DIRECTOR - TALENT MANAGEMENT

Leads the districts end-to-end talent strategy to attract, select, and onboard exceptional, diverse talent across all schools and central office departments. Partners with principals, union leaders, and department heads to forecast needs, build sustainable talent pipelines and deliver a candidate-centric, equity-minded hiring process. The Director owns recruitment marketing and employer branding, ensures licensure and compliance integrity, and drives results through clear metrics (time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, yield, diversity representation, retention). By integrating strategic workforce planning with high-quality operations, the Director strengthens staffing stability and advances student outcomes.

Salary: $118,655 - 171,413

Applications for the following position are being accepted by the Office of Human Resources through Monday, October 6, 2025.

A current resume must be attached to the completed application. Additionally, ALL candidates must attach transcripts confirming the required degrees (unofficial transcripts can be submitted prior to interviews, however official transcripts will be required upon hire).

If you are unable to electronically attach these documents, you must notify human resources at lamothkp@milwaukee.k12.wi.us that you are sending hard copies.

If you are selected for the next stage of the interview process, you will be contacted via email to submit electronic professional references. Identified references will receive an online reference check to complete.

No applications or application materials will be accepted after the deadline date.

Appointment is subject to a criminal background check, a drug/alcohol test and credential verification.

• A masters degree in education or a related field preferred; a bachelors degree in Human Resources, Education, Public Administration, Business, or related field required.
• Additional certifications or endorsements preferred.
• At least two years of previous administrative experience is required.
• Experience working in organizational development, executive coaching, performance management or related field is desired.

• Builds a 13-year talent acquisition strategy aligned to the academic calendar, enrollment trends, and school improvement goals.
• Partners with Finance/HR/Academics to translate staffing plans into recruiting targets by role, campus, and timeline.
• Leads critical-need strategies for hard-to-staff sites.

• Stands up pipeline programs (residency, student-teaching to hire, para-to-teacher, career-switchers, substitute conversion).
• Develops higher-ed, alternative certification, and community partnerships; negotiates MOUs as needed and oversees hiring events.
• Oversees recruitment marketing, social media campaigns, and district employer brand.

• Defines role-specific, job-aligned selection rubrics and structured interview guides to increase validity and reduce bias.
• Standardizes requisition approval, posting, screening, interviewing, demo lessons, reference checks, and offer processes.
• Coordinates with principals on interview slates and decision timelines to meet hiring windows.

• Embeds equity principles throughout sourcing and selection; monitors adverse impact; implements mitigations.
• Expand outreach to underrepresented communities and affinity organizations; tracks representation goals.

• Owns dashboards for time-to-fill, offer-acceptance, candidate yield by stage, first-year retention, hiring diversity, hiring manager satisfaction.
• Runs weekly pipeline reviews and seasonal post-mortems; adjusts tactics based on data.
• Establishes SLAs with schools/departments; publishes a recruiting calendar and service standards.

• Serves as product owner for the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and talent systems.
• Drives requisition templates, integrations (HRIS/payroll, job boards), automated communications, and compliance reporting.

• Maintains consistent documentation for hiring decisions and eligibility determinations.
• Coordinates with Legal/Employee Relations on sensitive or escalated matters.

• Trains and coaches principals and hiring teams on fair, lawful, and effective selection practices.
• Represents the district at job fairs, university events, and community partner meetings.
• Provides clear, timely communication to candidates to deliver an excellent candidate experience.

• Hires, develops, and performance-manages a high-performing recruiting team; establishes career ladders and goals.
• Manages the TM budget and evaluate vendor ROI.

• Partners with HR Operations and Talent Management to ensure a seamless handoff from offer to Day 1 (contracts, credentials, new-hire orientation, induction, and early-career support).
• Actively supports the MPS Strategic Plan.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

The Milwaukee Public Schools does not discriminate in its programs, activities, facilities, employment, or educational opportunities on the basis of a person's sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations requested by qualified individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008.

In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, every applicant for a position with Milwaukee Public Schools will be subject to the open records law. Any applicant not wishing to have his/her identity released, must submit a written statement to that effect to the Office of Human Resources. The identities of all "final candidates" may be released. Milwaukee Public Schools reserves the right to interview the best qualified candidates.