Senior HR Manager

Job Summary

The Senior HR Manager (Sr. HRM) serves as a key partner to leaders and people managers across our corporate functions (Finance, HR, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Legal, Technology, and Corporate Development). Working in close partnership with the two Corporate Strategic Advisors (Enabling and Growth/Transformation), the Sr. HRM provides guidance and coaching throughout the associate lifecycle and ensures the effective implementation of talent strategies and organizational design. This role is instrumental in driving organizational effectiveness, supporting leadership capability, and enabling growth and scale across the business. The Sr. HRM works in partnership with the HR Strategic Advisors to ensure consistent implementation of HR policies and programs, provides feedback to HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) for continuous improvement, and is accountable for maintaining HR processes and data integrity to support business and HR objectives. This hybrid role will be based in the Atlanta market.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Partner with the Strategic Advisors to ensure alignment and effective execution of talent strategies and organizational design initiatives within assigned corporate functions.
• Partner & coach leaders across a broad set of HR programs and processes, including but not limited to performance management, associate relations, organization design & effectiveness, and career development.
• Support day-to-day HR needs including onboarding, employee engagement, and handling sensitive employee situations.
• Ensure consistent implementation of HR policies, programs, and processes across assigned business functions.
• Deliver and adapt enterprise HR programs (performance management, compensation cycles, career development, talent reviews, learning and development) to the corporate business functions.
• Support the 2 Corporate Strategic Advisors partnering on business strategy and translation and execution within the business.
• Act as the connector between managers and HR Centers of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, ARLR, HR Operations, etc.), ensuring programs are both consistent and locally relevant.
• Provide actionable feedback to HR Centers of Excellence on HR programs and policies, partnering with business leaders and HRBPs to drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate HR data and ensure HR processes are executed consistently to deliver on business and HR objectives.
• Provide guidance on organizational changes, role design, and workforce planning.
• Lead and participate in strategic talent initiatives, in alignment with the Strategic Advisors and broader HR strategy.
• Lead and/or leverage consistent reporting cadence, exercising data analysis to understand trends or themes across the business.
• Champion Acuity’s culture and values, ensuring managers embed them in daily leadership practices.

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5–7 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 2–3 years in a business partner or HR manager role
• Strong experience coaching, influencing and partnering with people managers
• Proficiency in employee relations, performance management, and HR program delivery
• Proficient in managing and manipulating HR data, with experience working with HR information systems (HRIS) and related technologies
• Ability to balance hands-on operational support with program execution
• Ability to exercise judgement and sophisticated decision making
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong organization & project management skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or a related field preferred
• HR certification preferred (e.g. SHRM-CP, PHR, or GPHR)

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