Human Resource Manager

Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc. • Madison, WI

6d • $78,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Habitat for Humanity of Dane County is seeking an experienced, people-focused HR Manager to serve as their internal HR leader. This role offers an opportunity for an HR professional to focus on recruiting, coaching managers, strengthening employee relations, and creating an exceptional employee experience, rather than processing paperwork. The HR Manager will be a trusted and approachable HR presence for employees and managers, working alongside the leadership team and an external HR partner, Paylocity Elevate HR + Payroll. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys the people side of HR, problem-solving, and wants their work to have a direct impact on employees and organizational culture.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive Human Resources experience
• Strong hands-on recruiting and talent acquisition experience
• Meaningful employee-relations experience, including manager coaching, performance concerns, corrective action, conflict resolution, and workplace investigations
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• Experience supporting benefits, leaves, compensation, performance management, and HR compliance
• Experience working with HRIS systems
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, organization, and follow-through skills
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters with professionalism, discretion, consistency, and sound judgment
• Ability to work independently as an internal HR leader while effectively partnering with outside HR, payroll, benefits, and legal resources

Nice To Haves

• Paylocity experience is preferred but not required
• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field—or an equivalent combination of education and experience—is preferred.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or similar HR certification is also preferred.
• Experience working in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead full recruiting lifecycle, from workforce planning and job postings through interviews, selection, offers, and hiring.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Build candidate pipelines and identify new recruiting sources and community partnerships.
• Manage applicant communication, screening, interview coordination, references, and candidate follow-up.
• Create a professional, timely, and welcoming candidate experience.
• Coach hiring managers on consistent and effective interviewing and selection practices.
• Use compensation and market data to support hiring recommendations.
• Track recruiting metrics such as time to fill, source effectiveness, and turnover trends.
• Serve as the primary internal HR resource for employees and managers.
• Build trusted relationships throughout the organization and maintain an approachable HR presence.
• Coach managers through performance concerns, attendance issues, conflict, corrective action, documentation, and difficult conversations.
• Lead or coordinate workplace investigations.
• Partner with leadership on disciplinary actions, terminations, organizational changes, and other sensitive employment matters.
• Identify employee-relations trends and recommend proactive solutions.
• Help ensure policies and workplace practices are applied fairly and consistently.
• Serve as a coach and thought partner to managers on day-to-day people leadership.
• Lead the performance-management cycle.
• Support managers with goal setting, feedback, performance improvement, and employee development.
• Support employee engagement, retention, recognition, and workplace culture initiatives.
• Identify training and professional development needs.
• Help ensure new employees feel welcomed, informed, and connected.
• Lead the employee-facing offboarding experience and use exit feedback to identify trends and opportunities.
• Serve as the employee contact for benefits questions.
• Partner with the benefits broker, carriers, and Paylocity.
• Coordinate open enrollment communication and employee support.
• Coordinate workers’ compensation, FMLA, STD/LTD, workplace accommodations, and return-to-work processes.
• Help employees navigate important employment and leave events with clear, timely communication.
• Support compensation planning, merit processes, pay changes, internal equity reviews, and compensation recommendations.
• Partner with Paylocity Elevate on policies, handbook updates, compliance resources, acknowledgements, and training.
• Interpret and communicate HR policies and recommend organization-specific improvements.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Escalate legal or compliance concerns when appropriate.
• Oversee the partnership with Paylocity Elevate HR + Payroll, ensuring value and service expectations are met.
• Step in when HR expertise or employee support is needed, focusing on people, managers, culture, and recruitment.

Benefits

• Habitat Dane partners with Paylocity Elevate HR + Payroll for significant HRIS administration, payroll processing, onboarding/offboarding workflows, compliance support, benefits administration, and other routine HR functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree