Welcome to One of Central Iowa’s Leading Employers

The Office of Talent & Personnel supports the district’s nearly 5,000 employees. This includes the recruitment and retention of employees in several different employment categories, including teachers, administrators, support staff, bus drivers, and more. As a major employer, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is always looking for talented and committed employees.

As the largest provider of public education in Iowa and one of the state’s major employers, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ recently made an organizational change to provide better support and develop opportunities for its 5,000 employees. The school district merged the Human Resources and Talent Support offices to form a new department to enhance the learning, thriving and belonging of current and future employees. 

The Office of Talent & Personnel combines traditional human resource services with an enhanced focus on professional development, coaching and transformational leadership. One benefit of this change will be to support the growth of in-house talent and more diverse leadership to represent and serve the school district’s diverse student body. 

If you have questions or inquires, send an email to the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Office of Talent & Personnel at dmps.talentpersonnel@dmschools.org.

If you are a new employee, please check this for important resource documents.

NOTE: Employee Benefits and Payroll are now a part of the Office of Business & Finance; please click here to visit their web page.

Please be sure to visit Jobs@ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Â for a list of open positions.

Chief Talent & Personnel Officer

Susan Tallman
Address: 2100 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321

Director of Personnel

Sheila Mason
Address: 2100 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA

Director of Talent Support

Peter LeBlanc
Address: 2100 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321