Human Resources Manager

HR Manager

Title	HR Manager
Location	Hybrid: 2 days/week in Culver City office Regular travel to LA-area stores; occasional travel to Chico
Type	Full-time, salaried (exempt)
Pay	$75,000–$90,000 per year, plus benefits
Reports to	CEO

About us

Sweet Flower is a licensed adult-use cannabis retailer with stores in Pasadena, Studio City, Culver City, Westwood and Chico. We run a lean, fast-moving operation and need a hands-on HR lead who keeps us compliant and our stores running.

What you'll do

• Lead the full employee lifecycle across all stores, setting and enforcing standards for hiring, onboarding, recordkeeping, leaves and separations.

• Manages the talent acquisition process, including recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly

• for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.

• Keep us compliant with California and local employment law, including meal and rest breaks, overtime, sick leave, final pay, scheduling and minimum wage.

• Own payroll accuracy and compliance, including review and approval of bi-weekly payroll and resolution of pay discrepancies.

• Investigate employee complaints promptly and objectively, document the findings, and recommend action.

• Advise store managers on discipline, documentation and terminations, so every decision is consistent and defensible.

• Handle first-step grievances and administer the collective bargaining agreement day to day.

• Maintain the employee handbook, policies, required postings and mandatory trainings, including harassment prevention.

• Ensure compliance with DCC and local permit requirements for employee badging, age verification, and any legally required screening.

• Manage leaves of absence, accommodation requests and workers’ comp claims.

• Work with our outside employment counsel, handling routine matters in-house and escalating the right ones.

• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you bring

• BA or BS degree preferred

• 3+ years of HR experience in California, ideally in multi-location retail, restaurant or hospitality with hourly staff.

• Solid working knowledge of California wage-and-hour law.

• Experience running workplace investigations and documenting discipline

• Experience with a unionized workforce is a strong plus.

• You’re organized and direct, follow through, and are comfortable telling a manager “not like that.”

• Cannabis industry experience is a plus.

• A PHR, SHRM-CP or California HR certification is a plus.

• Must be at least 21 years old.

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Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Work is performed in an office setting, at home on remote days, and in retail store environments.

• Regularly uses a computer and phone for extended periods.

• Occasionally stands and walks for extended periods while visiting store locations.

• Occasionally lifts or carries up to 15 pounds, such as files, training materials, or laptop equipment.

• Store environments involve exposure to cannabis products and odors.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel

• Travel is approximately 10% to 20% of working time. This includes:

• Local travel to Los Angeles-area stores.

• Periodic travel to Chico, approximately quarterly.

• Must have a reliable means of traveling between Los Angeles-area store locations.

• If a personal vehicle is used for business travel, a valid California driver’s license and proof of insurance are required.

• Business travel expenses, including mileage, are reimbursed per company policy.

Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• PTO

• Employee discount

Sweet Flower is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the California Fair Chance Act. Offers of employment are contingent on a background check conducted after a conditional offer.