HR Onboarding Supervisor in Lexington, Kentucky at University of Kentucky

BA

4 yrs

None

The essential job functions of this position requires the ability to communicate and build working relationships with staff, faculty and candidates from various backgrounds; abide by University guidelines; maintain confidentiality; prioritize and manage work effectively; provide exceptional customer service and positively represent the university; ensure work is detailed, accurate and completed in a timely manner; perform work in a sedentary position; interact with individuals from various levels throughout the university and work successfully in a team as well as independently.

Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm (40 hours/week).

The University of Kentucky is seeking a HR Onboarding Supervisor to lead our centralized onboarding function and ensure a seamless, compliant, and welcoming experience for new hires across the university and UK HealthCare. This role provides leadership for onboarding operations from offer acceptance through day-one readiness, overseeing service delivery, workflow governance, compliance requirements, and continuous process improvement in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

The HR Onboarding Supervisor leads a team of onboarding professionals, manages day-to-day operations, and partners closely with Talent Acquisition, PAR Processing, Payroll, HR Operations, hiring managers, and institutional stakeholders to ensure new employees are prepared for success from day one. This position plays a key role in modernizing onboarding processes, driving technology adoption, and maintaining operational excellence across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

The University of Kentucky is transforming the way we support new employees by creating a centralized onboarding model designed to improve consistency, efficiency, compliance, and the employee experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to help build and lead that future-state function while making a lasting impact on how employees begin their careers at UK.

Computers, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), applicant tracking or onboarding systems

Previous experience in human resources, leadership, workload management, escalation resolution, and process improvement

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status or whether the person is a smoker or nonsmoker, as long as the person complies with University regulation concerning smoking.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.