Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Human Resources, payroll, or related role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with managers, staff, and campus partners
- Demonstrated sound judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting HR policies and procedures
- Experience with improving processes, navigating change, and/or applying systems thinking to work
- Experience utilizing a Human Resource Information System (e.g. Workday, Peoplesoft, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct supervisory experience or equivalent experience leading/managing a team
- Human resources and/or payroll experience in a higher education or similar setting
- Human resources and/or payroll experience at UW-Madison
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required
- How to Apply: For the best experience completing your application, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox as your web browser.
- To apply for this position, select either “I am a current employee” or “I am not a current employee” under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload your application materials.
- Important: The application has only one attachment field. Upload the following documents in that field, either as a single combined file or as multiple files in the same upload area. All listed application materials must be submitted for your application to be considered. Please submit only the materials specified; additional materials will not be reviewed.
- To be considered for this recruitment, you must upload: -Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- -Cover Letter
- The materials should address your experience relating to the qualifications referenced above. Specifically, applicants should describe why they are interested in this position and how their previous experience makes them qualified.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
The application deadline is 11:59pm on 11/8/2026.
Contact Information:
Maria Antezana, maria.antezana@wisc.edu .
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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