Salary
💰 $75,000 - $95,000 per year
About the role
- The HR Manager plays a key role in shaping the employee experience and supporting the company’s continued growth.
- Overseeing HR operations, ensuring compliance with employment laws, and managing programs that attract, retain, and develop talent.
- Balance strategic planning with hands-on execution, working closely with leadership and employees to foster a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees, providing guidance on recruitment, performance management, employee relations, benefits administration, and professional development.
- Manage full cycle recruiting for all positions, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and offer process.
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline through proactive sourcing, networking, and employer branding efforts.
- Represent the company at job fairs, networking events, and other recruiting venues to promote career opportunities and strengthen community presence.
- Ensure job descriptions and postings reflect company values, culture, and role expectations.
- Oversee a consistent, structured onboarding process that integrates new hires into the team, aligns them with our culture, and sets them up for success in their first 90 days.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for HR policies, benefits, and workplace concerns.
- Support a positive workplace culture that reinforces core values and the brand promise.
- Partner with managers to resolve employee relations issues in a fair, timely, and consistent manner.
- Participate actively in the company’s activity team to help coordinate and support employee events and engagement activities.
- Administer health and voluntary benefits; manage annual renewals with our benefit partner.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and internal policies.
- Oversee HR policies and procedures, updating as necessary to remain compliant and relevant.
- Maintain accurate, confidential HR records.
- Support managers with coaching frameworks, feedback cadence, and corrective-action processes.
- Partner with the Talent Development Director to align career development initiatives with business needs.
- Contribute HR insights to workforce planning and organizational design.
- Administer and maintain ADP Workforce Now as the company’s HRIS.
- Develop and maintain HR metrics and reports to keep leadership informed.
- Improve HR processes for efficiency, clarity, and consistency.
- Manage Employee Recognition Program and oversee Internship Program including college relationships, recruitment, selection, onboarding, intern project assignments, monitoring, feedback, and annual evaluation.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of progressive HR generalist or HR manager experience in a corporate, professional services, or technology environment.
- Must have demonstrated responsibility for full-cycle HR functions (recruiting, onboarding, benefits, compliance, employee relations, and performance management).
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEOC, and Illinois-specific requirements.
- Proficiency in ADP Workforce Now for HRIS administration, reporting, and compliance tracking preferred; familiarity with applicant tracking systems and HR reporting tools.
- Excellent communication, listening, and relationship-building skills; proven ability to work with all levels of the organization with professionalism and discretion.
- Strong judgment, analytical thinking, and decision-making skills with the ability to resolve issues quickly, fairly, and in alignment with company values.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong presentation skills.
- Experience working closely with leadership teams to implement HR strategies, support organizational goals, and foster a positive, high-performance culture.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; professional certifications such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR.