaints and timely preparation of reviews, investigative reports, and/or fact-finding summaries with analysis, findings, and recommended disciplinary or corrective actions. Supervise, manage, train, and evaluate staff.

Job Duty 5 -

Provide one-on-one consulting with senior Institute leaders and Faculty Affairs and engage relevant stakeholders in capability-building conversations. Work with the CHRO and executive leaders to support institute strategies, objectives, and goals. Provide advice and consultation to managers on organizational policy and process matters with a high degree of confidentiality, integrity, ethics, initiative, and judgment.

Job Duty 6 -

Maintain unit budget and prepare monthly productivity reports for the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and executive leadership. Develop ad hoc management surveys/reports related to metrics and analytics. Maintain and report exit survey responses and conduct analysis of turnover trends.

Job Duty 7 -

Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements

Master's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience

Ten or more years of job-related experience, including at least five years of supervisory experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Juris Doctorate.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Certifications, Licenses or Permits:

Member of the Georgia State Bar, HR Certification, AA/EEO Certification, and/or Mediation Certification.

Pay Range: $127,257-$157,000/yr.

KNOWLEDGE

This job requires advanced knowledge of employment laws and practices, preferred experience in higher education, public sector, government, or related industry.

SKILLS

Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.

ABILITIES

Ability to serve as a subject matter expert, with experience handling complex cases and matters; experience leading a team to meet institutional priorities about conducting due diligence into employee relations issues, advising on best practices in managing employment issues, and delivering excellent customer service; demonstrated strong work ethic, initiative and self-motivation, dedication to completion of work projects, ability to collaborate and work in a team, and a passion for driving a culture of belonging, and employee engagement; ability to lead and inspire a team through actions consistent with Institute core values, including open communication, inclusive practices, and courageous decision-making and counsel. Must possess sound judgment to address and resolve conflict while preserving dignity and esteem of others involved; ability to operate with discretion; ability to deliver services with a realistic/pragmatic approach based on sound judgment - balancing the needs of the Institute with the values, policies, and laws under which the Institute operates; ability to effectively manage multiple projects and tasks while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

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).

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position does not require a security clearance.

Location: Atlanta, GA

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.