Manager, Talent Lifecycle Management

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Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with customers to develop and enhance product and service offerings and service level agreements.
• Establishes policy, instruction, and clear communication with customers external and internal to ensure efficient delivery of services and products, meeting and/or exceeding Service Level Agreements
• Trouble-shoots and resolves escalated customer business, technical, and access-related issues.
• Responsible for building and maintaining the team by making hiring, firing and disciplinary decisions.
• Trains, coaches, and mentors team members in technical and soft skills needed to succeed on the team.
• Oversees and directs team members who typically access network servers, data base, and communication systems directly to add, remove, modify, and manage users' profiles, passwords, and account information.
• Administer quality assurance program and review team's work to ensure:
  • Compliance with all information security standards and policies.
  • The integrity and security of information systems.
  • High quality delivery of products and services to the customer
• File and maintain documentation for future audits and to meet regulatory compliance requirements.
• Administration of knowledge base program to
  • Standardize knowledge, policy, and procedure.
  • Effectively distribute knowledge internally and externally adhering to data classification policy
  • Support effective initial and ongoing training
• Operates independently and formulates reports of department operations and metrics for consumption by senior leadership.
• Other deskside support, troubleshooting, packing, and shipping duties as required to support the Operations department.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• High degree of integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exhibits professionalism and leadership.
• Good judgement.
• Excellent customer service.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to see the big picture and how department functions and decisions affect the business.
• Excellent prioritization and time management.
• Skilled in appropriate delegation of duties and work.
• Able to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects and issues at a time.
• Skilled and patient in conflict resolution at team, company, and external customer levels.
• Self-motivated, and works well independently as well as with teams and diverse customers.
• Understanding of and compliance with confidentiality, security principles, and information protection.
• Basic to moderate knowledge of Active Directory and server-side operations.
• Proficiency with PowerShell scripting a plus.
• Proficiency with SQL a plus.
• Skilled in the use and administration of the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent knowledge of computers, accessories, peripherals, and office equipment (use, setup, configuration, troubleshooting).
• Knowledge of business administration, communications, general business and general theory behind workforce law and regulations - consults with legal and people departments for guidance.

• Typically provides ongoing coaching and development of team/area members.
• Must be knowledgeable of standards and best practices within scope of work and in a general business scope.

Competencies:

Organizational Impact:

• Executes tasks/assignments with limited oversight or guidance.
• Manages Technical projects within department and with external departments to achieve operational and business targets.
• Finds and limits errors to prevent impact to customer operations, costs, or schedules.

Problem Solving Decision making:

• Responsible for making improvements to processes, systems, and plans within the department and department products, services, and communications intended for external consumers.
• Problems faced are difficult and require detailed information gathering, analysis, and creativity.

Communication and Influence:

• Communicates with contacts inside and outside of the immediate job area to gather, confirm, clarify, and interpret information.
• Responsible for communicating with parties external to the University.
• May work to influence parties within and external to the job area at an operational and business level.

Leadership & Talent Management:

• Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to entry-level professionals and/or support employees within the department.
• Responsible for managing projects and reviewing others' work products.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree OR 3 years of demonstrated experience in effective leadership or management at an enterprise level AND 2 years of vocational/technical education or work experience in job related field (Information Technology, Information Systems, Identity and Access).
• Prior experience with access control governance and technology (onboarding, transfer and offboarding), including maintaining identity & access data in the management system.
• 2 years' experience in a leadership role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or proven equivalent experience in administration.
• Formal education or professional certification in project management, ITIL, service management, security, IAM (Identity and Access Management)
• Ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate effective long-term decision-making.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

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Position & Application Details

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.