Human Resources Manager

SageSpring Wealth Partners; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SageSpring Wealth Partners in Franklin, TN seeks a Human Resources Manager to deliver a culture-first, high-performing workplace and partner with the Head of People and Talent on benefits, compensation, and admin analyses to advance people initiatives across the firm.

This role ensures advisors and stakeholders can support teams from Day 1, fostering a servant‑leader environment aligned with our values of service, faith, and community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business administration, or related field preferred.
• Multi-state HR systems experience.
• Experience with HRIS implementations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with ADA, EEO, FMLA, FLSA across states.
• Modernize HR policies; centralize SOPs and documentation.
• Oversee HR vendor relationships and external partnerships.

Skills

Servant‑leader mindset

Relationship building

Self-motivated

Self-starter

Discretion/confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, business administration, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Paycor

Job description

SageSpring Wealth Partners is a fast-growing organization looking to push the boundaries of success in wealth management as we know it. Founded on the principles of faith, service, and community, our culture is built on working hard to do our best for others. We are looking for a strong Human Resources Manager to help support the SageSpring ecosystem with a “people-first” mindset. This person will deliver a consistent and excellent human resources environment to ensure SageSpring employees and stakeholders are supported from Day 1.

We’re a group of bold and insightful professionals with character and excellence at our core. Join the 6x Tennessee Top Workplace Winner and continue the 24-year legacy of education, trust, and heart.

JOB SUMMARY

The Human Resources Manager is a firm-wide resource ensuring the consistent delivery of a supportive workplace. Additionally, the Human Resources Manager will support the Head of People and Talent by delivering robust benefits, compensation, and administrative analyses to further the people and talent initiatives of the corporate structure and wealth teams. This role ensures advisors and stakeholders can effectively support their teams while fostering a rewarding, value-driven, and high-performing "culture-first" environment. The ideal candidate is as passionate about resource management and operational success as our advisors are about their practices, modeling the “SageSpring Way” with a servant‑leader mindset.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

HR Operations, Policy & Compliance

• Compliance & Risk Mitigation:
  • Maintain complete legal compliance across federal and state requirements (ADA, EEO, FMLA, FLSA) for a multi‑state employer.
  • Advise on knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources and employment law.
• Centralized Documentation:
  • Spearhead the continuous modernization of policies, combining HR guidelines into a centralized, living documentation repository.
  • Ensure the Employee Handbook and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are fully updated.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Oversee strategic relationships with external HR partners and consultants, leveraging external partnerships to optimize task efficiency.

Compensation & Benefits Management

• Compensation Architecture:
  • Maintain competitive compensation data, conduct annual market salary benchmarking.
  • Design incentive programs that support advisor decision‑making and team motivation.
• Benefits Administration:
  • Implement and manage highly competitive benefits packages, including navigating captive membership and new benefit management responsibilities.
  • Clearly communicate total compensation value to employees and advisor teams.
  • Oversee the administration of the 401(k) program and coordinate with the benefits and payroll coordinator

Operational & Service Model Support

• Cross‑Functional Leadership: Act as the primary leadership contact for shared operational services ensuring seamless resource deployment for advisor teams.
• Advisor Service Model: Evolve the HR service model to dynamically deliver value to financial advisors and their teams as the organization grows.
• Strategic Partner Optimization: Review and execute third‑party vendor agreements (Paycor) to maximize administrative efficiency without moving to a PEO framework.

Performance and Talent Development

• Assist the "Leave Well" offboarding initiatives and exit interviews to drive continuous organizational improvement.
• Support the Head of People and Talent and the Recruiting and Onboarding Coordinator with high‑quality onboarding experience.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Experience:
  • Proven track record scaling comprehensive HR systems, workflows, policies, and tech stacks (including HRIS implementations).
  • Extensive experience supporting a multi‑state employer framework.
  • Demonstrated experience managing or interfacing with shared operational functions (IT, facilities, or centralized support pools) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge: Thorough, up‑to‑date knowledge of employment laws and regulations (ADA, EEO, FMLA, FLSA).
• Mindset: A servant‑leader approach with a reputation for building strong relationships across all organizational levels by delivering premier internal client service.
• Self‑motivated, positive, and enthusiastic
• Self‑starter with a strong desire to exceed expectations and capable of supporting a team
• Maintains confidentiality discretion
• Ability to effectively work in collaboration with others to achieve business objectives.
• Willing to grow and be challenged
• Attend training as requested
• Other duties as assigned

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform this position.

Employees must conduct business in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards and ethical standards and report potential compliance or ethical issues to a manager or the Human Resources Department.

SageSpring Wealth affirms our commitment to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please see the Human Resources Department for additional information.