Strategic HR Manager — Ownership & Growth

Energy Innovation Corp; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM in Santa Ana, CA seeks an HR Manager with 6+ years of experience to drive operational improvements. The role offers a starting salary of $136,000–$199,000 and a path to ownership within the business, backed by RSM.

You'll shape strategy, monitor competitors, audit processes, and collaborate with legal to ensure compliant practices while supporting manager hiring. Flexible scheduling may be possible.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in a business role.
• CA work history or strong reasons you’ll thrive here anyway.
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English.

Responsibilities

• Shape the 7-year strategy without turning it into a slide museum.
• Watch competitor moves and tell RSM which ones actually matter.
• Run the post-mortem after a launch slips and bank the lessons, not the blame.
• Audit existing processes and recommend high-impact improvements.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs.
• Forecast demand and align operational capacity accordingly.
• Liaise with legal and compliance to keep business practices sound.
• Sit in on manager hiring to keep the org chart matching the strategy.

Skills

6+ years experience

CA work history

Written and verbal comms

Plain English comms

Job description

RSM in Santa Ana, CA seeks an HR Manager with 6+ years of experience to drive operational improvements. The role offers a starting salary of $136,000–$199,000 and a path to ownership within the business, backed by RSM.

You'll shape strategy, monitor competitors, audit processes, and collaborate with legal to ensure compliant practices while supporting manager hiring. Flexible scheduling may be possible.