Senior HR Manager - Payroll, Culture & Engagement

Catapult; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Catapult is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead payroll, employee relations, and engagement across multi-site operations in North Carolina. You will partner with leaders, coach managers, and drive a positive workplace culture while ensuring payroll accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.

This hands-on role requires strong communication, integrity, and a commitment to The AKG Way as you support business objectives and amplify employee experience across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience with payroll oversight.
• HR leadership experience including coaching or mentoring.
• Two or more years of supervisory/management experience preferred.
• Multi-site and/or manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll operations across North Carolina and South Dakota locations.
• Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely execution.
• Review payroll audits, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Partner with Finance on payroll reporting and compliance.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and strengthen controls.
• Maintain compliance with wage and hour regulations.
• Lead employee relations investigations and coach leaders on performance management.
• Drive employee engagement strategy, surveys, recognition programs, and events.
• Manage employee communications and strengthen team engagement.
• Ensure consistent HR policies across the organization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Employee relations

Coaching leaders

Multi-site experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Business

Tools

Paylocity

Job description

Catapult is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead payroll, employee relations, and engagement across multi-site operations in North Carolina. You will partner with leaders, coach managers, and drive a positive workplace culture while ensuring payroll accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.

This hands-on role requires strong communication, integrity, and a commitment to The AKG Way as you support business objectives and amplify employee experience across