HR Manager

Are you the steady hand that restores order when an office feels stretched thin able to read situations clearly and act without creating unnecessary noise

Can you balance high-volume recruiting sensitive employee relations and compliance demands while keeping both leadership and staff grounded and supported

Do you know how to calm fires instead of fuel them building trust through sound judgment strong boundaries and reliable follow-through

Final question: When faced with a challenge do you get excited or run away

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Kogan & DiSalvo is one of Floridas top personal injury firms known for strong advocacy rapid growth and a culture that values integrity accountability and teamwork. Over the last four years the firm has grown from 2530 employees to nearly 100 across multiple Florida offices with plans for expansion.

The firm operates with clear expectations a strong commitment to client service and a deep respect for culture. The team is tight-knit fast-paced and unified by a shared desire to do meaningful work that helps people rebuild their lives.

Kogan & DiSalvo is seeking a Director of HR who can fully own the HR function support continued expansion strengthen culture and bring calm clarity and structure to a busy and growing organization. This is a hands-on leadership role not a big-team oversight position. Youll manage all core HR operations while supervising one HR Assistant a long-tenured paralegal who is new to HR.

The firm is looking for a seasoned HR professional who brings humility steady confidence and a genuine love for HR someone who strengthens culture respects boundaries and delivers excellence within their core role.

What youll do:

HR Operations

• Manage employee relations with professionalism discretion and sound judgment
• Lead investigations grievances and conflict resolution
• Oversee disciplinary processes and ensure consistent policy enforcement
• Maintain state and federal compliance including as the firm expands into new jurisdictions
• Update and refine the employee handbook annually
• Reduce noise simplify issues and prevent unnecessary escalations

Recruiting

• Lead all hiring efforts for the firm
• Receptionists Intake Specialists Paralegals PI support roles
• Manage postings screening interview coordination structured interview flows documentation and offer letters
• Partner with leadership to maintain quality hiring pipelines for rapid growth

Benefits Management

• Oversee benefits enrollment renewals and removals
• Manage open enrollment and work closely with the firms broker
• Ensure accuracy and timely completion of all benefit-related tasks
• Support the transition from ADP to Paylocity beginning Jan 1

Payroll Oversight

• HR Assistant will execute most payroll tasks
• Director ensures accuracy compliance and proper documentation
• Maintain payroll policies and audit processes

Onboarding Training

• Run onboarding for all new hires
• Ensure paperwork systems access and workflows are handled seamlessly
• Coordinate with managers to execute training plans
• Build training materials SOPs and HR infrastructure over time
• Maintain referral programs and internal HR systems

Culture Leadership

• Serve as the visible culture champion across offices
• Coordinate internal events celebrations and team-building
• Lead beach cleanups office gatherings and morale-boosting initiatives
• Coach managers on effective communication
• Reinforce a professional respectful and drama-free environment

Travel

• Primary office: Boca Raton or Boynton Beach
• Travel to other Florida offices 5x per month (typically 1 hour each way)
• Travel to St. Pete/Tampa every 23 months (usually 1 overnight)

What were looking for:

• Experience: 710 years in HR with broad generalist capabilities and hands-on execution
• Certifications: SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred
• Recruiting Strength: Proven ability to hire for high-volume administrative and legal support roles
• Detail-Driven: Produces accurate work spots errors quickly and maintains high standards
• Humble Professional: Learns the business respects the chain of command and supports leadership without ego
• Culture-Focused: Understands how to lift morale protect culture and maintain boundaries
• Hands-On: Comfortable rolling up their sleeves not removed or too corporate
• Tech-Savvy: Familiarity with Paylocity is a plus
• Adaptable: Thrives in a growing evolving firm

Why you should work here:

• High-Impact Role: Youll shape culture support statewide expansion and build HR infrastructure that scales into future additional offices.
• Visible Leadership: Work directly with firm leadership and play a vital supportive role in operational stability.
• Growth Within HR: This role is hands-on but the HR function will expand as the firm scales creating room for future development.
• Meaningful Culture Work: Lead initiatives that strengthen morale unify the firm and create a workplace people are proud to be part of.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary range
• Comprehensive health dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401(k) and additional firm benefits

Kogan & DiSalvo offers the rare mix of meaningful work strong leadership and the energy of a firm thats just getting started. With rapid expansion underway the Director of HR will play a key stabilizing role in supporting the team shaping culture and keeping the firm aligned as it grows across Florida and beyond.

If youre an experienced grounded trustworthy HR professional who loves building systems supporting people and keeping a firm running smoothly wed love to meet you.