5 jobs found in Boston, MA

SUMMARY: The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) educates design, research, and scholarship leaders to make a resilient, just, and beautiful world. The GSD offers degree programs across a range of design disciplines—architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, design engineering, and real estate—as well as advanced research programs that cut across these disciplines and a robust public program of lectures, exhibitions, and publications. The immense variety of people, programs, and ideas at the School sustains a vibrant and rich environment for learning, inquiry, and collaboration, unlike any other design school. For more information about Harvard GSD see:  https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/ .  Reporting to the Controller, the Financial Associate II performs a diverse array of payroll, accounting, and financial support duties, and works closely with staff members throughout the GSD, serving as an information resource and key liaison for financial inquiries....

Harvard University seeks an accomplished, strategic, and deeply collaborative human resources executive to serve as its next Vice President for Human Resources (VPHR). This is a pivotal opportunity for a mission-driven leader to help one of the world’s most influential universities meet the current moment, advance a future-focused people strategy, strengthen workplace culture and service, and build the organizational resilience and capacity required for Harvard to thrive in its next chapter. Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the world’s most prominent centers of teaching, research, and discovery. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with campuses in Allston and Boston’s Longwood Medical Area and additional locations around the country and around the world, Harvard has evolved from a small colonial college into a globally recognized research university comprising Harvard College, 12 graduate and...

The Director of Employee Development and Engagement is a key strategic partner in strengthening the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) culture as part of ‘Investing in Our Strong Foundation,’ the School’s newly announced 10-year strategic initiative that supports our commitment to invest in the people that power our work  (HKS 2036).  This role designs, leads, and continuously improves HR programs and initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, support professional growth, and foster a positive workplace culture where employees can thrive and be their very best. The Director helps to set the vision, strategy, and execution for professional development, performance management, recognition, engagement, onboarding, and community events, with the goal of aligning these activities with school priorities and our commitment to invest in our people.  Our successful candidate will have A strong understanding of, and experience in HR best practices across engagement, training and...

Reporting to the Associate Director, HR Systems, the Lead Analyst serves as one of the functional leads for a portfolio of university-wide HR systems, which may include Harvard's Learning Management System (LMS) environment, PeopleSoft Payroll, and related HR applications.  The Lead Analyst partners with stakeholders across Harvard to lead projects, analyze business needs, drive system enhancements, and ensure applications effectively support HR initiatives and operations. This role provides functional leadership for complex projects, mentors other analysts, and serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Lead requirements gathering, business process analysis, testing, implementation, and change management activities.  Coordinate system integrations and business processes across HR applications, as well as other Harvard systems, third-party vendors and IT teams.  Provide guidance, mentorship, and work...

The Associate Director, Payroll Operations and Shared Services reports to the Director of Tax, Payroll, and Policy and leads central payroll processing, payroll operations compliance, and consistent payroll service delivery across central and shared services environments. The role serves as the University’s senior payroll operations and compliance subject matter expert, supporting accurate, timely, controlled, and policy-compliant payroll across schools and units.  This position manages the central payroll processing and customer service teams and establishes the standards, controls, escalation paths, training, and performance measures needed to support consistent payroll service delivery across central and emerging shared services environments. As the shared services model evolves, the role is expected to assume expanded direct management and/or functional oversight responsibilities for payroll shared services.  The role partners with Human Resources, school and unit finance...