Regional HR Leader: Employee Relations & Compliance (OH)

Cardinal Senior Living; Uniontown (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Senior Living seeks a Regional Human Resources Manager to provide field-based HR leadership across Ohio communities. The role partners with community leaders and executive teams to support compliant decisions in employee relations, leave, investigations, and risk management.

The position is onsite in Uniontown, OH and requires travel throughout the region. You will guide leaders on people and compliance topics, ensure policy consistency, support investigations, performance management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• Strong employee-relations experience.
• Knowledge of FMLA, ADA, and accommodations.
• Knowledge of Workers’ compensation.
• Knowledge of performance management.
• Knowledge of workplace investigations.
• Knowledge of terminations and corrective action.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment law.
• Strong documentation and case-management discipline.
• Ability to coach and influence operational leaders.
• Strong judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Deliver regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary ownership of employee relations.
• Lead support for workplace investigations across the region.
• Manage regional guidance for corrective action and performance management.
• Oversee termination review and other high-risk employment decisions.
• Provide HR leadership for FMLA administration and complex leave situations.
• Advise on ADA and accommodation guidance.
• Coordinate workers’ compensation case management and return-to-work planning.
• Support employment law and regulatory compliance across communities.
• Ensure policy interpretation and consistent application throughout the region.
• Maintain documentation and case-management discipline.
• Provide leadership coaching to community and operations leaders.
• Escalate material employee, legal, or compliance risk as needed.
• Work with Executive Directors and regional operations leadership to improve decision-making and execution consistency.

Skills

Employee relations

Workplace investigations

Performance management

Policy interpretation

Leadership coaching

Travel availability

Decision making under ambiguity

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Organizational Leadership

Job description

Cardinal Senior Living seeks a Regional Human Resources Manager to provide field-based HR leadership across Ohio communities. The role partners with community leaders and executive teams to support compliant decisions in employee relations, leave, investigations, and risk management.

The position is onsite in Uniontown, OH and requires travel throughout the region. You will guide leaders on people and compliance topics, ensure policy consistency, support investigations, performance management,