VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES

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Position Information

Posting Number SRGV9053 Working Title VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES Number of Vacancies 1 Location Rio Grande Valley, Texas Department Human Resources FTE 1 FLSA Exempt Scope of Job

Reports directly to the Executive Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer and serves as the University's senior human resources executive and chief strategic advisor on human capital matters. Responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide human capital strategies that support the University's academic mission, research enterprise, and expanding academic healthcare system. Provides executive leadership for workforce planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, compensation strategy, employee relations, and HR operations while partnering with executive leadership to build a high-performing, service-oriented culture.

Description of Duties

• Serves as the University's senior human resources executive and principal advisor to the Executive Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer on all human capital matters.
• Develops and implements an integrated enterprise human capital strategy aligned with the University's strategic priorities and long-range financial plan.
• Leads workforce planning initiatives supporting academic programs, research growth, and the University's expanding academic healthcare enterprise.
• Develops innovative recruitment and retention strategies for faculty, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, allied health professionals, researchers, executive leaders, and staff.
• Partners with Health Affairs leadership to develop workforce strategies supporting academic medicine, podiatric medicine, optometry, graduate medical education, faculty practice operations, ambulatory services, and future hospital operations.
• Directs executive succession planning, leadership development, mentoring, and organizational development initiatives across the enterprise.
• Oversees compensation, classification, benefits, executive compensation administration, HR policy, and total rewards strategies while ensuring fiscal stewardship.
• Collaborates with Finance on labor forecasting, workforce analytics, productivity initiatives, and long-range staffing models.
• Leads HR technology modernization and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with employment laws, UT System policies, accreditation standards, and healthcare workforce regulations.
• Represents the University with UT System, healthcare partners, governmental agencies, and external organizations on human capital matters.
• Partners with executive leadership to assess organizational structure, span of control, operating models, and workforce alignment to ensure the University's organizational design supports strategic priorities, operational excellence, financial sustainability, and organizational agility.
• Leads executive talent management, including executive recruitment, succession planning, executive onboarding, leadership assessment, and executive development to strengthen institutional leadership capacity.
• Provides executive leadership for institutional change initiatives by developing workforce strategies that support organizational transformation, cultural alignment, and successful implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Leads and develops a high-performing Human Resources leadership team that provides strategic consultation and trusted advisory services to executive leadership, academic units, administrative divisions, and the University's academic healthcare enterprise.
• Serves as a trusted executive advisor on complex human capital matters affecting faculty, physicians, clinical professionals, researchers, and staff throughout the employment lifecycle, including executive recruitment, succession planning, compensation strategy, organizational design, performance management, leadership development, and workforce planning.
• Serves as the University's principal executive advisor on human capital strategy and organizational effectiveness, providing counsel to the Executive Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer, the President, and the executive leadership team on matters affecting institutional performance, executive leadership, workforce strategy, and organizational transformation.
• Participates as a member of executive committees and institutional leadership groups as assigned, including the President's bi-semester executive leadership meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

General supervision from the Executive Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, Healthcare Administration, or a related field from an accredited institution.

Preferred Education

N/A

Licenses/Certifications

As required by position.

Required Experience

Ten (10) years of progressively responsible executive leadership experience in human resources, organizational development, talent management, or workforce strategy.

Preferred Experience

Experience in a complex academic healthcare environment, including an academic medical center, teaching hospital, integrated healthcare system, physician practice, or ambulatory care network. Demonstrated experience leading talent acquisition, workforce planning, and leadership development initiatives for clinical and healthcare professionals.

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to perform all required duties. Office environment with travel throughout the Rio Grande Valley and occasional evening and weekend work. UTRGV is a distributed institution requiring presence at multiple campus and clinical locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Other

Exceptional executive leadership, communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills. Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation, build high-performing teams, influence executive decision-making, and support both higher education and academic healthcare operations through strategic human capital leadership.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment Category Full-Time Minimum Salary Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience Position Available Date 09/01/2026 Grant Funded Position No If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date

Posting Detail Information

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth

Social Security Number

Gender

Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .

Quick Link https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/51796

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions?

• Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions

• Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions

• No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions

• Are you a current UTRGV employee?

• Yes

• No

• Please select your highest level of completed education.

• 6th grade education

• 10th grade education

• High School Diploma or GED

• Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited university

• Masters Degree from an accredited university

• Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university

• None of the above

• Please provide the field of study for your education:

(Open Ended Question)

• Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position?

• Yes

• No

• Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for:

• Less than 1 year

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

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• 8 years

• 9 years

• 10 years

• Over 10 years

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Reference Letter 1
• Reference Letter 2
• Reference Letter 3
• Certifications and Licenses
• Other Document
• List of 3 References
• Unofficial Transcripts 2
• Unofficial Transcripts 3
• Letter of Interest
• Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
• Additional Document