Regional Manager, People Relations & Culture
About The Position
The Regional Manager, People Relations & Culture is the senior leader responsible for setting the standard for employee relations excellence, cultural consistency, and people-first leadership across Colorado and New Mexico. Reporting to the Vice President, People & Culture, this role provides advanced strategic partnership to the business while leading, mentoring, and developing a team of People & Culture Business Partners. This leader serves as the organization's authority on complex employee relations, documentation integrity, and defensible decision-making. The Managing Director ensures fairness, consistency, and dignity in how people matters are handled, while strengthening trust, accountability, and alignment across leaders and teams. The role plays a critical leadership function in M&A integration, culture cohesion, and operational discipline. Through field presence, data-driven insight, and cross-functional collaboration, this leader reinforces a consistent, high-performing workplace culture rooted in Schwazze's core values.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
- 8-10 years of progressive HR or People & Culture experience, including multi-site leadership and field-based partnership.
- Deep expertise in employee relations, including investigations, corrective action, ADA accommodation, termination processes, and defensible documentation.
- Demonstrated experience developing, mentoring, and elevating HR or People & Culture Business Partners.
- Proven capability in culture leadership, organizational change, and building credibility with leaders and frontline teams.
- High proficiency in HRIS, data reporting, and ER case management or tracking tools.
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Training & Development, People Operations, Legal, and business leadership.
- Exceptional communication, judgment, and professional maturity.
- Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage complex, concurrent priorities.
- Demonstrated commitment to high excellence, continuous improvement, and people-first leadership.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) badge in the state of Colorado.
- Reliable transportation is required for travel between locations.
Nice To Haves
- Cannabis industry experience preferred but not required.
- M&A integration experience, particularly on the people side, strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- People & Culture Business Partner Team Leadership
- Employee Relations Strategy, Documentation & Compliance Oversight
- Culture Leadership, Employee Experience & Organizational Consistency
- Field Leadership, Relationship Building & Operational Partnership
- Culture Integration
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
