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HR Manager

Our client is a rapidly scaling, private equity-backed platform operating across multiple professional services studio locations throughout the eastern United States. With aggressive acquisition activity underway and significant growth expected to continue, they are building out a centralized corporate infrastructure to support their expanding network of offices. This is an organization in an exciting phase of transformation building something meaningful at scale, with strong executive visibility and a performance-driven culture.

As the company accelerates its acquisition and integration strategy, it is formalizing a centralized HR function to bring consistency, compliance, and accountability across all studio locations. This is a newly created, platform-level HR Manager role and a genuine opportunity to own and build the HR infrastructure from the ground up.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused position for an HR professional who thrives on precision, documentation discipline, and multi-state compliance. You will serve as the primary HR point of contact for all studio locations, reporting directly to the COO.

Implement and enforce company HR policies and procedures across all studio locations

Serve as the first point of contact for studio-level HR questions and employee relations matters

Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws across multiple states

Execute standardized hiring, onboarding, and termination processes according to company standards

Maintain complete, organized, and audit-ready employee files and HR documentation

Administer and process benefits enrollment, changes, and compliance requirements

Coordinate with Accounting/CFO to ensure payroll execution aligns with company policy

Implement and manage standardized offer letters, employment agreements, and contractor agreements

Maintain accurate employee records, status changes, and required HR filings

Respond to all studio HR related matters

Ensure zero material HR compliance violations across any studio location

100% of new hires onboarded using standardized HR systems and documentation

Maintain complete employee files and ensure they are audit-ready at all times

All benefits enrollments processed within 5 business days of eligibility

Ensure all terminations executed with proper documentation and legal compliance

Onsite role in Lafayette. Occasional studio visits may be required. Travel is minimal (10%).