Executive Dir, Talent Development, Operations, and HR Compliance

Job ID: 1001934

Administrative Leadership

Salary Range: $100,009.21 – $121,261.16

Pay Grade: 121

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Admin Plan: A&P (annual contract)

Veterans’ Preference Eligible: No

JOB SUMMARY

The Executive Director of Talent Development, Operations, and HR Compliance is the operational leader of the Human Resources department, reporting directly to the Chief Human Resources and Talent Officer (CHRTO). This role is responsible for translating the CHRTO’s strategic vision into actionable plans and ensuring the consistent, effective, and compliant delivery of HR programs and services across the institution.

This position oversees HR functional areas including Talent Acquisition and Development, Title IX and Equal Access/Equal Opportunity (EAEO), HR Systems and Data, Employee and Labor Relations (ER/LR), and HR Compliance. The Executive Director ensures alignment between strategic priorities and day-to-day operations while serving as a key liaison between HR function leaders and the CHRTO to ensure coordination, accountability, and performance across the HR division.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Eligible for hybrid work.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Translates the CHRTO’s strategic goals into operational plans and manages their execution across Talent Acquisition and Development, Title IX and Equal Access/Equal Opportunity (EAEO), HR Systems and Data, Employee and Labor Relations (ER/LR) and HR Compliance.
• Oversee Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, ensuring efficient hiring processes, inclusive recruitment strategies, and an exceptional onboarding experience.
• Directs Talent Development strategies, including leadership development, performance management, and employee engagement programs.
• Leads compliance with Title IX, EAEO, ADA, and other applicable laws and policies; ensure investigations and responses are prompt, fair, and thorough.
• Oversee the management and continuous improvement of HR technology systems and data operations, ensuring accurate reporting and informed decision-making.
• Provides operational leadership for employee and labor relations, including investigations, grievance processes, employee engagement, and contract interpretation.
• Acts as the liaison between Talent Acquisition and Development, Title IX and Equal Access/Equal Opportunity (EAEO), HR Systems and Data, Employee and Labor Relations (ER/LR) and HR Compliance and the CHRTO, ensuring alignment, communication, and coordinated execution of HR strategies
• Reviews and presents detailed reports, proposals, and policy recommendations to the CHRTO.
• Represents HR Operations in internal and external meetings, task forces, and planning groups to advance HR and institutional goals.
• Provides leadership, guidance, coaching, and performance oversight to assigned HR staff, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in a field related to assigned area (some positions may require higher education); five (5) years of related management work experience in assigned area; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Management and leadership principles;
• Strategic planning principles;
• Public relations principles;
• Budget administration principles;
• Program management principles;
• Marketing principles;
• Negotiation and mediation techniques;
• Grant and/or contract administration principles;
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations;
• Advanced principles of assigned area of responsibility; and
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills in:

• Analyzing and developing policies and procedures;
• Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and implementing recommendations in support of goals;
• Preparing and giving presentations;
• Speaking in public;
• Mediating and resolving conflicts and problems;
• Managing multiple projects and programs simultaneously;
• Writing technical procedures, policies, grants, contracts, and/or other related detailed materials;
• Using a computer and related software applications; and
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with assigned employees, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Ability to:

• Monitor and evaluate employees;
• Prioritize and assign work;
• Interpret and apply applicable laws, rules, and regulations; and
• Analyze, interpret, and understand technical and statistical information.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, and SPHR desired.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time. The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college shall not tolerate such conduct.

Should you experience such behavior, please contact Pamela Smith, the director of EA/EO/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.Please indicated the position you wish to apply for in your request.

The College shall not discriminate against a qualified individual with disabilities because of the disability of such an individual in regard to job application procedures, hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employees compensation, job training or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Except when undue hardship exists, the College shall endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability. If you have questions regarding this policy please contact the Director of EA/EO by phone at (727)341-3261, by mail at PO Box 13489, St Petersburg Fl 33733-3489, or by email at eeo_director @spcollege.edu.

Qualifications listed in a position description are used as a guideline to hiring. Other comparable qualifications of a candidate may be considered by the President in lieu of those suggested in a position description. (BOT rule 6hx23-2.02).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.

Equal Access/Equal Opportunity

The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact the Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.

St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time

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