Human Resources (HR) Manager (Laurie P)

Job Description

Job Description

Robert Half HR Solutions is partnering with a growing client in the Alpharetta area seeking an HR Manager to serve as the sole HR professional supporting 60+ employees across multiple states, including remote employees.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations & Performance Management

• Serve as the primary HR advisor to employees and leadership.
• Manage employee relations matters, investigations, and conflict resolution.
• Coach managers on performance management, development, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Drive a high-performance culture through effective performance management practices.
• Support succession planning and employee development initiatives.

Talent Acquisition

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for corporate and operational positions.
• Develop sourcing strategies to attract top talent.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Partner with hiring managers on workforce planning and hiring decisions.
• Facilitate interviewing, offer negotiations, and onboarding.

Employee Engagement & Culture

• Lead employee engagement, retention, recognition, and wellness initiatives.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and inclusive workplace culture.
• Conduct employee surveys and develop action plans based on feedback.

Compensation & Benefits

• Administer employee benefits programs and annual open enrollment.
• Serve as the primary liaison with benefit providers.
• Support compensation analysis, salary administration, and incentive programs.

HR Compliance & Operations

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Maintain HR policies, procedures, handbooks, and employee records.
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding, promotions, transfers, and exit interviews.
• Analyze HR metrics and provide recommendations to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Lead HR process improvements and support change management initiatives.

Strategic HR & Organizational Growth

• Partner with leadership on workforce planning and organizational development.
• Support mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, integration planning, employee communications, and workforce transitions.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to leadership on strategic HR initiatives.

Ideal Background

• Strong employee relations and performance management experience.
• Experience supporting multi-state and remote workforces.
• Proven success building and improving HR programs in a growing organization.
• Ability to work independently as the sole HR professional.
• Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including HR Business Partner responsibilities.
• Experience supporting employees across multiple states.
• Strong employee relations and performance management experience.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting and talent acquisition efforts.
• Thorough knowledge of federal and state employment laws and HR compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage all HR functions within a growing organization.
• Excellent communication, influencing, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Previous experience supporting remote employees

Preferred

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification strongly preferred.
• Previous experience supporting a high-growth or rapidly scaling organization.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and organizational integration initiatives.
• Experience developing and implementing HR policies, procedures, and employee engagement programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience utilizing HR metrics to drive business