Executive Director Human Resources

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Overall Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the development and execution of human resources initiatives aligned with district goals
• Champion a high-performance, customer service-oriented culture rooted in compliance, equity, and operational excellence
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on workforce matters, to include policy interpretation, development, and enforcement

• Direct the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of all HR operational functions to ensure efficient, compliant, and customer-focused service delivery
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance in new hire processing, employee records, and HRIS transactions
• Guide processes related to employee separations, including final pay, documentation, and exit interviews
• Oversee the monitoring and analysis of resignation and termination trends to inform retention strategies and workforce planning
• Ensure operational alignment across HRIS, position control, records management, and data governance systems
• Use data analytics and metrics to monitor performance, identify risks, and inform strategic decisions
• Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within all HR service areas

• Provide leadership for the district’s comprehensive talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with staffing needs and diversity goals
• Oversee staffing allocation processes and ensure all schools and departments are appropriately staffed in a timely and equitable manner
• Supervise substitute program management to maintain instructional continuity and operational efficiency

• Oversee the design and maintenance of compensation frameworks, ensuring internal equity, market competitiveness, and legal compliance
• Ensure consistent application of compensation and benefits policies, and maintain compliance with applicable laws and board regulations
• Provide strategic oversight of all employee benefits programs, including health, retirement, wellness, and leave plans
• Monitor budget impact, legislative changes, and stakeholder feedback to inform policy and program adjustments
• Provide strategic direction for employee leave programs, including FMLA, military leave, temporary disability, and discretionary leave
• Monitor absence data and leave trends to support operational staffing decisions and substitute planning

• Support and resolve complex escalated employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and policy-aligned outcomes by fostering a culture of care and responsiveness
• Provide oversight of employee grievance resolution processes and ensure timely, appropriate handling of informal concerns
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance employee experience, procedural clarity, and organizational efficiency
• Ensure HR practices are compliant with federal and state employment laws and district policy

• Provide clear direction, guidance, and support to ensure departmental goals align with district priorities and strategic objectives
• Ensure compliance with federal and state laws, board policies, and district procedures through ongoing training, communication, and accountability
• Serve as a liaison between the Chief Human Resources Officer and supervised staff, ensuring alignment and transparency in all initiatives
• Oversee the recruitment, selection, assignment, supervision, and evaluation of departmental personnel within Human Resources directly or through direct reports
• Supervise and manage the Human Resources Division staff, directly or through direct reports

• Master's degree in human resources management, educational leadership, or a related field
• Valid Texas Mid-Management or Principal Certification preferred
• Professional HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR) preferred
• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in human resources within a public school district or similarly complex organization, preferred
• Minimum of 3 years successful experience in a campus leadership or senior HR role over direct HR functional areas, preferred
• Strong working knowledge of federal and Texas education employment laws, including TEA regulations, FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and Chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code
• Experience reporting to or working closely with an executive leadership team and/or board of trustees
• Demonstrated knowledge in project management, including planning work, managing details, keeping multiple tasks/projects on track, time management, and ensuring delivery of outstanding results
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, with the ability to facilitate and present in both large and small group settings
• Excellent consulting and customer service skills
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, influencing without formal authority
• Strong knowledge of human resources
• Exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to manage sensitive matters with discretion and diplomacy
• Proficiency in HRIS and data management systems

• The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in classrooms, offices, workstations and meeting rooms.
• The position requires occasional walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying work related items weighing less than 40 pounds, such as books, papers and presentation materials. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Attendance at conferences and professional development is required. Work involves everyday risks and discomforts which require normal safety precautions when operating equipment or performing job duties. May work prolonged or irregular hours and must be able to maintain emotional control under stress.
• This position requires travel to various campuses, district meeting sites and conferences/meetings in and out of state. This position may require the employee to work evenings and weekends.