Senior HR Manager

Codalinc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Parental Leave

Professional Development

Downtown Chicago Office

Job summary

Codal is seeking a Senior HR Manager to own day-to-day people operations for the US business and coordinate with UK, Canada, and India offices.

You will lead employee relations, performance management, compensation, and compliance while coaching managers through conversations and building a scalable HR infrastructure for a growing consultancy.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressive HR experience in a consulting, agency, professional services, or technology environment.
• Deep knowledge of US employment law and multi-state HR compliance.
• Experience across the full employee lifecycle: relations, performance, compensation.
• Strong coaching and communication skills for advising managers/leaders.
• Experience administering a BambooHR or similar HRIS and using data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day people operations for the US business and partner with global offices.
• Lead employee relations, performance management, compensation, compliance, and culture.
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding, and HR policies to ensure a smooth employee experience.
• Manage HRIS, people data, and reporting to surface retention and engagement trends.
• Support recruiting and staffing initiatives with hiring managers and talent acquisition.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Compensation administration

Coaching

HR compliance

People data analysis

Global workforce experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field

Tools

BambooHR

Job description

An Introduction to Codal

Codal is an award-winning web design and development consultancy that helps enterprise organizations solve complex problems and accelerate growth through elegant, data-driven digital solutions. Our areas of expertise include application modernization, eCommerce, UX/UI design, product strategy, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.

At Codal, you will collaborate with some of the most innovative organizations in the world and work on cutting‑edge technologies that push the boundaries of design and software development. We promote long‑term success, not just for our clients but for our team, helping you develop a professional roadmap that takes your career to new heights.

Meet the team

Our People team is the connective tissue of Codal. We hire great people, help them grow, and build the systems and culture that let a global agency feel personal. We're part recruiter, part coach, part operator, and part culture‑keeper. We partner with leaders across design, engineering, product, and delivery to make sure every person has what they need to do the best work of their career. We care about the details, from a smooth candidate experience to the first day to a compensation review, because those details are what make people stay.

About the role

The Senior HR Manager owns the day-to-day people operations for our US business and partners closely with our global offices in the UK, Canada, and India. Reporting into leadership, you'll be the go‑to person for employee relations, performance, compensation, compliance, and culture. This is a hands‑on, high‑ownership role for someone who can move between strategy and execution, coach managers through hard conversations, and build the HR infrastructure a growing consultancy needs.

What you'll do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations across the US team, coaching managers and resolving issues with sound judgment and discretion.
• Own the performance management cycle, including goal setting, reviews, calibration, and development planning, and help managers give clear, constructive feedback.
• Manage compensation and benefits administration, including annual reviews, benchmarking, open enrollment, and vendor relationships.
• Lead onboarding and offboarding to ensure every employee has a consistent, thoughtful experience from first day to last.
• Own HR compliance across multiple US states, keeping policies, the employee handbook, and practices current with employment law.
• Partner with our global offices to align people practices, share standards, and support a cohesive company culture across time zones.
• Administer and improve our HRIS and people data, and use reporting to surface trends on retention, engagement, and headcount.
• Support recruiting and staffing initiatives in partnership with hiring managers and talent acquisition.
• Champion culture, engagement, and employee initiatives that keep Codal a place people want to build a career.

What you'll need to be successful (Requirements)

• 5-7 years of progressive HR experience, ideally within a consulting, agency, professional services, or technology environment.
• Deep knowledge of US employment law and multi‑state HR compliance.
• Demonstrated experience across the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, performance management, and compensation.
• Strong coaching and communication skills, with the ability to advise managers and leaders and handle sensitive matters with discretion.
• Experience administering a BambooHR or similar HRIS and using people data to inform decisions.
• Exceptional organization and the ability to balance strategic priorities with hands‑on execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting a global or multi‑office workforce / timezones.

Need another reason to hit the "apply" button?

• Codal is a global agency with over 250 employees and offices in the US, UK, Canada, and India.
• We regularly host happy hours, dinners, excursions, and other company events to unwind after a hard day at work.
• Weekly company sponsored lunch.
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Maternity/Paternity Leave: Additional time off and support for new parents.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for training, workshops, and conferences to enhance your skills and knowledge.
• An office in the heart of downtown Chicago with a gym, food court, rooftop bar, outdoor sports court, and other amenities.

Pay range

We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include but aren't limited to, a candidate's experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position.

$115,000 — $145,000 USD

At Codal, we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.