Direct human resources-related activities for NYU Dentistry, including employee relations, recruitment, compensation, and the daily operations. Serves as a highly confidential resource, maintaining the highest levels of care, discretion, sound judgement, credibility and expertise in the field of human resources. Manage employee and labor relations and job performance standards; counsel department heads and employees on preventing and handling workplace issues; support diversity and inclusion practices; mediate disputes; recommend and implement solutions; refer to other offices. Using best practices and a data-driven approach, develop and implement programs to optimally attract, manage, develop, and retain employees. Manage the recruitment process for administrative, clerical, and technical staff; determine job qualifications; assist department heads with implementing affirmative searches with diversity goals in mind. Administer job evaluation process; create new position descriptions and identify descriptions in need of updating; consult with department heads on job changes. Maintain HR service quality and application of university HR policies, employment laws, and procedures. Identify and surface important issues to leadership that can help to improve overall HR in the College and the University.