Senior HR Consultant for Faculty Relations (Hybrid)

Reporting to the Associate HR Director at UM-Flint, this position provides consultation, guidance, and support to faculty, departments, managers, faculty leadership, and campus administration on hiring, onboarding, employment processing, policy interpretation, labor relations, compliance, and HR operations.

Responsibilities

• Consult departments and provide guidance to manage faculty posting-to-hire and onboarding processes.
• Collaborate with the offices of senior leadership to provide HR support for tenure, promotion, Regents processing, and faculty leave processes.
• Lead campus coordinator and assist departments/faculty with Interfolio processes, including search, FAR, and promotion and tenure.
• Manage HR compliance for LEO-related faculty programs and resources.
• Support faculty postings and recruitment processes.
• Provide training and assist search advisory committees with preparation, tools, and interview materials.
• Provide compensation analysis for recruitment and hard-to-fill positions as assigned.
• Help improve recruitment and employment processing workflows.
• Provide HR guidance to departments, managers, and faculty.
• Respond to HR, benefits, payroll, and timekeeping questions related to faculty positions.
• Interpret SPG and collective bargaining agreement questions in consultation with HR leadership.
• Facilitate employee relations matters, classification and compensation reviews, and department reorganizations.
• Facilitate faculty and LEO union processes.
• Participate in and track grievance, disciplinary, and negotiation processes as assigned.
• Serve as a backup I-9 Compliance Officer and provide Notary Public services.
• Collaboratively work to support the HR office staff with HR transactions, payroll-related processing, and applicable benefits processes.
• Approve standard termination workflows, additional pay lines, and department budget earnings.
• Run reports and maintain HR records in university systems.
• Participate in HR projects, committees, and assigned campus initiatives.
• Partner with HR leadership and university experts to improve HR processes.
• Serve as liaison or training lead for assigned systems and processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of HR Generalist experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience providing HR consultation and customer service.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.
• Knowledge of HR practices, employment processes, and policy interpretation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with recruitment, search committees, compensation analysis, or employee/labor relations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suite products.

Benefits

• Generous time off.
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions after 12 months of eligible service with immediate vesting.
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Eligibility for benefits based on your job group, your appointment percentage, and the length of your appointment.
• Tuition support for eligible UM-Flint staff members.
• Dependent tuition support (DTS) for qualified dependents of faculty and staff from all UM campuses.

Pay

$66,900.00 - $83,600.00

Schedule

• Full-Time
• Regular
• Hybrid work mode (at the discretion of the hiring department, reviewed annually).