The Manager converts HR strategy and policy into consistent operating practices, leads employee relations and compliance administration, supervises the HR Generalist and HR Administrator, and ensures reliable execution of payroll, benefits, leave, HRIS, records, and employee lifecycle processes across locations. Escalates executive or director-level matters, threatened claims, agency charges, significant accommodation disputes, high-risk terminations, reductions in force, policy exceptions, and precedent-setting decisions to the HR Director.