HR Manager
Home Depot
Atlanta, Georgia
Posted yesterday
Ability to travel between assigned stores as needed. May require overnight travel 20% to 50% of the time, depending on geographical area of store placement.
Qualifications
Education
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Serve as the primary HR contact for 26 stores, supporting store managers and leadership teams, and associates.
- Partner with the DHRM to align HR initiatives with district and company goals.
- Provide guidance on HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Lead recruitment, selection, and onboarding for hourly and salaried roles within assigned stores.
- Support succession planning and career pathing for store associates and leaders.
- Facilitate training, coaching, and provide guidance to leaders with the performance management process.
- Address associate relations issues, conduct investigations, and ensure appropriate resolution.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and engaging work environment.
- Proactively reduce associate relations and workplace risk issues.
- Ensure consistent application of company policies and compliance with labor laws.
- Monitor and report on HR compliance metrics (e.g., I-9, meal periods).
- Support workplace violence prevention and labor relations case management.
- Ensure Workday accuracy and partner with the HR Service Center as needed.
- Use data and insights to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Participate in store visits and operational reviews.
About This Role
The HR Manager (HRM) is a field-based business partner responsible for delivering end-to-end HR support across 2-6 retail stores within a district.
Experience Requirements
Required
3+ years of HR experience, ideally in a multi-unit or retail environment
3 years of experience
Required Skills
Soft Skills
Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skillsAbility to influence and coach leaders at multiple levelsDemonstrated commitment to a values-based workplace
Full Job Description
HR Manager
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
The HR Manager (HRM) is a field-based business partner responsible for delivering end-to-end HR support across 2-6 retail stores within a district. This role is pivotal in enabling workforce performance, associate engagement, optimizing talent strategies, and supporting operational excellence. The HRM will drive high-impact HR practices that directly influence sales growth, customer satisfaction, and associate productivity, while also serving as a change agent for the modernization of field HR.
Key Responsibilities
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
Travel Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
Working Conditions:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
Preferred Education:
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
Minimum Leadership Experience:
Preferred Leadership Experience:
Certifications:
Competencies:
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
The HR Manager (HRM) is a field-based business partner responsible for delivering end-to-end HR support across 2-6 retail stores within a district. This role is pivotal in enabling workforce performance, associate engagement, optimizing talent strategies, and supporting operational excellence. The HRM will drive high-impact HR practices that directly influence sales growth, customer satisfaction, and associate productivity, while also serving as a change agent for the modernization of field HR.
Key Responsibilities
- Store HR Leadership & Partnership - Serve as the primary HR contact for 26 stores, supporting store managers and leadership teams, and associates. Partner with the DHRM to align HR initiatives with district and company goals. Provide guidance on HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Talent Management & Development - Lead recruitment, selection, and onboarding for hourly and salaried roles within assigned stores. Support succession planning and career pathing for store associates and leaders. Facilitate training, coaching, and provide guidance to leaders with the performance management process.
- Associate Relations & Workplace Culture - Address associate relations issues, conduct investigations, and ensure appropriate resolution. Foster a positive, inclusive, and engaging work environment. Proactively reduce associate relations and workplace risk issues.
- HR Compliance & Risk Mitigation - Ensure consistent application of company policies and compliance with labor laws. Monitor and report on HR compliance metrics (e.g., I-9, meal periods). Support workplace violence prevention and labor relations case management.
- Operational Excellence - Ensure Workday accuracy and partner with the HR Service Center as needed. Use data and insights to identify trends and recommend improvements. Participate in store visits and operational reviews.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This Position typically reports to the District Human Resources Manager (DHRM)
- Supports Store Managers, leadership teams and store associates within assigned stores
Travel Requirements:
- Ability to travel between assigned stores as needed.
- May require overnight travel 20% to 50% of the time, depending on geographical area of store placement.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires intermittent periods during which continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking and standing.
Working Conditions:
- Located mostly indoors. Conditions could produce mild discomfort on occasion.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications:
- None
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 3+ years of HR experience, ideally in a multi-unit or retail environment
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- None
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- Track record of influencing different levels of leadership without authority
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Develops Talent
- Decision Quality
- Plans & Aligns
- Business Insight
- Drives Engagement
- Drives Results
- Instills Trust
- Communicates Effectively
- Manages Ambiguity
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to influence and coach leaders at multiple levels
- Demonstrated commitment to a values-based workplace
How to Apply
Home Depot
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$52
/ hour
Home Depot pays $52 for HR Manager in Atlanta, Georgia, with most salaries ranging from $32 to $87. Pay can vary based on role, experience, and local cost of living.
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$52
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$32
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$87
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