HR Manager

About the JobOur client is a premier, high-growth global beauty brand and cosmetics enterprise specializing in innovative, market-leading hair care, trend-forward cosmetics, and consumer lifestyle products. We are seeking a highly organized, people-centric, and strategically minded HR Manager to lead our Human Resources division. Operating out of our corporate hub in South Hackensack, NJ, you will take full ownership of the employee lifecycle, including talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, performance management, and organizational culture. You will act as a vital strategic bridge, aligning local workforce strategies with global corporate objectives. Why Join UsDynamic Hybrid Flexibility: Achieve an ideal operational balance by combining structured corporate planning and face-to-face collaboration at our South Hackensack office with flexible remote work days.Strategic Leadership Autonomy: Step out of a purely administrative role. In this position, you will directly architect internal culture, design corporate policy frameworks, and counsel executive headers on key talent strategy choices.Rapid Growth with Enterprise Stability: Accelerate your career within a highly collaborative, fast-expanding lifestyle brand that rewards initiative and fosters long-term professional development. ResponsibilitiesEmployee Relations & Cultural ArchitectureAdvocacy & Conflict Resolution: Serve as the primary point of contact for corporate employee inquiries, executing objective workplace investigations and mediating resolutions to maintain a high-trust internal environment.Culture & Engagement Initiatives: Design, roll out, and evaluate internal engagement initiatives and feedback loops to build an inclusive, high-performing corporate workspace.Performance Management Supervision: Direct the annual performance evaluation process, assisting department heads in mapping out transparent KPI scorecards, promotion tracks, and performance pipelining.Compliance, Policy & Legal OversightRegulatory Compliance Auditing: Ensure all corporate standard operating procedures, employee handbooks, and daily operations strictly comply with federal, state, and local labor regulations (including FMLA, ADA, EEO, and OSHA).Bilingual Policy Translation: Author, synthesize, and translate corporate human resources policy documents, legal notices, and compliance workflows between English and Korean to ensure cross-border synchronization.Visa & Work Authorization Coordination: Partner with external legal counsel to coordinate work authorization visas, supporting internal global talent pipelines and tracking immigration compliance details.Talent Acquisition & Benefits SupportFull-Cycle Recruitment Strategy: Partner with executive leaders to map departmental headcount requests, develop targeted job descriptions, and oversee recruitment processes for specialized corporate roles.Onboarding & Offboarding Lifecycle: Design and optimize a seamless onboarding experience for incoming staff, while conducting structured exit interviews to identify operational areas for improvement.Total Rewards Administration: Support the roll-out and administration of comprehensive corporate compensation structures, open enrollment benefits, paid time off tracking systems, and employee wellness initiatives. RequirementsRequiredEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology, or an equivalent business-humanitarian discipline.Language Mastery: Professional bilingual verbal and written fluency in both English and Korean is mandatory to draft cross-border compliance assets and deliver clear corporate updates to global leadership.Professional Experience: 5 to 7+ years of progressive HR Generalist or HR Manager experience—including at least 2 to 3 years taking direct ownership of employee relations and local labor compliance in a corporate setting.Labor Law Acumen: Robust, practical understanding of New Jersey and Federal employment laws, wage-and-hour guidelines, and workplace compliance standards.Tooling Fluency: High operational comfort with standard Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), automated applicant tracking systems (ATS), and MS Excel for data reporting.PreferredValid professional certifications such as a SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or PHR.Prior experience managing HR operations within a high-velocity consumer products (CPG), global beauty, wholesale distribution, or retail enterprise environment. Job Location & DetailsEmployment Type: Full-Time, PermanentWorkstyle: Hybrid Remote (South Hackensack, NJ)Salary Range: $85,000 – $110,000 USD base salary + Discretionary Performance Bonuses, Corporate Meal Support perks, and Premium Corporate Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, 401k matching, and generous PTO).