Assistant Director of Service Operations

Department: Central Business Services Office
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular Ongoing
Salary: $65000 - $75000 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA06-Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

September 22 2025; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please include your resume and three professional references with your online application.

The CBSO is committed to finding the best candidate for this role which may be someone with a less traditional background. If youre excited about the position we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every preferred your application tell us what draws you to this opportunity and how your transferable skills and experiences would help you succeed.

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Department Summary

The Central Business Service Offices (CBSO) a shared service office provides service within the Office of the Provost portfolio. The CBSO offers holistic support in the areas of Finance Human Resources Payroll Purchasing Contracting Travel and Accounts Payable.

The mission of the shared services group is to provide consistency through centralized services offering our expertise in processing a wide variety of financial and human resources transactions and functions including acting as a liaison to the Business Affairs Office Purchasing and Contracting Services and University Human Resources and Payroll Administration. We are committed to providing superior customer service collaboration and implementing fair consistent and equitable practices for all our partners to ensure their needs are fulfilled to the highest standard.

The CBSO provides shared services for several organizations within the Office of the Provost portfolio including:

Ballmer Institute for Childrens Behavioral Health
College of Design
School of Journalism & Communication
College of Education
Clark Honors College
Lundquist College of Business

The units supported by CBSO constitute a large business enterprise consisting of more than 3500 employees and a total budget of more than $140 million in budgeted operations funds. There are additional operations funds such as foundation funds research funding designated operations and other non-general funds an estimated $15M before foundation funds. The CBSO works with multiple employee category types funded from various sources such as sponsored gift foundation and research outreach and designated operations funds. The CBSO handles these fund transitions in addition to budgeted operations funds.

Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Service Operations serves as a member of the leadership team within the University of Oregons Central Business Services Office (CBSO) and is responsible for the day-to-day performance strategy and continuous improvement of shared service delivery across human resources payroll and business operations. This role ensures the seamless integration of services through the design oversight and optimization of CBSOs service ticketing system and related workflows.

Focused on driving operational excellence and fostering a culture of accountability transparency and collaboration the Assistant Director acts as both a strategist and practitioner ensuring best practices for highly effective customer service are in place managing escalations analyzing service data and acting as a key liaison between CBSO and campus stakeholders. This role is essential to delivering high-quality support that aligns with the Universitys mission and CBSOs values of equity responsiveness and innovation.

This position reports directly to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Operations College of Design and Central Business Services Office.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree in business administration public administration human resources information systems or related field OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
Three years of progressively responsible experience in administrative operations service delivery or business process management.
Experience supervising or leading teams in a fast-paced service-oriented environment.
Experience managing or administering a service ticketing platform (e.g. Smartsheet ServiceNow Salesforce JIRA Zendesk).

Professional Competencies

Ability to maintain a client-centered approach with responsiveness and adaptability to evolving partner needs.
Understands the systems and structures supporting business and HR operations in a complex institutional setting.
Uses data to diagnose issues make recommendations and measure performance.
Ability to build trust and accountability while supporting staff development and performance.
Comfortable navigating and managing change in a dynamic multi-unit environment.
Ability to balances day-to-day operations with long-term planning and goal setting.
Demonstrates clear inclusive and effective communication across diverse audiences.
Committed to fostering a diverse equitable and respectful work environment for all.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a shared services model within higher education or public sector.
Experience designing and delivering training for service systems or procedures.
Knowledge of University of Oregon systems such as Banner MyTrack Concur or UKG.
Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Agile Six Sigma).
Experience analyzing and reporting data to improve service outcomes.

FLSA Exempt: Yes

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees including health insurance retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits visit our website.

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