Regional Human Resources Manager

Lead people strategy across Cardinal Senior Living’s Ohio communities, guiding community leadership on complex HR, compliance, and risk matters.

Responsibilities

• Deliver regional HR leadership across multiple Ohio communities, with primary ownership of employee relations
• Provide regional HR leadership with primary ownership of workplace investigations
• Oversee corrective action and performance management across assigned communities
• Manage termination review and high-risk employment decisions with appropriate diligence
• Own FMLA administration and support complex leave situations
• Advise on ADA and reasonable accommodation guidance
• Lead workers’ compensation case management and coordinate return-to-work
• Ensure employment law and regulatory compliance are applied correctly
• Interpret HR policies and support consistent application across communities
• Maintain strong documentation standards and case management practices
• Coach community leaders on complex people issues and provide leadership coaching
• Escalate material employee, legal, or compliance risk when appropriate
• Act as the strategic HR partner for community leaders responsible for day-to-day execution
• Support Executive Directors and regional operations leadership with decision-making and consistent execution
• Ensure leaders understand what to do, why it is necessary, the related risk, and the boundaries for action

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field
• Strong employee-relations experience
• Demonstrated working knowledge of FMLA
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ADA and accommodations
• Demonstrated working knowledge of workers’ compensation
• Demonstrated working knowledge of performance management
• Demonstrated working knowledge of workplace investigations
• Demonstrated working knowledge of terminations and corrective action
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal and state employment law
• Strong documentation and case-management discipline
• Ability to coach and influence operational leaders
• Strong judgment and comfort making recommendations in ambiguous situations
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Ohio region
• Must live in Ohio
• Field-Based

Strongly Preferred

• SHRM-CP, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR
• Multi-site or regional HR experience
• Experience supporting a decentralized operating environment (Senior living, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, or similar)
• Experience supporting front-line leaders in high-volume employee populations

Compensation

• $65,000 to $85,000 per year, based on experience, credentials, and demonstrated capability

Location: Uniontown, OH (onsite)

Role focus: Strategic HR leadership across employee relations, compliance, leave management, workers’ compensation, investigations, and leadership guidance.