Regional HR Leader - Ohio Multi-Community

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

Job summary

Cardinal Senior Living in Ohio seeks a field-based Regional Human Resources Manager to lead HR strategy across multiple communities. This onsite role guides leaders on employee relations, investigations, compliance, and risk reduction, ensuring consistent, well-documented processes and strong case management.

The role emphasizes coaching operational leaders, timely decisions, and travel throughout the Ohio region. Must live in Ohio and be able to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• Strong employee-relations experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of FMLA.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ADA and accommodations.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of workers’ compensation.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of performance management.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of workplace investigations.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of terminations and corrective action.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal and state employment law.
• Strong documentation and case-management discipline.
• Ability to coach and influence operational leaders.
• Strong judgment and comfort making recommendations in ambiguous situations.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Ohio region.
• Must Live In Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for employee relations.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for workplace investigations.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for corrective action and performance management.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for termination review and high-risk employment decisions.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for FMLA administration and complex leave situations.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for ADA and accommodation guidance.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for workers’ compensation case management and return-to-work coordination.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for employment law and regulatory compliance.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for policy interpretation and consistent application.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for documentation and case management.
• Provide regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary responsibility for leadership coaching.
• Escalate material employee, legal, or compliance risk as needed.
• Work closely with Executive Directors and regional operations leadership to support better decision-making and consistent execution.

Skills

employee relations

workplace investigations

corrective action & performance mgmt

termination review

FMLA administration

ADA & accommodations

workers’ compensation

employment law compliance

documentation & case management

leadership coaching

travel Ohio region

live in Ohio

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Leadership, or related field

Job description

Cardinal Senior Living in Ohio seeks a field-based Regional Human Resources Manager to lead HR strategy across multiple communities. This onsite role guides leaders on employee relations, investigations, compliance, and risk reduction, ensuring consistent, well-documented processes and strong case management.

The role emphasizes coaching operational leaders, timely decisions, and travel throughout the Ohio region. Must live in Ohio and be able to travel.