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CMS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR (SPSA, Opt. 1)
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Department of Central Management Services
Springfield, IL (In Person)
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at Department of Central Management Services in Springfield, Illinois, United States Job Description Position Summary Are you a strategic Human Resources leader who thrives in complex environments, builds strong teams, and delivers exceptional service to employees and managers? The Illinois Department of Central Management Services ( CMS ) is seeking a Human Resources Director to lead all HR functions for an agency of more than 800 employees. This senior leader will oversee a team of approximately 15 HR professionals across recruiting, classifications, hiring, transactions, benefits, employee experience, timekeeping, and workforce support to ensure highâ€'quality, timely, and serviceâ€'oriented support to employees, managers, and executives. This role offers a unique opportunity to strengthen HR operations, modernize processes, and shape the employee experience across the agency. You will lead and develop the HR team, manage HR operations and compliance, partner with leadership to provide clear and practical HR guidance, enhance the employee experience, ensure highâ€'quality service delivery, and support talent acquisition, retention, and workforce planning efforts. If you are a proven HR leader with experience in large, matrixed, or highly regulated environmentsâ€"someone who offers solutionsâ€'oriented guidance, drives process improvements, and is committed to inclusion, partnership, and public serviceâ€"this role is for you. Join CMS and help shape a responsive, supportive, and missionâ€'driven HR organization. Your expertise can move public service forward. Position Essential Functions Subject to management approval of the Chief Strategy Officer, serves as the Director of Central Management Services ( CMS ) Human Resources (HR), overseeing all CMS human resources functions (i.e. internal personnel). Performs special projects on various personnel issues for the Chief Strategy Officer, frequently of a highly sensitive and confidential nature. Develops strategic planning and evaluation criteria related to HR operations and executes the development and management of performance metrics related to HR operations. Serves as full line supervisor. Confers with the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) to administer the many automated aspects of State HR processes. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above. Minimum Qualifications Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college including coursework in business management, human resources, or a related field. Requires experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative Human Resources experience in a public or business organization. Preferred Qualifications Prefers five (5) years of professional Human Resources Management experience, demonstrating increased leadership responsibilities over time. Prefers seven (7) years of professional Human Resources experience. Prefers two (2) years of professional experience in developing and implementing a successful recruitment program. Prefers two (2) years of professional experience utilizing a Human Capital Management ( HCM ) software system or equivalent. Prefers two (2) years of professional experience developing training programs, plans, or curricula. Prefers two (2) years of professional experience with Union workforces and implementing Collective Bargaining Agreements. Prefers professional experience leading Organizational Change Management such as Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001, Malcolm Baldrige, or Total Quality Management. Prefers professional membership and/or involvement with a human resources professional organization such as PHR (Professional in Human Resources), SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources), SHRM -CP (Society for Human Resource Management-Certified Professional), or