People and Culture Manager

Job description

**Overview** This position leads how we attract, develop, and support our people, ensuring our culture, systems, and processes align with our mission to Raise the Standard. This role is responsible for shaping a positive, effective workplace culture while ensuring the organization’s core HR practices are compliant, consistent, and well‑run. This role leads people strategy, employee experience, and talent practices, while overseeing essential HR operations including policies, payroll, benefits, compliance, and employee satisfaction. **Join our Workplace** Our team works together in a vibrant and engaging environment that fosters growth, creativity and collaboration. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute your unique ideas and make a meaningful impact on our company’s success. Designetics fully covers the premiums for medical, dental, vision and life insurance for its employees, as well as their dependents and non-working spouses. This means that eligible individuals can enjoy these benefits without any premium payment required. **Making a Big Difference—One Small Act at a Time** We believe in the power of small actions to create significant change. That’s why we established Care for Kids—our nonprofit charitable organization. Through Care for Kids, we’re committed to making a positive impact on the lives of local children. Together, we can achieve remarkable progress through educational, philanthropic and personal well-being initiatives. We’re constantly seeking new opportunities to make an even greater difference. Join us at Designetics, where every small act of kindness can contribute to a brighter future for our community and the world. ### About You - **Customer First:** You put people at the center of the employee experience. You translate employee and leader insights into people strategies, programs, and policies that strengthen engagement, trust, and business outcomes. - **Stronger Together:** You work effectively across leaders and teams by communicating clearly, listening with intent, and valuing input from others. You build strong partnerships, encourage healthy debate, and collaborate to turn ideas into decisions and results. - **Precision is our Standard:** You bring rigor, care, and integrity to all people practices—ensuring policies, processes, data, and documentation are accurate, compliant, and thoughtfully applied. You understand that consistency and follow‑through build credibility and trust in People & Culture. - **Relentless Improvement:** You look for better ways to work by continuously learning more, applying feedback, and improving your processes and results over time. ### Qualifications - At least five years of human resources experience. - Ability to guide conversations, support conflict resolution, and encourage open communication. - Excellent understanding of key employment laws and regulations, with the ability to apply them in practical, day‑to‑day HR situations. - Comfortable interpreting policies and helping leaders and employees understand their responsibilities. - Proven experience with compensation and benefits programs, including pay structures, market benchmarking, and benefits selection and administration. - Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. ### Essential Functions - Lead and manage the People & Culture function by setting clear goals, maintaining effective systems, and ensuring people practices support a strong, productive workplace environment. - Develop, implement, and maintain people policies and procedures that are fair, consistent, and aligned with organizational values; monitor effectiveness and address issues as needed. - Own and manage full‑cycle recruiting efforts, partnering with leaders to attract, assess, and hire talent aligned with both role requirements and organizational culture. - Administer employee benefits programs, including enrollment, communication, reporting, and annual review to ensure offerings are competitive, compliant, and cost‑effective. - Maintain accurate people and compliance records related to payroll, benefits, workers’ compensation, unemployment, and leave in support of employees and organizational obligations. - Ensure ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws; stay current on legislation, regulations, and people‑management best practices. - Partner with leaders to address employee concerns, conduct investigations when needed, and support timely, fair resolution of workplace issues. - Conduct exit interviews and manage termination meetings with professionalism and respect, using insights to inform retention and improvement efforts. - Maintain HRIS data integrity and produce reliable reports to support decision‑making and operational needs. - Oversee bi‑weekly payroll processing, ensuring accuracy across time reporting, deductions, benefits, taxes, and related payroll inputs. - Develop, maintain, and update job descriptions to reflect role expectations, organizational needs, and career clarity. - Administer performance evaluation processes that support accountability, development, and alignment between employees and leadership. - Support planning and execution of company events that reinforce connection, recognition, and organizational culture. ### Position Type This is a full-time, on-site position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional additional hours may be required as job duties demand.