[Hiring] HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER @Zermount, Inc

Role Description

Zermount is seeking a HR Manager who serves as the senior and hands-on HR professional for a growing Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, and Technical Management services to federal government and commercial clients.

The Human Resources Manager leads the organization's human resources function and serves as the primary authority for HR operations, employee relations, compliance, workforce planning, and talent acquisition oversight. This role ensures HR programs support the organization's growth while maintaining compliance with federal contractor regulations and employment laws.

The HR Manager partners closely with executive leadership, program managers, and recruiting staff to ensure the company attracts, develops, and retains the workforce required to support corporate growth and contract performance.

The HR Manager ensures organizational alignment with federal labor regulations, contract-specific staffing requirements, and corporate governance standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in a regulated environment (federal government, DoD, or federal contractor).
• 3+ years of experience supporting federal government contracting.
• Experience supporting cleared workforce.
• Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with federal regulatory compliance, audit readiness, or internal controls.
• Experience managing personnel and advising senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of federal appropriations, fiscal law, or DoD financial management principles.
• Ability to interpret and implement regulatory requirements.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and policy implementation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly develop subject matter expertise in employment law and HR compliance.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS, federal labor compliance, or federal workforce regulations.
• Exposure to personnel management, civilian workforce administration, or manpower planning.
• Experience with personnel management and payroll systems (e.g., HRIS, HCMS, Cost Accounting Systems, etc.) and handling sensitive documents with high security.
• Possesses strong analytical skills and has high integrity and discretion.

Requirements

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with employees at all levels.
• Experience in handling employee relations and conflict resolution.
• Familiarity with federal and state employment laws and regulations.
• Proficiency in HCMS or HRIS platforms (e.g., iSolved, SAGE, ADP, etc.), and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Experience in the benefits of administration and payroll coordination is preferred.
• Experience managing timesheets and timecards.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with competing deadlines.

Benefits

• Manage employee health and welfare plans and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Manage employee benefits programs including health, retirement, disability, ancillary benefits and retirement plans; as well as plan changes and claim resolution.
• Maintain relationships with benefits brokers and external vendors.
• Lead annual open enrollment and benefits communication initiatives.
• Ensure competitive and compliant compensation practices and packages.
• Ensure compliance with ACA reporting, COBRA administration, ERISA requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements and state laws.
• Review and assist in the reconciliation of benefits broker invoices monthly and communicate necessary adjustments in a timely manner.

Work Location

The primary location is Zermount HQ (Arlington, VA). Remote may be authorized by a member of the Executive Team. Onsite visits to the Primary location may be required.

Hours of Operation

• Zermount's official corporate business hours are from 8:00 am ET to 7:00 pm ET.