Director of Human Resources

## Description **Director of Human Resources – Nevada Multi-Site (Las Vegas or Mesquite; travel required)** **Department:** Human Resources **FLSA Status:** Exempt **Reports To:** Chief Administrative Officer – Deep Roots Harvest **Supervisory Responsibilities** Provides direct leadership and oversight of: - HR Specialists - HR Coordinator Responsible for setting expectations, performance management, development, and accountability for the Human Resources function. Because HR operates as a small, lean team, this role is also expected to personally perform day-to-day HR work alongside its supervisory responsibilities, rather than direct that work exclusively through staff. **Reporting Structure and Functional Alignment** **Organizational HR Reporting Line:** HR Coordinator ? HR Specialist ? Director of Human Resources ? Chief Administrative Officer The Director of Human Resources leads the HR function enterprise-wide and partners closely with the Chief Administrative Officer to ensure consistent people practices, compliance, and culture across all departments and locations. **Position Summary** The Director of Human Resources is responsible for the strategic leadership and hands-on execution of all Human Resources functions across Deep Roots Harvest's multi-site Nevada operations. As the working leader of a small HR team, this role is expected to personally perform day-to-day HR work — not solely direct it — including conducting employee relations casework, delivering training sessions, and stepping directly into recruitment, onboarding, and compliance tasks as needed. This role oversees employee relations, labor relations, compliance, payroll and benefits, recruitment, training and development, HR systems, and workforce planning while ensuring alignment with company policies, regulatory requirements, and operational needs. A core responsibility of this role is ensuring company-wide consistency, accuracy, professionalism, and sound people-leadership judgment in all employee-related matters. The Director of Human Resources establishes and enforces standards for timely, respectful, and compliant responses to employee concerns, safety issues, and HR communications. This role also serves as the primary steward of company culture and people-leadership wisdom, ensuring that leaders at all levels apply policies, corrective actions, and employment decisions consistently, fairly, and in accordance with Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) requirements and all other applicable regulations. Given the size of the HR team, this position requires an individual who takes ownership of initiatives from strategy through hands-on execution, works autonomously with minimal oversight, and is comfortable operating as both the department's strategic leader and its primary practitioner. This role also requires a modern, technology-forward mindset — someone who actively looks for ways to use HR technology, automation, and data to streamline processes and improve outcomes, rather than relying solely on manual or legacy methods. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** **HR Leadership, Consistency & People Leadership** - Establish and enforce company-wide consistency in HR practices, employment decisions, and policy application. - Set standards for accuracy, professionalism, and responsiveness in all HR documentation, records, and communications. - Ensure timely and appropriate response to employee concerns, safety reports, and compliance-related issues. - Serve as the senior escalation point for complex, sensitive, or high-risk employee matters. - Operate as a hands-on contributor to the HR function, personally handling day-to-day HR matters given the size of the team. **Employee Relations, Labor Relations & Compliance** - Personally conduct employee relations investigations, corrective action conversations, and dispute resolution meetings, in addition to overseeing these matters when handled by HR staff. - Apply and oversee labor relations principles, inc…