- President (and the President’s Chief of Staff)
- EVP Direct Reports, particularly Vice President for Finance and Senior Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
- Provost
- Deans
- Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- Vice Provost for Faculty
- Vice Deans for Finance and Administration
- HR Directors in the Schools/Centers
- Advise and collaborate with the members of the senior leadership team on issues related to people and culture with professionalism and managerial courage.
- Support the HR team in modeling client service, performance, and responsiveness.
- Continue to develop the HR team in a client-oriented way to support the ongoing growth in scale and complexity of the broader organization.
- Ensure institutional compliance with HR-related legal and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate with the schools/centers and other groups on campus to standardize best practices and processes related to hiring, developing, promoting, and retaining talent in a highly competitive market.
- Develop HR budget to ensure that resource allocations reflect organizational priorities and empower direct reports to work independently.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, extraordinary talent, and meaningful work, as well as one that is open, trusting, and supportive.
- Serve as the liaison to the Trustee Executive Compensation Committee, preparing the market analysis for the compensation for Deans and Officers.
- Collaborate with critical stakeholders to enhance and create programs that support the well- being of all.
- In partnership with the office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, ensure that all HR activities are conducted to ensure the recruitment, retention, and development of broad and diverse talent.
- Assess internal communications strategies and modify as needed to facilitate the effective sharing of information within the Penn community.
- Enhance and sustain positive labor relations throughout the university. Lead university labor relations, interacting with eight (8) unions representing University staff.
- Ensure that the performance management process encourages staff development and advancement, in part through enhancing the adoption of technology platforms, specifically Workday.
- Lead the Human Resource Advisory Group, a council comprised of central and school/center HR leaders.
- Coordinate with stakeholders across campus to ensure policies, procedures and practices are equitable and fairly applied across all members of the University community.
- Assess HR policies to ensure clarity, relevance, and a progressive workplace culture.
- Support senior level searches and partner with search firms as appropriate; and
- Maintain an awareness of the broader landscape of higher education as needs and practices of the faculty, staff and student body continue to evolve.
- Seeks and analyzes data from a variety of sources to inform and support decisions and to align others with the University's overall strategy.
- Effectively balances the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.
- Prioritizes requests and identifies long-term priorities and quick wins.
- Has a consultative decision-making style that builds rapport and grows credibility and trust.
- Collaborates with senior administration to align resources for optimal productivity; and
- Drives change through a continuous cycle of observing, learning, and improving.
- Possesses broad HR functional skills in all relevant areas, including organizational development, staffing and recruitment, compensation, benefits, training, employee, and labor relations.
- Sets clear and challenging goals and mobilizes others to take shared ownership of implementation – knows how to achieve impact through a diverse and distributed network of partners and stakeholders.
- Manages a highly competent HR team at a senior level in a complex, matrixed organization characterized by a high regard for empowering others, a results orientation, and a highly intellectual workforce; and
- Is tenacious and accountable in driving results.
- Is able to relate to a broad and diverse workforce at all levels.
- Inspirational and visionary leadership style motivates the HR team through mission, vision, authenticity, approachability, and expertise.
- Fosters a healthy and caring work environment for the HR team and across the workforce.
- Possesses the ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate teams, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within teams, and manage performances while being a strong developer of others.
- Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with various constituents, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.
- Possesses well-honed influencing skills that will enable this individual to persuade minds, engage in difficult and deeply personal dialogue with empathy, and handle conflict with grace and humility.
- Works comfortably in a collaborative environment
- Practices servant leadership.
- Effectively negotiates with vendors, including health and welfare insurance brokers and retirement plan investment managers.
- Inspires trust and followership in others through compelling influence, powerful charisma, passion in their beliefs, and active drive; and
- Encourages others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrates and supports the success of the team.
- Acts in a transparent and consistent manner, has high integrity and a reputation for making and owning critical decisions in the best interest of their organization.
- High intellectual acuity, functional expertise, and a willingness to take appropriate risks.
- Empathizes and connects with others naturally – can put themselves in someone else’s shoes and bridge gaps between those with differing experiences.
- Operates with managerial courage, a high EQ, and low ego.
- Communicates the why behind decisions and processes, ensuring that diverse constituencies are engaged effectively and in an ongoing manner.
- Acts with extraordinary diplomacy.
- Leads with humility and curiosity.
- Minimum seven years of experience
- Advanced degree preferred.
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
- Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
- Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
- Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
- Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.
- Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
- Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
- Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
- University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
- Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
- Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
- Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
- Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.