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Director, HR Partners, Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Cambridge, MA, usFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-12
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Direct strategic human resources consulting services for complex employee relations, organizational design, change management, and talent strategies for a portfolio of academic departments.

Role type

Senior HR Director (Strategic Partner)

Builds

Strategic HR plans, workforce models, and service delivery for FAS departments

Domain

Higher Education / Human Resources

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Strategic HR consulting, organizational design, change management, talent management, workforce planning, team leadership, data analytics, collective bargaining knowledge

Preferred skills

Higher education experience, unionized staff experience, advanced HR certification (SPHR/SHRM-SCP)

Technologies

HRIS applications, Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of HR Partners; translate departmental strategies into HR priorities; oversee recruitment, succession planning, and retention; collaborate with Employee & Labor Relations; use HR metrics to inform strategy and track outcomes.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership