Build the kind of workplace students learn from—and professionals stay in

ASI is a workplace unlike most.

You'll support a professional staff and a large student workforce, meaning your work directly shapes both careers and college experiences.

This role is about building a people strategy that works in the real world: complex, regulated, and deeply human.

The role

The CHRO is a senior executive leader responsible for developing and executing ASI's human resources strategy, covering everything from talent and culture to compliance and organizational design.

You'll serve as a strategic advisor to leadership while building a modern, high-functioning HR operation.

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What you'll actually do

• Advise executive leadership on workforce strategy, organizational health, and risk
• Lead HR strategy across recruitment, onboarding, performance, compensation, and retention
• Oversee HR operations, compliance, and policy governance in a CSU auxiliary environment
• Design and implement leadership development and employee growth programs
• Guide organizational design, workforce planning, and change management efforts
• Build and lead a high-performing HR team
• Oversee HR systems (HRIS, recruiting platforms, performance systems) and data analytics
• Ensure effective management of employee relations, investigations, and compliance issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in higher education, nonprofit, or auxiliary organizations
• HR certifications (SPHR, SHRM-SCP)
• Experience supporting large, diverse, and early-career workforces

Who this role is for

• You can balance strategy with execution
• You understand student employees require a different, developmental approach
• You're comfortable leading through ambiguity, growth, and change

Anticipated Hiring Salary: $128,707 - $176,972.50

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About California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Fullerton is a major regional university in a vital, flourishing area that includes Orange County, metropolitan Los Angeles and the expanding Inland Empire. The beautiful, 236-acre campus is set in Fullerton in north Orange County, about 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles and about 21 miles from nearby beaches. Cal State Fullerton has more than 37,000 students and approximately 1,800 full and part-time faculty members. The University offers 107 degree programs in eight colleges. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, CSUF is fourth in the nation for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to minority students and first in California for the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics.The University is one of the 23 campuses in the California State University System. Since the campus opened, CSUF has awarded degrees to more than 215,000 graduates. Many are leaders in business, government, education, and the arts.

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