HR Manager

Company Description: Riverside is a real estate firm known for its strong track record in development, investment, leasing, and management of high-quality properties. The organization focuses on identifying and delivering exceptional real estate opportunities that create long-term value for stakeholders. Team members work in a professional, performance-driven environment that emphasizes expertise, integrity, and collaboration.

Role Description: The Human Resources Manager is responsible for HR operations and serves as a trusted resource to employees, managers, and company leadership. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor position serving as Riverside’s primary HR representative. The HR Manager will independently manage day-to-day HR operations while partnering with company leadership, Finance, outside counsel, and benefit and payroll vendors. This is a full-time, in-office position.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruiting and Employee Onboarding

• Partner with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, and manage recruiting for corporate, accounting, construction, property management and building maintenance roles.
• Manage job postings, applicant screening, interviews, candidate communications and offers; coordinate required background checks.
• Lead onboarding, orientation, and new hire check-ins to support a positive employee experience.

Employee Relations and Performance Management

• Serve as the primary HR contact for employee questions and workplace concerns; handle sensitive matters with discretion, consistency and professionalism.
• Conduct and document workplace investigations; coordinate with leadership and outside counsel when appropriate.
• Manage employee separations, exit interviews and related documentation and communications.

Benefits, Payroll, and HR Administration

• Assist with the administration of employee benefit programs, including insurance, retirement, leave and PTO; manage enrollment changes and annual open enrollment.
• Work with brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators to resolve employee issues, reconcile benefit information , and coordinate required notices and reporting.
• Assist Finance with biweekly payroll processing by providing employee changes, verifying deductions, benefit payments, and reimbursements, and reviewing payroll information for accuracy.

Compliance, Policies, and HR Planning

• Maintain and communicate the employee handbook and HR policies; support consistent application across departments and locations.
• Provide leadership with meaningful updates on recruiting, headcount, turnover, and other HR priorities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR generalist experience AND experience as a one-person HR department, supporting a small, growing company.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR certification strongly preferred.
• Practical experience in recruiting, employee relations, benefits administration, payroll and employment compliance; knowledge of Texas employment law.
• Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and sound judgment; ability to manage competing deadlines and protect confidential information.
• Strong administrative skills, works independently, and comfortable completing the detailed work required to keep HR operations running smoothly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Excel.