We’re looking for a highly driven, organized, and personable human resources manager to play an important role on our team. You’ll be responsible for leading all aspects of HR at the firm—from day-to-day compliance and benefits administration to strategic hiring and employee development. You'll be the go-to person for people operations and have the opportunity to shape the future of HR at Cohen & Cohen. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR Manager or early Director who’s ready to stretch into a Head of HR role. You’ll work closely with firm leadership to build out systems, shape culture, and help scale the organization for long-term success. Responsibilities: People Strategy & Culture • Partner with the COO to define and implement HR strategies aligned with firm's goals • Help shape a performance-driven culture built on accountability, transparency, and mutual respect • Support DEI and employee engagement efforts with feedback loops and structured surveys Talent Acquisition & Onboarding • Manage end-to-end recruitment for legal and administrative roles, including job descriptions, interview process design, and onboarding • Evaluate and implement an ATS to streamline the hiring process • Collaborate with leadership to forecast personnel needs and build role-specific onboarding experiences HR Infrastructure & Compliance • Lead the evaluation and implementation of a PEO (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Justworks, Sequoia One) • Ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws • Maintain up-to-date policies, handbooks, and personnel records • Oversee employee relations issues with empathy, clarity, and legal rigor • Organizational design support Compensation, Benefits & Insurance • Manage benefits administration and liaise with brokers and PEO vendors • Help structure and monitor benefit offerings to support retention and cost efficiency • Oversee D&O and business-related insurance in partnership with the COO and legal • Payroll processing Employee Development & Training • Implement an LMS to support role-specific training and continuing education • Collaborate with team leads to create training curricula (including elements from the Keenan Method where applicable) • Support implementation of performance reviews and professional development initiatives Data & Reporting • Track key HR metrics and maintain dashboards around: • Time to hire, turnover, engagement, benefits usage, performance reviews • Deliver monthly/quarterly HR insights to leadership to inform staff and culture strategy Qualifications: • 4 - 6 years of experience in HR, ideally with at least 1–2 years in a manager or generalist leadership role • Strong understanding of HR compliance, employee relations, benefits administration, and hiring best practices • A hands-on, builder mentality—you’re comfortable creating systems from scratch and learning as you go • Familiarity with PEOs, HRIS platforms, ATS, LMS tools, and employee engagement software • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels • Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field Compensation: $100,000 - $135,0000 yearly

• People Strategy & Culture • Partner with the COO to define and implement HR strategies aligned with firm's goals • Help shape a performance-driven culture built on accountability, transparency, and mutual respect • Support DEI and employee engagement efforts with feedback loops and structured surveysTalent Acquisition & Onboarding • Manage end-to-end recruitment for legal and administrative roles, including job descriptions, interview process design, and onboarding • Evaluate and implement an ATS to streamline the hiring process • Collaborate with leadership to forecast personnel needs and build role-specific onboarding experiencesHR Infrastructure & Compliance • Lead the evaluation and implementation of a PEO (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Justworks, Sequoia One) • Ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws • Maintain up-to-date policies, handbooks, and personnel records • Oversee employee relations issues with empathy, clarity, and legal rigor • Organizational design supportCompensation, Benefits & Insurance • Manage benefits administration and liaise with brokers and PEO vendors • Help structure and monitor benefit offerings to support retention and cost efficiency • Oversee D&O and business-related insurance in partnership with the COO and legal • Payroll processingEmployee Development & Training • Implement an LMS to support role-specific training and continuing education • Collaborate with team leads to create training curricula (including elements from the Keenan Method where applicable) • Support implementation of performance reviews and professional development initiativesData & Reporting • Track key HR metrics and maintain dashboards around: • Time to hire, turnover, engagement, benefits usage, performance reviews • Deliver monthly/quarterly HR insights to leadership to inform staff and culture strategy