Regional Human Resources Manager

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 is seeking a Regional Human Resources Manager to provide field-based HR leadership across multiple communities in Ohio. This role partners with community leaders and executive operations teams to support consistent, compliant decisions across employee relations, leave, investigations, and risk management. The position is onsite in Uniontown, OH and requires travel throughout the region.

Role Overview

As the regional HR lead, you will guide leaders on key people and compliance topics, including employee relations, workplace investigations, corrective action, and high-risk employment decisions. You will also support operational leaders with clear direction on what to do, why it matters, what risks are present, and where decision boundaries lie.

Key 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field
• Strong employee-relations experience
• Working knowledge of FMLA
• Working knowledge of ADA and accommodations
• Working knowledge of Workers’ compensation
• Working knowledge of performance management
• Working knowledge of workplace investigations
• Working knowledge of terminations and corrective action
• 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

Field-Based Requirements

• Must live in Ohio
• Field-based role

Compensation

$65,000 to $85,000 annually, based on experience, credentials, and demonstrated capability.

Strongly Preferred

• SHRM-CP, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR
• Multi-site or regional HR experience
• Experience supporting decentralized operating environments (such as senior living, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, or similar)
• Experience supporting front-line leaders in high-volume employee populations