HR Manager

Dingoblu Financial Inc•Charlotte, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

DingoBlu is seeking an experienced, hands-on HR Manager to build and maintain the people operations foundation for a growing team of approximately 30–40 full-time employees. This high-visibility individual-contributor position owns the employee lifecycle, from recruiting and onboarding through performance management, employee relations, and offboarding. The role requires sound judgment and discretion with sensitive matters, strong organization amid a high volume of administrative work, and the ability to support a fast-paced, regulated financial technology environment. The position is based on-site at the company’s Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters and reports to the Head of HR / VP of People. The HR Manager manages full-cycle recruiting, onboarding and offboarding, HR policies and compliance, employee relations, performance processes, benefits and leave administration, payroll data support, HRIS integrity, reporting, compensation processes, and employee engagement initiatives. The role partners with managers and leadership and serves as a trusted day-to-day HR contact for employees. The posting states that experience in banking, credit unions, or regulated financial services is strongly preferred. This is a full-time, exempt, on-site position with standard hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Occasional additional hours may be required during peak hiring periods, open enrollment, or year-end HR processes. DingoBlu describes the role as high-impact, collaborative, and fast-moving, with the opportunity to grow into an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role as the organization expands.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressive HR generalist experience, including recruiting, onboarding and offboarding, employee relations, and policy administration.
Solid working knowledge of federal and North Carolina employment law, including FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, and at-will employment.
Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruiting and onboarding for a growing organization.
Experience coaching managers through performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and difficult employee conversations.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with sound judgment and discretion.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a high volume of administrative tasks and competing priorities.
Proficiency with HRIS/HCM platforms such as Gusto, Rippling, BambooHR, ADP, Paylocity, or similar, and general office software.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust across all levels of the organization.
Comfort operating as a hands-on generalist in a lean, fast-moving startup environment without a large HR team for support.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting HR functions at a bank, credit union, or other regulated financial services company.
PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent HR certification.
Experience supporting a company during rapid headcount growth, such as scaling from approximately 20 to 50 or more employees.
Familiarity with banking or fintech regulatory training requirements, such as BSA/AML, fair lending, and code of conduct.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting, including job postings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer preparation.
Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and develop effective, compliant job descriptions.
Maintain the applicant tracking system and candidate pipelines, supporting a positive and timely candidate experience.
Support employer branding and outreach to attract candidates with banking, fintech, or financial services experience.
Manage end-to-end new-hire onboarding, including offer letters, background checks, I-9/E-Verify, benefits enrollment, and orientation.
Ensure new employees complete required compliance and regulatory training on schedule.
Manage offboarding, including exit interviews, final pay coordination, benefits termination, and knowledge transfer.
Improve onboarding and offboarding workflows as the organization grows.
Administer and maintain the employee handbook, HR policies, and standard operating procedures, keeping them current with applicable employment laws.
Ensure HR practices align with financial services regulatory expectations and internal audit requirements.
Maintain accurate, audit-ready employee files and HR records.
Monitor and communicate employment-law changes and update policies and training as needed.
Serve as a day-to-day HR contact for employee questions, concerns, and workplace issues.
Coordinate performance reviews, including goal setting, mid-year check-ins, and annual evaluations.
Coach managers on feedback, performance improvement plans, and disciplinary conversations.
Investigate and help resolve employee relations issues and complaints, escalating appropriately and maintaining documentation.
Administer disciplinary actions with management, promoting consistency, fairness, and legal compliance.
Coach and guide employees and managers on conflict resolution, communication, and workplace expectations.
Administer benefits enrollment, changes, and open enrollment in partnership with the benefits broker or carrier.
Support payroll administration by maintaining accurate and timely employee data for hires, changes, and terminations.
Maintain and improve HRIS data integrity and generate leadership reports and metrics, including headcount, turnover, and time-to-fill.
Coordinate leave administration, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, and state-specific leave requirements.
Assist with compensation administration, including offer benchmarking and annual compensation review cycles.
Help plan and execute employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, and culture-building events.