Vice President for People and Culture (Apply via Search Firm)

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Job Summary: *All applicants must apply via the search firm . Please see Application Procedure section.* The Vice President for People and Culture is a cabinet-level executive leader reporting directly to the President and serving as San José State University’s (SJSU) chief executive authority on workforce strategy, personnel governance, labor relations, and employment compliance. The Vice President provides enterprise-wide leadership and strategic direction for all aspects of the University’s people infrastructure, including faculty and staff employment across the full employee lifecycle. The role establishes institutional standards for personnel governance, ensures regulatory and collective bargaining compliance, oversees employment-related risk management, and advances a modern, high-performing, people-centered culture aligned with the University’s mission and strategic priorities. As a member of the President’s executive leadership team, the Vice President advises on the workforce implications of institutional strategy, leads organizational design and institutional change initiatives, and ensures that human capital strategy supports academic excellence, operational effectivenes...