Position Overview
We are seeking a strong, energetic, and hands-on HR leader to take ownership of the organization’s Human Resources function as the company continues to grow rapidly through organic expansion and ongoing acquisitions.
This is initially a 70% Talent Acquisition / 30% HR Generalist role. The ideal candidate will have started their career in high-volume recruiting and progressed into broader HR leadership, with hands-on experience in employee relations, investigations, benefits, compliance, onboarding, HR systems, and process improvement.
The Corporate Director of Human Resources will become the organization’s go-to HR leader , taking significant HR responsibilities off the leadership team and building a scalable HR function to support continued growth.
As the organization expands, the position will evolve toward a broader HR leadership role, with a Talent Acquisition professional eventually reporting to this position .
Key Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition — 70%
- Own the full-cycle recruiting process across the organization.
- Recruit high-volume hourly field employees as well as salaried, professional, and leadership positions.
- Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines in a high-turnover and seasonal environment.
- Partner closely with Operations leadership to understand workforce requirements and hiring priorities.
- Develop creative sourcing strategies using job boards, employee referrals, social media, community partnerships, trade schools, recruiting events, and other channels.
- Improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, and overall hiring efficiency.
- Manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously while effectively prioritizing competing demands.
- Establish and strengthen the organization’s recruiting infrastructure, processes, and best practices.
- Monitor recruiting metrics and identify opportunities to improve time-to-fill, quality of hire, and retention.
HR Generalist — 30%
- Serve as the primary HR resource for employees and managers.
- Lead employee relations activities, including coaching, performance management, corrective action, conflict resolution, and investigations.
- Provide guidance regarding employment regulations, HR policies, and compliance requirements.
- Support benefits administration and respond to employee benefits and HR-related questions.
- Oversee onboarding and ensure a positive employee experience from offer through integration.
- Assist with developing and maintaining HR policies, procedures, compensation programs, retention initiatives, and employee engagement programs.
- Maintain HR and payroll data integrity and reporting.
- Partner with leadership to identify and address turnover and retention challenges.
- Provide practical HR guidance to managers and leadership across the organization.
Acquisitions & Organizational Growth
- Support the HR integration of companies acquired as part of the organization’s ongoing growth strategy.
- Assist with onboarding acquired employees and integrating them into the organization.
- Help standardize HR policies, processes, benefits, systems, and employee practices across acquired companies.
- Manage multiple integration priorities and adapt quickly as organizational needs change.
- Identify HR gaps during acquisitions and help develop solutions to support a smooth transition.
- Build HR infrastructure capable of supporting continued organizational expansion.
HR Systems & Process Improvement
- Help lead the transition to Paylocity .
- Clean up and maintain accurate employee records and HR data.
- Help resolve integration and data issues between QuickBooks, HR/payroll, benefits, and HR systems .
- Improve existing HR processes and introduce greater structure and consistency across the organization.
- Develop scalable HR systems, policies, and processes that can support future growth.
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline administrative HR processes.
- Support HR technology implementation, system configuration, and ongoing optimization.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive HR experience .
- Strong foundation in high-volume Talent Acquisition/recruiting , with demonstrated progression into broader HR Generalist or HR leadership responsibilities.
- Proven experience recruiting hourly, high-turnover, field, production, route-based, or similar workforces.
- Strong hands‑on experience with employee relations and workplace investigations .
- Solid understanding of employment regulations and HR compliance.
- Experience supporting benefits administration and confidently addressing employee HR and benefits questions.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast‑paced environment .
- High energy and ability to thrive in a constantly changing organization.
- Positive, proactive, solutions-oriented approach.
- Comfortable working onsite and remaining accessible to employees and leadership.
- Strong HRIS and ATS experience with the ability to learn and implement new systems quickly.
- Experience with HR system implementation, integration, or data cleanup is highly valuable.
- Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
Preferred Industry Background
Candidates may come from a variety of industries, particularly those with experience managing large, distributed, hourly, high-turnover, or seasonal workforces , including:
- Pool and Home Services
- Landscaping and Grounds Services
- Field Services
- Manufacturing
- Facilities Management
- Construction
- Skilled Trades
- Route-Based Services
- Logistics
- Other high-volume hourly environments
Experience managing a workforce with seasonal fluctuations, geographically distributed employees, and high-volume hiring needs is strongly valued.
This is an opportunity for an HR professional who wants to personally and professionally grow while building and ultimately leading a scalable HR function and team .