Human Resources Manager in Albuquerque, New Mexico at Spine Solutions, Inc.

Spine Solutions is a collaborative, employee-centered organization specializing in industrial rehabilitation, injury prevention, and return-to-work services. With teams in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Los Alamos, we are committed to excellent patient care, professional growth, and a workplace where people feel valued and love what they do.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced, self-directed Human Resources Manager to lead the day-to-day HR function and serve as a trusted partner to organizational leadership. This hands-on role owns HR operations while proactively guiding talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, engagement, and workforce planning. The successful HR Manager exercises independent judgment, identifies opportunities and risks early, and brings practical recommendations and solutions to leadership. While department leaders remain accountable for managing their teams, HR provides expert guidance, consistency, and appropriate escalation support. If you are motivated and looking for a rewarding job with a great team and room to grow, please apply for this position. Ask us about the S2 Vibe, we can’t wait to hear from you!

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Key Responsibilities

HR Leadership & Talent Acquisition

• Independently manage HR priorities, systems, workflows, and initiatives, escalating material decisions or risks for approval/collaborative resolution.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting and strategic workforce planning, including candidate sourcing, developing talent pipelines, employer branding, candidate experience, and recruiting analytics. Partner with hiring managers on candidate selection.
• Advise leadership on staffing needs, retention risks, compensation considerations, and organizational change.

Employee Relations, Engagement & Development

• Serve as a proactive, approachable resource for employee concerns. Guide manager coaching, conflict resolution, investigations, and consistent application of HR practices.
• Support disciplinary and employee-relations processes with sound documentation and compliance guidance. Partner with leadership on significant decisions. Performance management program ownership remains with the Director of Business Operations.
• Develop employee engagement and retention strategies. Monitor employee feedback, eNPS results, turnover, and trends. Collaborate with leaders on S2 culture and recognition initiatives.
• Own the employee lifecycle, including coordinated onboarding, structured employee check-ins, offboarding, exit interviews, and continuous improvement. Partner with leadership on professional development activities, including management coaching, leadership development, and employee engagement practices.

Compliance, Safety & HR Operations

• Own HR compliance and policy administration. Monitor applicable federal and New Mexico employment requirements, conduct HR audits, recommend policy improvements, and coordinate counsel when warranted.
• Identify workplace safety concerns, coordinate appropriate responses and corrective actions with responsible leaders, and monitor follow-through.
• Prepare and submit accurate payroll records to S2’s external payroll processor. Review and audit processed payroll and resolve discrepancies.
• Oversee employee benefits including annual enrollment, leave administration, personnel records, provider credentialing/licensure tracking, and HRIS data integrity and workflows in Rippling.
• Maintain an actionable HR scorecard and workforce reporting, including recruiting effectiveness, retention, compliance indicators, and workforce forecasts.
• Use HR technology, automation, and AI responsibly to improve efficiency and decision support while safeguarding confidential employee information and maintaining appropriate human review.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of progressive human resources experience, including demonstrated responsibility for independently managing HR functions/programs or an HR department.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification highly desired.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law, HR compliance, employee relations, recruiting, benefits, and payroll oversight.
• Proven ability to advise leaders, exercise balanced judgment, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive matters with professionalism and empathy.
• Comfort working both strategically and hands-on in a growing small/mid-sized, multi-location organization.
• Strong organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing an HRIS platform (Rippling preferred). Comfortable utilizing Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel. Demonstrated aptitude for HR technology and process improvement.

Benefit Package

• Health Insurance Paid 75% (100% after 5 years of service)
• Dental Insurance Paid 100%
• Vision Insurance Paid 100%
• $50k Life Insurance
• Simple IRA with 4% employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 9 paid Holidays