# Market evidence report — human-resources-manager

Source: **61 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 61), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-12.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 37 | 61 % |
| senior | 14 | 23 % |
| lead | 10 | 16 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 13 | 21 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Office | 11 | 18 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Word | 9 | 15 % |
| 4 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 8 | 13 % |
| 5 | HRIS | 6 | 10 % |
| 6 | Workday | 6 | 10 % |
| 7 | microsoft outlook | 3 | 5 % |
| 8 | Microsoft Teams | 3 | 5 % |
| 9 | UKG | 3 | 5 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | employee relations | 33 | 54 % |
| 2 | performance management | 27 | 44 % |
| 3 | data analysis | 21 | 34 % |
| 4 | workforce planning | 21 | 34 % |
| 5 | succession planning | 18 | 30 % |
| 6 | benefits administration | 13 | 21 % |
| 7 | recruitment | 13 | 21 % |
| 8 | compliance | 11 | 18 % |
| 9 | talent acquisition | 11 | 18 % |
| 10 | change management | 9 | 15 % |
| 11 | compensation administration | 7 | 11 % |
| 12 | investigations | 7 | 11 % |
| 13 | labor relations | 7 | 11 % |
| 14 | organizational design | 7 | 11 % |
| 15 | talent management | 7 | 11 % |
| 16 | organizational development | 6 | 10 % |
| 17 | conflict resolution | 5 | 8 % |
| 18 | hr compliance | 5 | 8 % |
| 19 | hr operations | 5 | 8 % |
| 20 | payroll administration | 5 | 8 % |
| 21 | process improvement | 5 | 8 % |
| 22 | talent development | 5 | 8 % |
| 23 | compliance management | 4 | 7 % |
| 24 | employment law | 4 | 7 % |
| 25 | onboarding | 4 | 7 % |
| 26 | policy development | 4 | 7 % |
| 27 | risk management | 4 | 7 % |
| 28 | employee onboarding | 3 | 5 % |
| 29 | grievance handling | 3 | 5 % |
| 30 | hr strategy | 3 | 5 % |
| 31 | leadership development | 3 | 5 % |
| 32 | legal compliance | 3 | 5 % |
| 33 | payroll management | 3 | 5 % |
| 34 | policy implementation | 3 | 5 % |
| 35 | training and development | 3 | 5 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change management | 6 | 10 % |
| 2 | employee engagement initiatives | 4 | 7 % |
| 3 | exit interviews | 4 | 7 % |
| 4 | succession planning | 4 | 7 % |
| 5 | continuous improvement | 3 | 5 % |
| 6 | data-driven decision making | 3 | 5 % |
| 7 | leadership development | 3 | 5 % |
| 8 | onboarding | 3 | 5 % |
| 9 | talent management | 3 | 5 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | team leadership | 8 | 13 % |
| 2 | benefits administration | 7 | 11 % |
| 3 | compliance monitoring | 5 | 8 % |
| 4 | budget management | 4 | 7 % |
| 5 | business partnership | 4 | 7 % |
| 6 | leadership coaching | 4 | 7 % |
| 7 | policy interpretation | 4 | 7 % |
| 8 | conflict resolution | 3 | 5 % |
| 9 | employee engagement | 3 | 5 % |
| 10 | employee onboarding | 3 | 5 % |
| 11 | employee relations management | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | hr program administration | 3 | 5 % |
| 13 | hr program implementation | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | hr strategy development | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | hr team leadership | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | leadership advising | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | payroll processing | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | policy administration | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | report preparation | 3 | 5 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 61 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

61 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- employee relations — 54 % (33 ads)
- performance management — 44 % (27 ads)
- data analysis — 34 % (21 ads)
- workforce planning — 34 % (21 ads)
- succession planning — 30 % (18 ads)
- benefits administration — 21 % (13 ads)
- recruitment — 21 % (13 ads)
- compliance — 18 % (11 ads)
- talent acquisition — 18 % (11 ads)
- change management — 15 % (9 ads)

**Top tools:**

- Microsoft Excel — 21 % (13 ads)
- Microsoft Office — 18 % (11 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 15 % (9 ads)
- Microsoft PowerPoint — 13 % (8 ads)
- HRIS — 10 % (6 ads)
- Workday — 10 % (6 ads)
- microsoft outlook — 5 % (3 ads)
- Microsoft Teams — 5 % (3 ads)
- UKG — 5 % (3 ads)
- ADP — 3 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 61 % · senior 23 % · lead 16 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Human Resources Manager | 10 |
| HR Manager | 5 |
| Senior Human Resources Manager | 3 |
| Human Resources Director | 2 |
| Advanced HR Business Partner | 1 |
| Assistant Vice President of Human Resources | 1 |
| Benefits and Employee Relations Manager | 1 |
| Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer | 1 |
| Deputy Director of Human Resources | 1 |
| Director HR Consulting | 1 |
| Director of HR | 1 |
| Director of HR Program Management & Operations | 1 |
| Director, Human Resources Business Partner | 1 |
| District Human Resources Manager | 1 |
| Division Human Resource Manager | 1 |
| Global HR Director: Strategy, Talent & Inclusion | 1 |
| HR & Payroll Manager | 1 |
| HR Business Partner - Corporate Functions - Seattle, WA (Hybrid) | 1 |
| HR Director III; MSP Human Resources Director | 1 |
| HR Manager - Tech Services, Operations, AI | 1 |
| HR Operations Manager | 1 |
| HR Regional Manager | 1 |
| Human Resource Business Partner | 1 |
| Human Resources (HR) Manager | 1 |
| Human Resources Director, North America | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.