HR Manager
Apply NowCompany: King County, WA
Location: Seattle, WA 98115
Description:
Salary : $131,353.04 - $166,497.76 Annually
Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Special Duty Assignment
Job Number: 2025MT24007
Department: MTD - Metro Transit
Division: Enterprise Employee Services
Opening Date: 03/17/2025
Closing Date: 3/23/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Summary
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT KING COUNTY CAREER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE PASSED THIER INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
Metro Transit is seeking an enthusiastic, engaged, and well-rounded HR Manager II. HR Manager II will be providing leadership and consultation across general functional areas of Human Resources within the department. You will play a pivotal role in the provision of informed and effective HR support within a highly unionized and complex labor relations department with a strong emphasis on equity, inclusion, and belonging throughout the employee lifecycle.
This position will report to the Metro Transit Human Resource Manager III and will work with and support a highly skilled team of human resource service delivery professionals. This is a unique opportunity to draw on your strong leadership and change management skills in a fast-paced, growing department to meet the service excellence goals set by the department. You will use your strong interpersonal skills to build and leverage relationships, lead data-driven programs designed to solve entrenched problems, and facilitate high level of HR support across all divisions of Metro.
King County Metro Transit
Metro's ability to provide movement through the transit system can be life changing. As a mobility agency, we move hundreds of thousands of people in our region every day, helping them get to their destination. We know that mobility connects people to opportunity - and that destination is sometimes more than an actual place. It may be a new job, a better education, a critical medical appointment, or a chance to start over.
Metro has pioneered or refined dozens of ideas that have subsequently been adopted by transit agencies nationwide, and for this and other reasons is recognized as a transit industry leader. We are one of the 10 largest transit systems in the country, providing more than 120 million trips a year on transit while maintaining a fleet of more than 1400 buses, including diesel hybrids, electric trolley buses, and one of the largest fleets of articulated buses in the country. We also operate the largest public van pool fleet in the nation as well as Sound Transit Regional Express buses, Link Light Rail, and the Seattle Streetcar.
We are a leader in technology and eco-conscious practices and continuously develop new and innovative ways to improve the overall transit experience for our customers and the public, through Lean Management and other continuous improvement principles.
This recruitment process will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA) position. This SDA is expected to last 6 months in duration, with the possibility of extension.
Job Duties
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. As a HR Manager II, you will:
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Desired Qualifications:
Supplemental Information
Submit an online employment application online at https://www.kingcounty.gov/jobs, Please attach a Letter of Interest in one page or less, share your vision for how HR can support Metro's mission of providing equitable and innovative transit services. Describe how your leadership experience would help advance this goal across the employee lifecycle. Include in your explanation your approach to navigating challenges, engaging stakeholders, and using measurable results to ensure equitable outcomes.
NOTE:
Please answer ALL questions in the online employment application itself, with each of your jobs during the last 10years listed (listing each position for each employer separately), duties explained, reasons for leaving etc.
Applications that are not complete, or do not include the required materials, may be rejected as incomplete, and not advanced in the process. Applicants who are unable to apply online should follow the instructions under Application Tips and FAQs at:
Who May Apply
This recruitment is open ONLY to current King County employees who are in a Career Service position and have passed their initial probationary period to qualify for this SDA.
Work Schedule
This position is non-exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and overtime eligible. Work hours are comprised of a 40-hour workweek within core hours of workday, normally 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Work Location
The primary location of the position is at the King Street Center offices, 201 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104.
Temporary Telecommuting Requirement
The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of teleworking and working in the office. Employees in this classification will work in the office approximately 1-2 days per week in the future. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Union Membership: This position is not represented by a union.
Class Code: 117201/ Human Resources Manager II
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact: Manal Tirhi, mtirhi@kingcounty.gov
Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State's best employers. Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region, a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
01
Which of the following best describes your education as it relates to this position? Note: any education indicated here must also be included in your application.
02
How many years of experience do you have managing equitable recruitment programs, HR employees and strategy?
03
Please select the human resources functions you have managed (check all that apply).
04
Up to how many HR professionals have you managed in a single setting?
05
If you indicated above that you have this experience, what best describes the type of HR employees you have managed? Select all that apply.
06
MTD - Are you applying to this position as an eligible current or previous King County Employee Priority Placement Program Participant? ANDIs this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? ANDDo you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?
07
MTD - If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided:1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice2. The department you worked in3. The effective date of your layoff
08
I certify that the statements made by me on the application and supplemental questions are, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and correct. I understand that any misrepresentation or material omission of fact on this or any other document required by King County may constitute grounds for rejection, or if employed by King County, for disciplinary measures, including dismissal.
Required Question
Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Special Duty Assignment
Job Number: 2025MT24007
Department: MTD - Metro Transit
Division: Enterprise Employee Services
Opening Date: 03/17/2025
Closing Date: 3/23/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Summary
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT KING COUNTY CAREER SERVICE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE PASSED THIER INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
Metro Transit is seeking an enthusiastic, engaged, and well-rounded HR Manager II. HR Manager II will be providing leadership and consultation across general functional areas of Human Resources within the department. You will play a pivotal role in the provision of informed and effective HR support within a highly unionized and complex labor relations department with a strong emphasis on equity, inclusion, and belonging throughout the employee lifecycle.
This position will report to the Metro Transit Human Resource Manager III and will work with and support a highly skilled team of human resource service delivery professionals. This is a unique opportunity to draw on your strong leadership and change management skills in a fast-paced, growing department to meet the service excellence goals set by the department. You will use your strong interpersonal skills to build and leverage relationships, lead data-driven programs designed to solve entrenched problems, and facilitate high level of HR support across all divisions of Metro.
King County Metro Transit
Metro's ability to provide movement through the transit system can be life changing. As a mobility agency, we move hundreds of thousands of people in our region every day, helping them get to their destination. We know that mobility connects people to opportunity - and that destination is sometimes more than an actual place. It may be a new job, a better education, a critical medical appointment, or a chance to start over.
Metro has pioneered or refined dozens of ideas that have subsequently been adopted by transit agencies nationwide, and for this and other reasons is recognized as a transit industry leader. We are one of the 10 largest transit systems in the country, providing more than 120 million trips a year on transit while maintaining a fleet of more than 1400 buses, including diesel hybrids, electric trolley buses, and one of the largest fleets of articulated buses in the country. We also operate the largest public van pool fleet in the nation as well as Sound Transit Regional Express buses, Link Light Rail, and the Seattle Streetcar.
We are a leader in technology and eco-conscious practices and continuously develop new and innovative ways to improve the overall transit experience for our customers and the public, through Lean Management and other continuous improvement principles.
This recruitment process will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA) position. This SDA is expected to last 6 months in duration, with the possibility of extension.
Job Duties
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. As a HR Manager II, you will:
- Provide direct supervision, leadership, and guidance to Metro Employee Services division HR teams, including:
- Shaping and supporting implementation of systems for areas of HR service delivery as prioritized by the HR Manager III and ES Division Leadership
- Ensuring administration of human resources practices adhere to collective bargaining agreements and applicable federal, state and local employment laws
- Working alongside them in support of the Metro divisions they serve
- Build and lead effective teams by:
- Coaching and mentoring direct reports as well as creating and implementing development plans and goals
- Allocating staff and resources to meet the service delivery demands and workload fluctuations
- Setting high standards for customer focus and timely completion of deliverables
- Setting and continuously reviewing metrics for progress on achieving department, team and individual goals
- Model best practices in leadership by:
- Fostering an environment of continuous learning and development of skills
- Supporting a model of high-quality service delivery and accountability
- Creating a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment for all employees
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
- Five (5) years of progressive and broad functional knowledge in a variety of HR service areas, and a bachelor's degree in human resources, Public Administration or equivalent; or any combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform all the key deliverables and expectations of the position
- A proven track record developing and implementing innovative human resources strategies, best practices and goals
- Demonstrated experience working in a unionized and highly complex labor relations environment
- Experience as a HR consultant providing legally defensible advice on complex HR policies, procedures and practices to applicants, managers, leaders, and other key organizational parties of interest
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong and effective working relationships with employees, colleagues and external interest groups
- A desire to champion equity, racial, and social justice: an understanding that systematic racism and its long-term effects are pervasive in our society and show up in our workforce; comfort with having candid and sincere conversations with employees at all levels about race and equity in the workplace
- Demonstrated experience successfully navigating conflict and facilitating through conflict with others
- Demonstrated ability to manage change in a growing and multi-faceted organization
Desired Qualifications:
- High volume, HR generalist experience in a public sector environment
- Previous work experience as a Human Resources Manager in a public sector environment
- Strong working knowledge and proficiency with PeopleSoft
Supplemental Information
Submit an online employment application online at https://www.kingcounty.gov/jobs, Please attach a Letter of Interest in one page or less, share your vision for how HR can support Metro's mission of providing equitable and innovative transit services. Describe how your leadership experience would help advance this goal across the employee lifecycle. Include in your explanation your approach to navigating challenges, engaging stakeholders, and using measurable results to ensure equitable outcomes.
NOTE:
Please answer ALL questions in the online employment application itself, with each of your jobs during the last 10years listed (listing each position for each employer separately), duties explained, reasons for leaving etc.
Applications that are not complete, or do not include the required materials, may be rejected as incomplete, and not advanced in the process. Applicants who are unable to apply online should follow the instructions under Application Tips and FAQs at:
Who May Apply
This recruitment is open ONLY to current King County employees who are in a Career Service position and have passed their initial probationary period to qualify for this SDA.
Work Schedule
This position is non-exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and overtime eligible. Work hours are comprised of a 40-hour workweek within core hours of workday, normally 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Work Location
The primary location of the position is at the King Street Center offices, 201 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104.
Temporary Telecommuting Requirement
The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of teleworking and working in the office. Employees in this classification will work in the office approximately 1-2 days per week in the future. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Union Membership: This position is not represented by a union.
Class Code: 117201/ Human Resources Manager II
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact: Manal Tirhi, mtirhi@kingcounty.gov
Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State's best employers. Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region, a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what's best for themselves and their eligible dependents
- Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
- Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
- 12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
- Generous vacation and paid sick leave
- Paid parental, family and medical, and volunteer leaves
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness programs
- Onsite activity centers
- Employee Giving Program
- Employee assistance programs
- Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
- Training and career development programs
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
01
Which of the following best describes your education as it relates to this position? Note: any education indicated here must also be included in your application.
- I have an Associate's Degree
- I have a Bachelor's Degree
- I have a Master's Degree or higher
- No degree
02
How many years of experience do you have managing equitable recruitment programs, HR employees and strategy?
- None to less than three years
- Three years to less than five years
- Five years to less than seven years
- Seven years to less than nine years
- Nine years or more
03
Please select the human resources functions you have managed (check all that apply).
- Interpreting and applying employment laws, policies and procedures
- Recruitment, hiring and retention
- Labor relations
- Classification and compensation
- Benefits administration
- EEO/diversity
- Training and presentations
- Safety and worker's compensation
- Collective bargaining
- Employment arbitration or litigation
- Investigation of employee misconduct or employment claims
- Payroll
04
Up to how many HR professionals have you managed in a single setting?
- 0 - 5
- 6 - 10
- 11 - 18
- 19 - 25
- 25+
- I do not have this experience
05
If you indicated above that you have this experience, what best describes the type of HR employees you have managed? Select all that apply.
- Manager
- Supervisor
- Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Analyst
- Generalist
- Associate / Assistant
06
MTD - Are you applying to this position as an eligible current or previous King County Employee Priority Placement Program Participant? ANDIs this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? ANDDo you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?
- Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my Career Service role at King County and I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. Additionally, the position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
- No.
07
MTD - If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided:1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice2. The department you worked in3. The effective date of your layoff
08
I certify that the statements made by me on the application and supplemental questions are, to the best of my knowledge, true, complete and correct. I understand that any misrepresentation or material omission of fact on this or any other document required by King County may constitute grounds for rejection, or if employed by King County, for disciplinary measures, including dismissal.
- Yes
- No
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