Salary : $175,000.00 - $225,000.00 Annually
Location : Boulder County, CO
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 6494(PE2)
Department: Human Resources
Opening Date: 08/14/2025
Closing Date: 9/4/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt

Description
Director of Human Resources

County of Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, CO

Annual Salary: $175,000 - $225,000 DOE/DOQ
Boulder County, Colorado is seeking an innovative, collaborative, and equity-driven leader to serve as its next Director of Human Resources. Leading a high-performing HR team, the Director contributes to a progressive, nationally recognized organization rooted in values of inclusion, engagement, service and innovation. Managing a $36.7 million budget, three direct reports and 30 indirect staff, the Director provides guidance and operational leadership for all HR functions. They drive key initiatives including a family-friend workplace culture focused on employee wellbeing, navigating newly recognized unions and collective bargaining agreements, enhancing HR systems and operations, and strengthening workforce and leadership capacity in a dynamic environment. This is an exceptional opportunity for a collaborative HR professional with strong emotional intelligence, resilience, and a high degree of racial consciousness to advance Boulder County's progressive values and support its diverse, dedicated workforce. Apply today if you want to be a part of an innovative, culture focused organization, while advancing human resources, organizational development, and workforce equity!
View the full recruitment brochure here: https://indd.adobe.com/view/4f5e7a8f-39de-4acf-8b4e-ab68ac10737b
Salary and Benefits: This position will receive an annual salary of $175,000 - $225,000 DOE/DOQ.

PLUS an exceptional benefits package and a collaborative, inclusive, and family-friendly work environment.

HOW TO APPLY: For first consideration, apply by September 4 at
SECURE THE DATES:

Round one interviews will be held virtually on October 6. Finalists will move forward to round two in-person interviews on October 20. Please be advised that under Colorado law, names and qualifications of finalist candidates must be made public upon request.
QUESTIONS?

Please contact your recruiters, Wendi Brown or Levi Kuhlman, with any inquiries:

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• 541-664-0376 (Direct)
• 866-929-9227 (Toll Free)

As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits. For all FTE and Term employees, we provide:

• Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found
• Additional Benefits can be found
  • Including:
    • Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
    • 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
    • Breast feeding friendly-work environment
    • Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
    • Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
    • Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • PERA 401k
    • Social Security retirement plans
    • Additional Life and Disability Insurance
    • Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
    • County-paid tuition assistance
    • Eligible for PSLF-
    • Free EcoPass
    • Hospital Indemnity
    • ID Theft Protection
    • Pet Insurance
    • 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave
• Generous paid time off
  • Holidays
    • New Year's Day January 1
    • Martin Luther King's Birthday January
    • Presidents' Day February
    • Memorial Day May
    • Juneteenth June 19
    • Independence Day July 4
    • Labor Day September
    • Indigenous People's Day
    • General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
    • Veterans' Day November 11
    • Thanksgiving Day November
    • Friday after Thanksgiving*
    • Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
    • Christmas Day December 25
    • New Year's Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
  • Vacation**
    • 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
    • Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
  • Medical**
    • Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.
• PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA
  • Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
  • Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 14.76%

*The District Attorney's Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
**Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.