Human Resources Manager

At Gardens of Babylon, we have been working to empower our community with the plants, tools, and knowledge it takes to grow for over 18 years. We offer a wide range of landscaping services to help the Nashville community grow with inspirational designs and a constant focus on earth-friendly products and sustainable landscaping. From consultation to design, installation, and maintenance, we work with customers to cultivate exquisite plant arrangements and custom-built hardscapes for their homes or commercial properties.

Additionally, we also provide an in-store experience at our downtown garden center to help our customers find inspiration for their outdoor landscape or indoor oasis, whether first-time gardeners or experienced horticulturists.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead the day-to-day human resources functions of the organization including but not limited to talent acquisition (recruitment & onboarding), payroll, attendance, benefits, career development, training and employee relations. This role balances compliance and operational excellence with strong relationship-building and culture leadership. The Human Resources Manager will administer and design HR policies and procedures while also serving as a visible, trusted resource across the organization building connections up and down the company, supporting employee engagement initiatives, and helping translate company values into daily behaviors.

We offer an annual salary of $80,000 - $100,000 (commensurate on experience), as well as health insurance, a profit-sharing program, a 401K with company match, paid time off and a positive work environment.

• Develops and executes HR policies, processes and systems, and ensures managers and staff are well-informed on policy protocols.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law, and incorporate updates into our HR framework as needed.
• Manages the talent acquisition process, including collaboration with hiring teams & recruitment.
• Builds and executes HR processes for new staff onboarding, such as company and departmental orientation, online system access, hardware needs, and initial basic training.
• Develops & manages performance review, training, continuing education & career development programs.
• Manages communication and logistics related to migrant worker programs, including legal coordination, housing, and transportation.
• Oversee administration of attendance log, payroll, benefits, leave of absence and time off requests.
• Oversee company-wide safety framework, such as development and enforcement of standards, protocols, meetings and training.
• Conducts employee relations investigations, and oversees disciplinary meetings, terminations, and exit interviews.
• Administers employee surveys, gathers insights and offers policy or operational recommendations based on staff feedback.
• Oversee recruitment and experience for overseas subcontractors/remote workers.
• Provides onsite availability as a go-to HR resource for all staff.
• Acts as a culture carrier for the organization by building strong relationships across teams, supporting employee engagement initiatives, and helping organize internal events, recognition efforts, and meaningful employee touchpoints.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of related human resource manager level experience, preferably experience functioning as an HR Department of One, with experience developing & implementing HR processes.
• Preference for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
• Preference for bilingual, fluency in English and Spanish.
• Preference for experience with migrant worker programs.
• Preference for experience managing others.
• Passion for cultivating culture and driving diversity & inclusion initiatives.
• Excellent communication & collaboration skills.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization skills and project management skills.
• Resourceful with strong problem-solving ability.
• Able to balance long-term HR initiatives with the immediate, people-driven needs of a fast-moving organization.
• Ability to build trust and connect with others.

This is an on-site position in Nashville, TN with work conducted from private, streamlined office trailers that support productivity and collaboration. The role requires regular in-person interaction with team members across office, field, and Garden Center environments.

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