Human Resource Assistant Manager Jobs in Boca Raton, FL

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Reports to: Chief of Staff

Salary Starts at: $81,500

Department Name: Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

The Tax Collector’s Office, led by Abbey Ajayi, is a vital institution in Broward County, committed to fostering community trust through fair, transparent, and efficient tax collection. Our services encompass property tax collection, local business tax, tangible property tax, vehicle and vessel registration renewals, and issuing fishing and hunting licenses. Our mission is centered on integrity, efficiency, and transparency to strengthen public resources and support a prosperous future for all residents. Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL, we play a significant role in contributing to the community's success and well-being.

Join our innovative team where your leadership can influence our company’s success and employee satisfaction. We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your well-being and career development

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Human Resources Manager oversees the human resources and its day-to-day functions, ensuring compliance with employment laws, fostering a collaborative workplace, and supporting the organization's strategic goals. Key responsibilities include compliance with HR laws, policy implementation, recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, performance evaluations, and staff compensation management. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape our workplace environment, enhance employee engagement, and ensure compliance with employment laws. If you are a proactive leader with a passion for people management, we invite you to join our organization and make a meaningful impact.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with organizational goals
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and talent acquisition processes to attract top talent
• Manage employee relations, performance management, and conflict resolution
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies
• Design and administer compensation, benefits, and wellness programs
• Lead initiatives for employee development, training, and engagement
• Maintain HR records and generate reports for management review
• Promote a positive workplace culture

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; HR certification preferred
• Proven experience as an HR Manager or similar role
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with confidentiality and professionalism
• Proficiency in HRIS systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• - Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manages Human Resources activities, as appointed, in one of the following sections: compensation and records, employee benefits, the employee assistance program, HR technology and staffing services.
• Manages and provides overall direction to the appointed section staff.
• Completes special projects and establishes new policies and programs that improve overall efficiency of the human resource functions in the agency.
• Consults with all levels of management regarding human resources policies, procedures and programs specific to area of assignment.
• Performs related work as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, human resources management or closely related field. HR Certification is preferred. (One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.) Requires six (6) years of progressively responsible HR professional experience specifically in the areas of staffing, compensation, organizational development, HR technology, and/or benefits depending upon the area of assignment or closely related experience including four (4) years of supervisory experience or closely related experience.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS:

Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.

Directs Work: Provides direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done. Confirms mutual agreement on accountabilities, fostering strong coordination and minimizing duplicated efforts. Communicates delays or problems early so others can manage their own work schedules effectively.

Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Strengthens alignment and coordination between own work and others', providing well-sequenced activities and exact time frames. Foresees and resolves many potential bottlenecks and delays. Human Resource Manager Job Description Page 2 REV: 03/2025

Optimizes Work Processes: Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Pays close attention to a variety of metrics and benchmarks; determines both major and subtle ways to optimize processes. Swiftly resolves process breakdowns; takes steps to ensure that problems do not recur.

Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Measures and tracks team's and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures. Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Regularly pushes self to achieve outstanding outcomes; consistently establishes bold goals for own performance; is passionate about excellent results and significant contributions. Shows great tenacity to complete goals/initiatives in a timely way.

Builds Effective Teams: Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Holds constructive dialogue with the team regularly; takes multiple perspectives into account when making decisions. Commits to and prioritizes the team's decisions in most situations; conveys team spirit.

Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors’ communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.

Consultation: Creates talent management strategies by using creative business solutions to align with and drive the organization’s strategy, develops vision for critical solutions to organizational HR challenges, uses appropriate analytical tools to provide other leaders with input on strategic decisions.

Communication: Articulates the alignment between HR strategy and organizational strategy, communicates the agency’s mission, vision and values to other stakeholders, negotiates with stakeholders to reach best possible outcome, solicits feedback and buy-in from stakeholders, builds support and inspires confidence through clear communications.

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals, and to communicate orally and in writing.
• Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.