Transactions, Classification & Pay, and Disability Manager (Supervisor I)

Job Description and Duties THIS IS A RE-ADVERTISEMENT. IF YOU PREVIOUSLY APPLIED, YOU DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY. Under the general direction of the Personnel Officer (Supervisor II), the Transactions, Classification & Pay, and Disability Manager (Supervisor I) is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Payroll and Benefit Services Unit (PBSU), Classification and Pay Unit (C&P), and Disability Management Unit (DMU). The incumbent supervises and evaluates staff who provide personnel, payroll, classification, pay, benefits, and disability management services. Duties include assigning work, monitoring progress, coordinating training, managing special projects, and ensuring compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and departmental policies. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • Ability to maintain consistent attendance. • Ability to demonstrate punctuality, initiative, and dependability. • Demonstrated ability to exercise a high level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality when handling sensitive and complex personnel matters. • Willingness and ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with staff, management, control agencies, and external partners. • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, respectfully, and diplomatically at all organizational levels. • Ability to interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, and policies with accuracy and sound judgment. • Willingness to take initiative, identify operational improvements, and implement process enhancements. • Ability to provide leadership, coaching, and support to staff with diverse experience levels. • Flexibility and adaptability to changes in workload, priorities, and statewide HR policies or mandates. • Commitment to maintaining accurate and timely work products in compliance with CalHR, SPB, SCO, CalPERS, and departmental standards. • Ability to handle confidential medical, disability, payroll, and personnel information in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • Demonstrated supervisory experience, including planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and supporting staff in a fast-paced Human Resources environment. • Strong knowledge of State HR operations, including personnel transactions, payroll and benefits, classification and pay, disability management, and merit-based hiring processes. • Expert understanding of CalHR, SPB, SCO, CalPERS, and bargaining unit rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines, with the ability to interpret and apply them accurately. • Experience coordinating and overseeing complex HR functions, including appointments, promotions, separations, pay adjustments, alternate range determinations, and out-of-class assignments. • Skill in classification and pay analysis, including allocations, job specification revisions, reorganizations, salary determinations, and special projects. • Experience in disability management, including workers’ compensation, NDI/SDI, FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA accommodation processes, and return-to-work coordination. • Ability to lead and develop staff, including coaching, mentoring, and providing constructive performance feedback.