Human Resources Generalist

Acuity Brands, Inc.; Decatur, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking a skilled HR Generalist/Manager to partner with leaders across Electronics, Pricing & Strategy. You will guide talent strategies, design, and organizational actions to enable growth. This hybrid role requires at least one on-site day weekly in Decatur, Georgia.

You will collaborate with the HR Director to implement policies, manage HR data, and drive continuous improvement. The role focuses on coaching, performance, and employee relations across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of HR experience with at least 1 year in a business partner or HR manager role.
• Strong experience coaching, influencing and partnering with people managers.
• Proficiency in employee relations, performance management, and HR program delivery.
• Proficient in managing and interpreting HR data with HRIS.
• Ability to balance hands-on operational support with program execution.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work onsite at least 1 day/week in Decatur, GA.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR leadership to align talent strategies with business goals.
• Coach leaders across HR programs including performance, relations, design, and development.
• Support onboarding, employee engagement, and sensitive employee situations.
• Ensure consistent HR policy and process implementation across functions.
• Deliver enterprise HR programs and adapt them for assigned groups.
• Maintain HR data integrity and provide actionable feedback to COEs.

Skills

Coaching

Influencing

Partnership with managers

HR program delivery

Employee relations

Performance management

HR data interpretation

Communication

Education

HR degree or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

Job description

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Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com .

Job Summary

Acuity is looking to hire a strong Human Resource Generalist/Manager (HRM) to serve as a key partner to leaders across three critical areas of our business (Electronics, Pricing & Strategy). Working in close partnership with the Human Resources Director for these groups, the HRM will provide guidance and coaching throughout the associate lifecycle and ensure the effective implementation of talent strategies and organizational design. This role helps translate business priorities into talent, leadership, and organizational actions that strengthen capability, accelerate performance, and enable growth. The HRM will work in partnership with the Human Resources Director to ensure consistent implementation of HR policies and programs, provide feedback to HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) for continuous improvement, and is accountable for maintaining HR processes and data integrity to support business and HR objectives. This role will be Hybrid, requiring at least one day per week to be on-site in our Decatur, GA office.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Partner with Human Resources Directorto ensure alignment and effective execution of talent strategies and organizational design initiatives within assignedbusiness groups.
• Partner& coach leadersacrossa broad set of HR programs and processes, including but not limited to: performance management,associaterelations,organization design &effectiveness,and career development.
• Support day-to-day HR needs including onboarding, employee engagement, and handling sensitive employee situations.
• Ensure consistent implementation of HR policies, programs, and processes across assigned businessfunctions.
• Deliver and adapt enterprise HR programs (performance management, compensation cycles, career development, talent reviews, learning and development) to the assigned groups
• Act as the connector between people managers and HR Centers of Excellence (Talent,TotalRewards,Associate Relations, HR Operations, etc.), ensuring programs are both consistent and locally relevant.
• Provide actionable feedback to HR Centers of Excellence on HR programs and policies, partnering with business leaders and HRBPs to drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate HR data and ensure HR processes are executed consistently to deliver on business and HR objectives.
• Provide guidance on organizational changes, role design, and workforce planning
• Lead and participate instrategic talent initiatives, in alignment with the Human Resources Director and broader HR strategy.
• Lead and/or leverage consistent reporting cadence, exercising data analysis tounderstandtrends or themesacrossthe business
• ChampionAcuity’sculture and values, ensuring managers embed them in daily leadership practices.

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• 3+ years of HR experience, with at least 1 year in a business partner or HR manager role
• Strong experience coaching, influencing and partnering with people managers
• Proficiency in employee relations, performance management, and HR program delivery
• Proficient in managing and interpreting HR data, with experience working with HR information systems (HRIS) and related technologies
• Ability to balance hands-on operational support with program execution
• Ability to exercise judgement and sophisticated decision making
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Has a bias for action and understands how to prioritize critical work
• Proficiency in various Microsoft platforms
• Experience working with international associate populations is preferred
• Ability to work onsite at least 1 day/week in our Decatur office

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation in the Application Process: Acuity Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws requiring reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in employment. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation in the application process. If you believe you need reasonable accommodation to assist with our online application system or any aspect of the application process, please contact Human Resources at [phone], and select option 4. Please be prepared to identify the requisition / position applied for and the aspect of the application process for which you believe accommodation is needed. The company will engage in an interactive process with you to better understand the request and to determine whether reasonable accommodation is needed and available.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Inc. employees, or to Acuity Inc. resume database will be considered Acuity Inc. property. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Acuity Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor, but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.