We’re looking for a hands-on, employee-focused HR Manager to support our Boulder office while contributing to global HR processes. This role is ideal for someone who loves delivering high-quality employee support, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited to help strengthen HR systems and documentation across regions. Based in Boulder CO, this position reports directly to the Global Head of HR Operations & Programs and will serve as a critical connector between HR Operations, HRBPs, and the employee population.

What You’ll Do as an HR Manager

Employee Support & Experience

• Serve as the first point of contact for employees in North America and a global resource for employee HR inquiries.
• Provide timely, friendly support with questions about benefits, policies, time off, payroll, systems navigation, and general HR processes.
• Ensure new hires experience a smooth, well-organized onboarding process and that departing employees complete offboarding steps consistently.
• Partner with HRBPs for seamless escalation of manager- or leadership-facing

HR Documentation, Data Accuracy & Compliance

• Maintain up-to-date employee documentation, including contracts, forms, and other required records.
• Ensure HR data accuracy across HRIS and documentation repositories by performing regular audits and updates.
• Complete compliance tasks, including file audits, eligibility documentation verification, and regulatory-required updates.
• Support global consistency in documentation standards and tracking.

Process Execution & Global Coordination

• Execute core HR processes across multiple regions by following established workflows and ensuring accuracy at each step.
• Partner with the Global HR Operations team to support consistent, reliable process execution (e.g., onboarding, offboarding, changes, compliance updates).
• Document process updates and improvements to enhance clarity, reduce errors, and support scalability.

HR Systems & Record Management

• Enter, update, and maintain employee data in HR systems with attention to accuracy and completeness.
• Troubleshoot basic system questions from employees and escalate technical issues appropriately.
• Support periodic HR system clean-ups and configuration updates in partnership with Global HR Operations.

Benefits, Leave & Employee Relations Support

• Assist employees with routine benefits questions and help navigate resources and self-service tools.
• Coordinate leave-related documentation and communication in partnership with the Total Rewards team.
• Provide first-level employee-relations support and escalate complex or manager-facing issues to HRBPs.

Office & Culture Support (Boulder Office)

• Serve as an onsite HR presence in Boulder, helping maintain a welcoming, employee-centered environment.
• Support local office engagement activities, new-hire welcome experiences, and employee-focused events.
• Partner with the office manager to ensure employees feel supported and connected.

Continuous Improvement & Special Projects

• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, documentation clarity, and the overall employee experience.
• Support global HR initiatives and operations projects led by the Global Head of HR Operations & Total Rewards.
• Collect and share feedback from employees to help continuously refine HR programs, tools, and workflows.

Key Skills:

• 3+ years of HR/Leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of U.S. employment law; Colorado experience preferred.
• High degree of accuracy in maintaining employee documentation and HR data.
• Strong communication and customer-service orientation with the ability to build trust across cultures.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• Experience handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Comfort working in dynamic, fast-paced environments; tech or aerospace experience a plus.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems and HR documentation standards.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-RK1