Senior Human Resources Manager-Plymouth, MIWe are looking for a talented
Senior Human Resources Manager who will be a strategic HR leader who is responsible for overseeing employee relations, total rewards strategy, and end-to-end payroll operations. This role drives organizational effectiveness by aligning HR programs with business objectives, ensuring compliance, enhancing employee experience, and maintaining operational excellence. This position leads a team and serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, managing complex employee matters, assists in designing competitive compensation and benefits programs, and ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery. The role plays a critical part in strengthening organizational capability, engagement, and retention.
Main Responsibilities: - Partner with senior leadership to design and execute HR strategies that support business growth, workforce planning, retention, and succession.
- Act as a senior advisor on employee relations, compensation, benefits, and payroll matters, influencing business decisions with data-driven insights.
- Lead and develop a high-performing HR team, including payroll and total rewards professionals.
- Oversee complex employee relations matters including investigations, disciplinary actions, terminations, and conflict resolution.
- Ensure consistent application of policies and employment practices across the organization.
- Provide expert guidance to managers on sensitive and high-risk situations.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Analyze market trends and internal data to ensure competitive and equitable compensation structures.
- Oversee job architecture, job descriptions, and compensation alignment with organizational strategy.
- Direct benefit plan design, vendor management, open enrollment, and employee communications to ensure cost-effective and competitive offerings.
- Own and oversee the full payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
- Establish and maintain payroll controls, audits, and governance practices.
- Partner with Finance to ensure alignment on reporting, compliance, and financial accuracy.
- Lead payroll system optimization, process improvements, and vendor management (if applicable).
- Ensure compliance with all wage and hour laws, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
- Utilize HR and payroll data to identify trends and drive strategic initiatives.
- Develop dashboards and reporting to inform decision-making across HR and leadership.
- Continuously evaluate and improve HR and payroll processes, systems, and efficiencies.
- Lead employee engagement initiatives and programs across all locations.
- Partner with Talent Development to support leadership development and workforce capability building.
- Drive initiatives that enhance culture, engagement, and retention.
- Ensure full compliance across HR and payroll practices, including audits and regulatory updates.
- Monitor employment law, payroll regulations, and HR best practices to mitigate organizational risk.
- Oversee immigration processes and compliance for employee sponsorship.
- Lead communication strategies related to HR, payroll, and total rewards initiatives.
- Support organizational change efforts with clear communication and stakeholder alignment.
- Ensure work is performed in a safe manner using all available safety equipment.
- All other related duties as assigned.
- Possess mental faculties consistent with performing the minimum requirements of the job.
- Adhere and perform all duties aligned with the core values of the LINK Group organization, Can-Do Attitude, Courage, Commitment, Humility and Accountability.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources, or related field
- Preferred certifications: S/PHR, S/CP or GPHR
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources, including leadership responsibilities
- Minimum of 3 years of people management experience with demonstrated team leadership success
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Proven experience overseeing payroll operations and compliance.
- Deep expertise across employee relations, compensation, benefits, and HR strategy.
- Strong knowledge of employment law, wage & hour regulations, and payroll compliance.
- Excellent leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and HRIS/payroll systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of an organization
- Strong experience in all facets of human resources including: performance management, talent acquisition, talent management, learning & development, organizational design, and employee relations.
- Knowledge of effective HR management; remains current on relevant laws, best practices and seeks professional HR development opportunities
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
Physical Requirements: - Ability to walk.
- Ability to speak verbally and read in English
- Ability to see with corrective lenses.
- Ability to hear.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, hand-eye coordination, and manual dexterity.
- Ability to use a computer.
- Able to work evenings and/or weekends as required.
- Able to travel up to 30%.
Hazards: - Normal hazards related to working in an office environment.
- Normal hazards related to working in a manufacturing and testing environment.
- Normal hazards related to road and air travel.
