HR Manager - Administrative Regional Team

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Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

HR Manager

Job Summary:

The College of Letters & Science seeks an HR Manager to support the L&S Administrative Regional Team (ART) 2. As the HR Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by leading a dedicated team that supports the HR needs of our diverse community of students, faculty, and staff.  Reporting to the L&S HR Director, you will lead a team of HR professionals responsible for delivering day-to-day HR, payroll, and benefits services to assigned units within ART 2.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Team Leadership: Promote collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and a strong sense of community and belonging within the HR Administrative Regional Team.

• Team Management: Provide HR expertise and oversee workload management to ensure the team effectively meets the needs of assigned units and employees.

• Collaborative Partnerships: Serve as a trusted point of contact and partner for department administrators, fostering productive and collaborative relationships across assigned units.  Collaborate closely with L&S teams and campus partners to advance organizational priorities and deliver coordinated, customer-focused support.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements, enhanced system utilization, and service excellence, ensuring compliance and responsiveness in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Who We're Looking For: 

We’re seeking candidates who bring a positive, proactive, and collaborative approach to problem-solving, and who thrive in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will:

• Exhibit sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting policies and procedures.

• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with care.

• Embrace change with a resilient mindset and drive continuous improvement.

Following an initial onboarding period, this position will have remote work flexibility up to 2 days per week and will work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Identifies, designs, implements, and monitors Human Resources and staff training programs consistent with strategic objectives and initiatives

• Monitors programs and practices to ensure compliance with human resources laws, regulations, and institutional policies

• Directs and manages unit operational functions and/or staff

• Serves as subject matter expert to support unit managers' alignment of business needs and human resources strategy

• Identifies, proposes, implements, and interprets employment policies and practices for stakeholders, and provides recommendations for changes

Department:

College of Letters & Science, Administration – Human Resources

The College of Letters and Science (L&S) is the heart of UW-Madison and home to a tremendous breadth and depth of departments and degree-granting programs in the humanities; natural, physical, and mathematical sciences; and social sciences.   

Compensation:

The expected salary range for this position is $80,000 up to $106,000 for highly experienced candidates. Actual pay within this range will depend on experience and qualifications.  

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Please review the summary of benefits for more information. 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Human Resources, payroll, or related role

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with managers, staff, and campus partners

• Demonstrated sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting HR policies and procedures

• Experience with improving processes, navigating change, and/or applying systems thinking to work

• Experience utilizing a Human Resource Information System (e.g. Workday, Peoplesoft, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct supervisory experience or equivalent experience leading/managing a team

• Human resources and/or payroll experience in a higher education or similar setting

• Human resources and/or payroll experience at UW-Madison

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required

How to Apply:

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To be considered for this recruitment, you must upload:  

-Resume/Curriculum Vitae 

-Cover Letter 

The materials should address your experience relating to the qualifications referenced above. Specifically, applicants should describe why they are interested in this position and how their previous experience makes them qualified. 

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. 

The application deadline is 11:59pm on 11/8/2026.

Contact Information:

Maria Antezana, [email protected]. 

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Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.

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