Senior HR Specialist (Hybrid) - Human Resources
Quick Summary
HR Operations, Transactions & Reporting: Serves as the department's primary liaison to the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS),
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
Responsibilities
~2 min readHR Operations, Transactions & Reporting:
- →Serves as the department's primary liaison to the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS), coordinating and tracking visa-related documentation and requests for international faculty, staff, and scholars.
- →Monitors HR service tickets/cases for the unit through to resolution, ensuring timely follow-up and completion.
- →Serves as a first-level approver for HR transactions in Workday, reviewing for accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance before routing for further approval.
- →Audits HR transactions and personnel data on a regular basis to ensure accuracy and compliance with university policy.
- →Runs and distributes recurring HR reports for unit and department leadership.
- →Monitors HR dashboards and metrics for the unit, flagging trends or issues for follow-up.
Collaboration with the HR Centers of Expertise (COE):
- →Works in close collaboration with HR COEs’ to effectively and efficiently utilize the capabilities of the central HR organization.
- →Proactively partners with unit leadership to provide guidance and direction to the department managers regarding HR policies, values, benefits, compensation and applicable employment laws/regulations and policies.
- →Facilitates key HR initiatives that support departmental organizational vision.
Support of the Assigned Unit:
- →Elevates complex Employee Relations matters to the Senior HRBP so they can partner with Employee Relations, providing unit-level context and coordination to support timely resolution. May be asked to assist with departmental investigations on a limited basis.
- →Shares existing manager training resources and communicates management best practice guidance to unit leadership as needed.
- →Supports the performance improvement process, including guidance on documentation and process.
- →Defines and implements quality performance management process and attains successful outcomes demonstrated by a high performing workforce.
- →Assists with the development and implementation of succession planning across the Department.
- →Partners with department and Compensation to provide equity and market evaluations. Updates and evaluates job descriptions. Helps perform job evaluations and maintain overall department organizational structure. Works with Compensation in determining the potential need for creating new job descriptions when existing job descriptions do not meet the department needs.
- →Provides the department with advice and reporting on leaves and leave management and return to work best practices as necessary.
Staffing and Sourcing:
- →Partners with Talent Acquisition to develop and execute sourcing strategies for exempt and non-exempt hiring.
- →Assists with applicant screening and sourcing as necessary.
- →Oversees the on-boarding and off-boarding experience for staff, students, contingent workers, postdoctoral associates/scholars, and contract labor within the unit.
- →Assists with the pre-boarding process for faculty, adjuncts, students and temporary staff.
Job Location/Working Conditions:
- Normal office environment.
Requirements
~1 min read- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Labor Relations, or Human Resources Management.
- Relevant industry-based HR experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or a related field or equivalent years of professional experience.
About the Role
~1 min readFor frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.
If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.
All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.What We Offer
~1 min readPersonal
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Posted
- 9 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 7, 2026
- First seen
- October 11, 2026
- Last seen
- October 16, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 5
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 28%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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