Senior Human Resources Manager

Job Overview
You’ll join a fast-moving HR team that is in active transition at PurposeCare a leader in the home health and home care field. Expect to be hands-on — balancing compliance audits, branch leadership partnership, process design, and statewide rollouts. This is a role for someone pragmatic, autonomous, and energized by building repeatable HR systems that scale across multiple locations.

Why this role matters
This is a high-impact, state-level HR role. You’ll be the subject matter expert for Indiana—owning HR operations, compliance, and the performance/discipline program for ~1,000 team members. If you get energized by visible impact, enjoy organizing systems, and want to partner with frontline leaders to improve audit scores and employee experience, this is an excellent opportunity.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the HR subject matter expert for Indiana: design, document, and operate state-level HR policies and processes.
• Onboard and partner with branch managers across the state—establish trusted, consultative relationships.
• Manage ADP data integrity and lead quarterly personnel/compliance audits to ensure documentation meets regulatory standards.
• Build and own performance management and disciplinary workflows: tracking, training, documentation, and escalation.
• Execute a first-month plan to visit Indianapolis-area locations and meet local leaders and teams.
• Drive training completion and certification tracking; ensure 30/60/90/180/365-day touchpoints for new hires.
• Support employee relations: coaching, corrective actions, investigations, and documentation (escalate complex matters to HR leadership).
• Partner with HRIS and Talent Acquisition to improve time-to-fill, onboarding flow, and recruiting outcomes across the state.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to improve audit scores, compliance, and operational efficiency.

What success looks like (KPIs)

• ADP / compliance audit scores: measurable improvement quarter-over-quarter.
• Performance process adoption: documented and consistently used state-level tracking for disciplinary and performance actions.
• Onboarding cadence: established 30/60/90/180/365 touchpoints and improved new-hire readiness.
• Operational reliability: HR systems and reports reflect accurate headcount and compliance data.
• Leader satisfaction: positive feedback from branch managers on partnership and responsiveness.

Must-have experience & skills

• 6+ years HR experience with demonstrated HR operations/compliance ownership (healthcare or regulated environment preferred).
• Proven ability to operate autonomously and own an entire state’s HR profile.
• Strong knowledge of HR compliance, employee relations, performance management, and personnel documentation.
• Experience working with ADP or similar HRIS/payroll platforms and running HR audits.
• Comfortable being onsite approximately 60% of the time with regular travel across Indiana; based in the Indianapolis area preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to create and maintain systems, and strong written/verbal communication.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Background checks (criminal and education) required prior to hire; candidate will be asked to sign confidentiality and arbitration agreements.

Nice-to-have

• SHRM-CP, PHR, or similar certification.
• Experience operating in a start-up or high-growth environment.
• Prior experience supporting ~1,000 employees or multiple, geographically-dispersed branches.
• Direct experience with frontline clinical hiring or home health/home care HR compliance.