Academic HR Specialist

Location: Primarily based at the Stephenville campus, Texas; limited hybrid work may be available with supervisory approval. The usual schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with additional hours possible during peak periods and critical staffing cycles.

Salary: $53,745–$76,321 annual base salary, commensurate with experience and subject to funding availability.

Company

hirify.global is a doctoral national comprehensive university within the Texas A&M University System, with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, RELLIS-Bryan, and Waco, plus an online community.

What you will do

• Coordinate faculty employment actions, adjunct hiring, appointments, compensation transactions, separations, and related Workday processing.
• Train and support administrative personnel and advise managers, department heads, deans, and university leadership on academic staffing and payroll matters.
• Maintain faculty personnel records, audit Workday actions, and ensure compliance with university, Texas A&M System, state, federal, and accreditation requirements.
• Investigate complex staffing and payroll errors and coordinate corrective actions with Payroll, Budget, Faculty Affairs, International Services, and other stakeholders.
• Develop complex staffing reports, audits, procedures, policy documents, workshops, presentations, and communications.
• Evaluate academic staffing processes, identify improvement opportunities, and support specialized HR areas such as classification, compensation, immigration, onboarding, payroll, and recruitment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of related experience.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others while handling confidential faculty employment records and compliance matters.
• Employment is subject to a criminal history investigation and verification of credentials and other required information.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an academic community focused on teaching, research, service, innovation, collaboration, and inclusive growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time and qualifying part-time employees.
• Opportunities to collaborate across Academic Affairs, Human Resources, Payroll, Budget, Faculty Affairs, colleges, departments, and executive leadership.
• Additional HR training and informational meetings are available.
• The university will not pay the $100,000 fee associated with certain new H-1B petitions, and an H-1B filing moratorium may affect the ability to employ candidates requiring sponsorship.

Hiring process

• Submit a completed online application, cover letter or letter of interest, CV or resume, and at least three current professional references with full contact information.
• Applications are reviewed immediately and continue to be accepted until the position is filled.
• All application data must be entered before submission; incomplete applications may be rejected.