Manager, Human Resources

Atlanta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Meet the Company:

We are MERU. A values-driven impact-oriented team dedicated to fixing companies. We provide advisory services and data analytics support to middle-market companies ($50M - $2B in annual sales) and our clients include private equity firms credit funds investment banks and law firms. We bring deep turnaround experience a group of veteran operators and an incentive-aligned approach to any situation. MERU was founded by professionals from Alvarez & Marsal and McKinsey and has seen rapid growth in the eight-plus years since its founding.

The Manager Human Resources is responsible for the execution of core HR operations within a growing professional services firm. This role is intentionally scoped toward operational ownership and day-to-day administration reflecting the firms current stage and near-term growth plans.

This individual will partner closely with leadership Finance Recruiting and other People functions to ensure HR fundamentalsemployee lifecycle operations benefits payroll coordination compliance systems and immigrationare executed accurately consistently and on time.

While the initial scope is execution-heavy this role offers room to expand into more strategic areas over time as the firm grows and infrastructure matures. This is an ideal role for an experienced HR professional who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves today and interested in growing their scope in the future.

$110000 - $160000 a year

Core HR Operations

- Own and execute HR operational processes across the employee lifecycle from offer acceptance through separation

- Partner with Recruiting to support employment agreements and pre-employment requirements

- Manage I-9 compliance background checks and employment eligibility verification

- Coordinate systems access provisioning and deprovisioning with IT and leadership

- Execute termination and offboarding processes including documentation final pay coordination and benefits transitions

- Maintain accurate confidential employee records in compliance with federal and state requirements

Policy Compliance & Risk Management

- Execute HR compliance processes and support policy implementation

- Support the development maintenance and application of HR policies and procedures

- Serve as a day-to-day resource for employee relations matters escalating complex issues as appropriate

- Support accommodation requests (ADA medical religious) in a compliant and consistent manner

- Monitor changes in employment law and support implementation of required updates

- Partner with external employment counsel as needed

Benefits Leave & Payroll Coordination

- Execute benefits administration including enrollments changes renewals and employee communications

- Partner closely with Finance and Payroll to ensure accurate deductions payroll feeds and reconciliations

- Administer employee leave programs (FMLA state and local paid leave disability firm-sponsored leaves)

- Serve as primary point of contact for employees regarding employer-sponsored benefits

Systems & Process Management

- Maintain accurate employee data within the HRIS and support reporting and audits

- Support payroll administration processes and compliance across jurisdictions

- Maintain HR compliance calendars filings and documentation for a multi-state workforce

- Execute routine HR administration with consistency and precision

- Identify and recommend process improvements that increase efficiency while maintaining compliance

Immigration & Workforce Authorization

- Coordinate employment-based immigration processes (e.g. H-1B) in partnership with immigration counsel

- Track visa status renewal timelines and compliance requirements

- Serve as an internal point of contact for immigration-related questions

Qualifications & Experience

- Bachelors degree required

- HR certification preferred (PHR SHRM-CP SPHR SHRM-SCP)

- 57 years of progressive HR experience preferably within professional services or high-growth environments

- Demonstrated experience with HR administration benefits payroll coordination and compliance

- Experience supporting employment-based immigration processes preferred

- Comfort operating in a lean environment with evolving structure

Core Competencies

- High attention to detail organization and follow-through

- Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive matters

- Practical clear communicator who works effectively with leadership Finance Recruiting and People partners

- Comfortable operating without extensive infrastructure; able to move initiatives/projects forward amid ambiguity

Potential Growth Areas:

As MERU continues to grow this role may expand to include broader people initiatives such as:

- Increased ownership of onboarding programs (not part of the initial scope)

- Support for performance management cycles and assessment processes

- Workforce planning and staffing analytics

- Deeper partnership with leadership on people programs and infrastructure

The MERU Way & Valuing Our Team:

Were Partners not consultants.When you join MERU you will help our clients solve their most pressing problems supported by a team of people who will challenge you support you and inspire you.

In order to be Partnerswe dont silo people into just one functional area of the business instead advancing our teams capabilities by providing training for every service that MERU offers.Additionally we dont just focus on technical skills but also leadership style and soft skills so MERU team members not only know what it means to manage a client engagement but to lead a team to success.In training team members to be well-rounded individuals we can deliver an overall higher impact to clients allowing the ability to gain experience in diligence turnarounds interim management data science and more.

To aid this career advancement and development MERU provides an internal Coach to each team member in order to guide and maintain their professional development plan goals.Unlike most Firms we actually focus on the achievement of those goals for each individual team member providing opportunities that would not usually be offered.

FinallyMERU values personal time only traveling when necessary in order to celebrate and respect your personal life.We believe that by encouraging and mandating balance it will lead to happier and longer-tenured team members.

When you come to MERU you come to further your career and maintain your entrepreneurial spirit never losing sight of the desire to provide meaningful impact solutions and value to clients.Learn more about our colleagues core characteristics and culture here: of MERU Service Offerings:

Performance Improvement:

Help companies identify and achieve their full potential by leveraging a value-focused approach to driving sustainable margin expansion impact. Services include MERU 360 Assessment Transformation Plan Development Chief Transformation Officer placement Cash Cycle and Working Capital Optimization and Implementation Performance Management.

Turnaround & Restructuring:

Partner with clients during uncertain times to help stabilize operations and rapidly triage the causes of financial distress charting a path back to long-term sustainability. Services include Interim Management Turnaround Plan Development and Execution Liquidity Management Stakeholder Negotiations Strategic Alternatives Assessment Bankruptcy Insolvency and Case Management.

Transaction Services:

Partner with private equity firms across the investment lifecycle from due diligence to portfolio value creation and exit planning. Services include Due Diligence Pre-Close Planning Post-Close Implementation and Exit Planning.

Data Insights:

Work with companies at all stages of their digital transformation journey to automate reporting processes build scalable data platforms and leverage predictive analytics to transform data from a liability into an asset. Services include Data Discovery and Analysis Data Prep and Integration Self-Service Analytics Data Visualization and Reporting Data Science and Advanced Analytics and Strategy Enablement.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is MERUs policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race color sex sexual orientation family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service pregnancy marital status family status religion national origin age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that MERU will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency person or entity.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Manager

Meet the Company:We are MERU. A values-driven impact-oriented team dedicated to fixing companies. We provide advisory services and data analytics support to middle-market companies ($50M - $2B in annual sales) and our clients include private equity firms credit funds investment banks and law firms. ...