HR Manager

Vaco Phoenix is hiring an HR Manager for a top client based in Tempe, AZ. This role is 100% onsite and offers a salary up to $100,000 annually. This HR Manager will own day-to-day HR operations and be the go‑to person for payroll, benefits, onboarding, and employee relations. You’ll partner closely with leadership while supporting roughly 100 employees across the full employee lifecycle.

• Own full‑cycle payroll for hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on‑time processing

• Review and validate timecards, overtime, PTO, and pay adjustments in line with wage and hour laws

• Serve as the main contact for payroll questions and troubleshooting

• Manage end‑to‑end onboarding, including offer letters, background checks, I-9/E-Verify, and system access

• Lead new hire orientation covering policies, benefits, safety, and role expectations

• Ensure all required training and employment documentation is completed on time

• Oversee offboarding, including final pay, benefits termination, exit paperwork, and equipment return

• Administer employee benefits programs (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement plans)

• Partner with brokers and carriers on enrollments, renewals, audits, and claims support

• Lead annual open enrollment and clearly communicate benefit options and changes

• Ensure accurate benefits deductions and smooth payroll coordination

• Act as a trusted HR partner to employees and managers, providing guidance on employee relations and performance matters

• 3+ years of leadership experience

• Experience supporting an organization of 100 employees

• Strong knowledge of payroll, benefits, insurance, and employment law

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.