HR Manager

Strategic, People-Centred Hr Leader

Strategic, people-centred HR leader who thrives on partnering with business leaders to shape culture, build capability, and ensure the organization is set up for long-term success.

About The Role

We are looking for a strategic, people-centred HR leader who thrives on partnering with business leaders to shape culture, build capability, and ensure the organization is set up for long-term success. This role is pivotal in advancing our people & culture strategy for the business unit and ensuring alignment with overall organizational priorities. You will play a key leadership role in attraction, development, engagement, and performance outcomes, while creating a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.

You'll operate both strategically and hands-on, driving people outcomes through strong relationships, thoughtful insights, coaching, and effective execution. You will also be supported by a broader HR network across our global organization, giving you access to collaboration, coaching, and continuous learning.

You Will Lead

People Strategy

• Lead the development and implementation of the people strategy for the business, ensuring it aligns with current and future business needs.
• Partner with the leadership team to bring the strategy to life through high-impact people initiatives.

Talent & Capability

• Guide talent attraction, hiring, onboarding, and retention efforts to ensure great team-member experiences.
• Lead talent development initiatives including capability building, career development, succession planning, and leadership coaching.
• Support managers in creating a high-performance culture with clear accountability.

Engagement, Culture & Wellbeing

• Foster an engaged, healthy, and connected team culture aligned with our values.
• Lead engagement survey planning, insights analysis, and follow-through on meaningful action.
• Champion wellbeing initiatives and create an environment where people thrive.

Organizational Design & Workforce Planning

• Partner with the leadership team to ensure the organizational structure and roles support growth, efficiency, and capability needs.
• Provide insight into future workforce requirements and guide data-driven decision-making.

Policy, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure all people-related legal and compliance requirements are met, including HR policies, documentation, safety (WHS), and GDPR obligations.
• Proactively identify people-related risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Performance & Coaching Culture

• Support leaders in embedding a coaching mindset and reinforcing a high-accountability culture.
• Guide managers through performance conversations and team-member development planning.

Operational Excellence & HR Insights

• Provide people metrics, analysis, and insights to support financial and operational decision-making.
• Deliver HR solutions efficiently and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and cost effectiveness.

About You

You are a commercially minded HR leader who brings both strategic insight and operational depth. You are passionate about people, culture, and building environments where teams - and leaders - can succeed. You will thrive in this role if you:

• Bring a balanced approach of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
• Feel energized by partnering with leaders and influencing outcomes.
• Know how to shape culture, build capability, and drive engagement.
• Excel in environments where you can make meaningful impact and grow the function.
• Demonstrate maturity, judgement, and a strong sense of ownership.
• Have a coaching mindset and lead through influence, not authority.

What You Bring

• Minimum 5 years' experience in an HR, HR Manager, or HR Business Partner role.
• Degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Strong understanding of U.S. employment law (bonus: Canada or UK exposure).
• Experience leading or supporting change management.
• High emotional intelligence and exceptional communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence, coach, and partner with leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to use HR data and metrics to drive insights and decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with discretion, empathy, and professionalism.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

You will be joining a team where your impact is visible, meaningful, and valued, while benefiting from the resources, reach, and support of a much larger global organization. You'll have genuine opportunities for:

• Growth into advanced and strategic leadership levels.
• Cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration.
• Mentorship from senior HR leaders across the company.
• Shaping the direction and capability of the business unit's people strategy.

About Tribute Incorporated

Located in Northeast Ohio, Tribute has been providing high-quality integrated ERP software solutions to our customers since 1981. Our purpose is to empower our customers and employees to thrive, and we are proud of our average employee tenure of 13 years, something that truly makes our team unique.

At Tribute:

• We embody respect and integrity in everything we do.
• We are tenacious in our pursuit of lifelong learning and mentoring.
• We understand the best team members are those with a healthy work life balance.
• We celebrate when we succeed and take personal accountability when we fall short, and
• We outperform our size.