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Texas State Technical College · 7 hours ago

Associate Vice Chancellor, Rewards Administration & HR Operations

Breckenridge, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$165K/yr - $165K/yr

15+ years exp

Texas State Technical College is expanding statewide, and our HR organization is growing with it. We are seeking an Associate Vice Chancellor of HR to provide senior leadership for critical areas of Human Resources, ensuring the integrity and quality of compensation, benefits, and workforce operations across a multi-campus institution.

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Responsibilities

Provide senior leadership oversight across Total Rewards (compensation, benefits, executive pay), Performance Management/HR Business Partners/campus HR relations, and Compliance & Workforce Administration (special leaves, investigations, Title IX coordination)

Lead the design, governance, and execution of compensation and benefits programs, including market benchmarking, job architecture, pay structures, and executive compensation

Ensure programs are compliant, financially responsible, and aligned with institutional priorities and workforce strategies

Partner with Finance and Payroll to ensure accurate implementation and strong internal controls

Provide enterprise oversight for annual (and cyclical) performance evaluation processes, calibration, documentation standards, and administrative governance in partnership with HR Business Partners and leadership

Ensure performance documentation is complete, defensible, and consistently managed to support merit processes, development, and institutional credibility

Oversee compliance frameworks related to workforce administration, including leave programs, accommodations, investigations, and Title IX coordination

Ensure employment eligibility and safety-sensitive screening practices, record retention, and audit readiness meet state, federal, and institutional requirements

Serve as functional steward for Workday modules related to compensation, benefits, job architecture, and position management

Establish and oversee HR operations standards for employee lifecycle actions (e.g., employment verifications, salary confirmations, MVRs, documentation of PIPs/coaching/complaints/investigations, leave records)

Implement and govern an HR case-management/CRM capability to track inquiries across channels, providing visibility into volume, trends, response times, and service quality

Provide senior leadership and oversight to Senior Directors and Directors aligned to this role’s scope, strengthening clarity, alignment, accountability, and disciplined execution while respecting functional ownership

Work collaboratively with HR leaders to ensure systems, practices, documentation, and execution standards operate cohesively

Serve as a key HR operational partner to senior leaders and stakeholders; partner closely with the Vice Chancellor & CHRO to strengthen HR’s operational credibility and institutional trust

Support resolution of escalated, high-impact workforce matters in partnership with functional leaders

Prepare executive-ready analyses, workforce summaries, evaluations, and presentations

Continuously evaluate and improve processes to enhance clarity, ease, quality, and service value across HR

Qualification

Compensation ManagementBenefits AdministrationPerformance ManagementCompliance OversightWorkday ProficiencyJob ArchitectureExecutive CompensationPlanningLeadershipCommunicationCritical ThinkingTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is beneficial but not required

Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in compensation, total rewards, and workforce structures, including people leadership experience

Demonstrated evidence-based expertise in job architecture, executive compensation, performance governance, and HR systems (Workday preferred)

Leads enterprise-level communication related to compensation, benefits, and workforce programs with clarity and credibility

Demonstrates deep applied expertise in compensation, benefits, job architecture, and workforce structures; understands regulatory requirements for public-sector and higher-education environments; applies strong business and institutional acumen

Owns outcomes, execution quality, and data integrity; addresses issues promptly and ensures corrective action prevents recurrence

Builds trusted partnerships across HR, Finance, Payroll, and campus leadership; balances empathy with policy adherence and institutional accountability

Leads disciplined planning; ensures consistent statewide execution; establishes validation steps and controls; uses metrics and operating rhythms to strengthen reliability

Applies sound judgment to complex, sensitive matters; weighs equity, cost, precedent, compliance, and institutional impact

Leads with credibility and steadiness; coaches and develops leaders; builds accountability through inspection, feedback, and performance management

Ensures responsible use of institutional resources through strong controls, error prevention, and quality assurance

Champions continuous improvement while maintaining rigor, compliance, and service quality