Human Resources Senior Manager

Acuity Inc.; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental coverage

Vision plans

401K benefits

Commission/incentive compensation

Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner for its AIS unit, based in the Boulder area with a hybrid on-site presence. You will act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, shaping talent strategy, organizational design, and workforce planning to enable growth in a tech-focused environment.

You will collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence, drive data-driven HR programs, and ensure integrity of HR processes while nurturing Acuity’s culture and values across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• HR certification preferred (SHRM-CP, PHR, or GPHR).
• 5–7 years HR experience, including 2–3 years as HRBP/HR manager.
• Hybrid work model with 2 onsite days weekly in Broomfield, CO.
• Travel for business as needed.

Responsibilities

• Align HR strategies with AIS business priorities and design initiatives.
• Coach leaders across HR programs including performance, org design, and development.
• Support onboarding, engagement, and sensitive employee matters.
• Ensure consistent HR policies and processes across functions.
• Deliver enterprise HR programs and tailor to business needs.
• Partner with HR COEs to drive improvements and data insights.
• Maintain accurate HR data and drive capacity planning.
• Guide organizational changes and workforce planning decisions.
• Lead talent initiatives in line with HR strategy.
• Provide regular HR analytics and trend reporting.
• Promote Acuity’s culture and values in leadership practices.

Skills

People management

Coaching

Influencing

HR analytics

Communication

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Education

Master’s degree in Human Resources

Bachelor’s degree required

Tools

HRIS

Data analysis tools

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 .

Work location:

• This position requires on-site presence in Boulder, CO, following a hybrid work model.

Job Summary

The Senior HR Business Partner supporting our Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business serves as a strategic, business first advisor to senior leaders and people managers within a fast paced, technology driven environment. With strong financial acumen and a commercial mindset, this role approaches HR as a lever for business performance—bringing depth of expertise in critical specialty areas such as talent management and/or compensation to inform leadership decisions, organizational design, and workforce strategy.

Partnering closely with senior leaders across technology, and solutions architecture, the HRBP translates AIS business priorities into scalable people strategies. This role plays a key part in organizational design and development, ensuring alignment between structure, capabilities, and growth objectives while enabling effective talent management across the enterprise.

Operating effectively in a dynamic, high growth context, the HRBP drives organizational effectiveness, strengthens leadership capability, and supports the evolution of teams as AIS continues to scale. Through close partnership with the business and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), the HRBP ensures consistent execution of HR programs, delivers data driven insights, and maintains strong accountability for HR processes and data integrity to support both business outcomes and enterprise HR objectives.

This hybrid role will be based in the Broomfield, Co area and is expected to be in office approximately 1 – 2 days per week.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Partner with the HR Strategic Advisor (Director) to ensure alignment and effective execution of talent strategies and organizational design initiatives within assigned corporate functions.
• Partner & coach leaders across a broad set of HR programs and processes, including but not limited to performance management, associate relations, 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 business functions.
• Deliver and adapt enterprise HR programs (performance management, compensation cycles, career development, talent reviews, learning and development) to the corporate business functions.
• Support the HR Strategic Advisor (Director) partnering on business strategy and translation and execution within the business.
• Act as the connector between managers and HR Centers of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, Associate Relations/Labor Relations, HR Operations, Benefits, 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 in strategic talent initiatives, in alignment with the Strategic Advisors and broader HR strategy.
• Lead and/or leverage consistent reporting cadence, exercising data analysis to understand trends or themes across the business.
• Champion Acuity’s culture and values, ensuring managers embed them in daily leadership practices.

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field preferred.
• HR certification preferred (e.g. SHRM-CP, PHR, or GPHR).
• 5–7 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 2–3 years in a business partner or HR manager role, including experience supporting technology focused and/or high growth, start up environments.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model, with 2 days per week onsite in our Broomfield, CO office.
• Travel for business as needed.
• Strong experience coaching, influencing and partnering with people managers.
• Proficiency in employee relations, performance management, and HR program delivery.
• Proficient in managing and manipulating 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.
• Strong organization & project management skills.

The range for this position is$85,700.00to$154,300.00 USD. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role.

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.

Nearest Major Market

Boulder

Nearest Secondary Market

Denver