Human Resources Manager

The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nation’s leading trade and lobby association representing the trucking industry, is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented, and professional HR Manager to be a strategic partner and trusted advisor to HR leadership, strong HR team collaborator, and mentor to more junior HR staff. In this role, you’ll be responsible for a wide range of HR functions, including compliance, benefit planning, payroll review, recruiting, onboarding, employee development, employee relations, and employee engagement. You’ll work closely with leadership and staff to ensure our HR strategies align with ATA’s mission and goals. This position reports to the Senior Director, Human Resources & Operations and does not have any budgetary or supervisory responsibilities.

The HR Manager is a hybrid position, requiring in-office attendance at ATA headquarters 3 days per week on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Compliance: Manage compliance updates and reporting in accordance with federal, state, and local employment laws, ERISA, and HIPAA requirements, while maintaining timely and accurate reporting and record-keeping. Regularly review and update HR policies to ensure compliance and consistency with ATA’s mission.

• Benefits: Monitor best practices and legislative updates to optimize benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and leave programs to recommend improvements and stay current on relevant laws and regulations. Oversee leave management (FMLA, STD, LTD, Parental Leave) and ensure clear, equitable policies are in place for all staff. Provide insights and recommendations for annual company benefit selections and work with HR team on new benefit selection and implementation processes.

• Payroll: Maintain and update employee payroll records, including personal information, tax withholding details, and salary changes. Ensure data accuracy and confidentiality and complies with data protection regulations. Oversee payroll processing, including coordinating updates and special calculations with third-party vendor, conducting thorough reviews of all payroll previews to ensure accurate and comprehensive changes and pay for all staff, and collaborating with accounting to approve payroll for processing.

• Recruiting: Manage the recruitment process and support the growth of ATA by selecting top talent. Work with HR team and hiring managers to identify talent needs. Ensure a seamless candidate experience. Conduct initial interviews, identify candidates who will continue in the interview process, extend job offers, and guide new hires through pre-start procedures.

• Onboarding: Oversee ATA’s onboarding program, including recommending strategic and procedural improvements, updating onboarding training materials, and conducting new hire trainings on organizational structure, core values and company mission, policies, benefits, and other important onboarding information. Collaborate with the HR team and hiring managers to plan position-specific orientation plans for each new hire. Coordinate with HR team to schedule and execute onboarding process and experience for incoming new staff.

• Employee Development: Support the Senior Director in designing, updating, and implementing employee performance processes, including biannual performance reviews, employee development plans, performance improvement, and employee training programs. Assist in performance management processes, providing guidance to managers on best practices for employee reviews and feedback.

• Employee Relations: Address employee relations issues, including receiving and responding to employee issues and complaints, resolving conflicts, and conducting workplace investigations when needed. Respond to employee questions quickly and accurately. Build relationships with staff members to foster a positive work environment and approachability of HR team.

• Employee Engagement: Collaborate with HR team on employee engagement initiatives, including wellness activities and staff events.

• Additional Duties: Additional responsibilities, as assigned. Professional growth and development is encouraged and supported.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of HR experience, with a focus on compliance, recruiting, benefits, and employee engagement strongly preferred.

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving, creative thinking, interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and confidentiality skills.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent time management, organization, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Experience with HRIS platforms and Microsoft Office, with ADP experience being a plus.

Why ATA:

ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation’s freight. We are a 90-year-old federation with state trucking association affiliates in all 50 states. We represent every sector of the industry, from LTL to truckload, agriculture, and livestock to auto haulers, and from large motor carriers to small mom-and-pop operations.

ATA offers:

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible hybrid work schedule
• Education assistance
• Various retirement plans with employer match
• Medical, dental & vision benefits at affordable cost
• HSA and FSA plans with employer contributions