Website City of Milpitas
Lead an eight person HR team at the Crossroads of Silicon Valley
The City of Milpitas is seeking its next Human Resources Director, and this is a genuine step up opportunity for someone ready to lead a department.
Reporting to the City Manager and serving on the Executive Leadership Team, the Director leads a team of eight and directs recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, benefits administration, workers compensation, training, employee relations, and labor negotiations with the City’s five bargaining units.
The timing is what makes this one worth a serious look. The City has launched Phase 2 of its Tyler Munis ERP implementation for HR and Payroll with a go live date of January 2027. The incoming Director will lead the organization through that transformation from day one, which is the kind of resume-defining project that does not come around often.
Milpitas is looking for a hands on, working director. Someone who builds strong teams and stronger relationships, who is comfortable presenting to the City Council and sitting across the table from labor, and who wants a seat on a collaborative executive team rather than a role that only manages from a distance.
Successful candidates will have at least five years of increasingly responsible experience in public personnel administration, including management or supervisory experience, and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources administration, public administration, political science, business administration, or a closely related field. An advanced degree and professional certification such as IPMA-SCP, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR are highly desirable. A valid California driver’s license is required.
Annual salary is $188,702.54 to $264,184.44 DOQE, with a competitive executive benefits package including CalPERS retirement, City paid medical up to the Kaiser rate at every level with $0 employee cost for Kaiser family coverage in 2026, full family dental and vision at no cost, and a $550 monthly car allowance.
Applications close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026.
View the full recruitment brochure: https://www.milpitas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10661/2026-City-of-Milpitas-HR-Director-Recruitment-Brochure
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