Position Title: Director of Human Resources
Dept: Finance
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Coon Rapids, MN (On-Site)
Type: Full-Time
Position Overview:
Torque Fitness is seeking its first Director of Human Resources to build and lead the HR function for a growing fitness equipment company serving both commercial and home markets. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role — you will be both the strategist and the executor.
You will own:
- Talent acquisition and onboarding
- Benefits administration
- Compliance
- Employee relations
- Culture development
- Administrative coordinator reports to this role
- Reports to the CFO
- Serves on the Compensation Committee
- Partners with Finance leadership on compensation
Ideal candidate:
- Thrives in mid-size company environment
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats
- Builds systems from scratch
- Partners with C-suite and department heads
Primary objective:
- Support revenue growth
- Maintain performance-driven culture
- Ensure strong talent acquisition, retention, and development
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
- Own full-cycle recruiting across all departments
- Partner with department heads on hiring forecasts
- Build recruiting pipelines (job boards, trade schools, etc.)
- Implement structured interview process with scorecards
- Manage employer branding
Benefits Administration & Compensation Committee Support
- Support compensation structure (salary, hourly, commission, bonus)
- Serve on Compensation Committee
- Support KPI bonus program tracking and coordination
- Assist with sales compensation processes
- Conduct annual compensation benchmarking
- Administer benefits (health, dental, vision, 401k, PTO)
- Manage open enrollment and vendor relationships
- Coordinate with Finance on compliance and payroll accuracy
Employee Relations & Culture
- Handle employee relations issues (conflict, performance, investigations)
- Maintain high-performance culture
- Develop engagement and retention initiatives
- Coach managers on leadership and performance management
- Conduct stay and exit interviews
Performance Management & Development
- Design company-wide performance review process
- Align KPIs to company profitability goals
- Identify and implement training programs
- Create career pathing frameworks
- Manage onboarding effectiveness (first 90 days)
Training & Development
- Build company-wide training program (greenfield)
- Develop onboarding and role-specific training
- Create product knowledge training
- Implement leadership training for managers
- Coordinate safety and OSHA training
- Develop sales training programs
- Manage external training resources and budget
- Track training completion and effectiveness
- Build cross-training programs
Compliance, Policy & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with federal, state (MN), and local laws
- Maintain employee handbook and policies
- Oversee workplace safety programs
- Manage I-9s, background checks, documentation
- Maintain HRIS and employee records
Strategic HR Partnership
- Serve on leadership team
- Support organizational design and workforce planning
- Partner with CFO on budgeting
- Advise on organizational structure
- Support M&A integration if applicable
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7–10+ years HR experience
- 3+ years in leadership or sole HR role
- Experience building HR systems from scratch (50–150 employees)
- Strong employment law knowledge (Minnesota)
- Compensation program experience
- C-suite partnership experience
- Multi-function recruiting experience
- Strong employee relations skills
- SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification
- Bachelor’s degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Fitness equipment or related industry experience
- Multi-state employment experience
- HRIS platform experience
- Sales compensation structure experience
- Organizational development or coaching background
- Warehouse safety program experience
- Master’s degree or MBA
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THE FIRST YEAR
First 30 Days
- HR audit (files, compliance, benefits, policies)
- Meet with department heads
60 Days
- Launch updated handbook
- Establish onboarding program
- Support KPI bonus program
- Fill critical roles
90 Days
- Implement performance reviews
- Conduct compensation benchmarking
- Present retention strategy
6 Months
- KPI bonus cycle completed
- Engagement baseline established
- Training calendar implemented
- Compliance gaps closed
12 Months
- 90%+ retention achieved
- Hiring plan completed
- Compensation validated
- HR operating as strategic partner
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base Salary Range
KPI Bonus
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision
- 401(k)
- PTO
- Employee discount
Work Arrangement
- On-site (Coon Rapids, MN)
WHY TORQUE FITNESS
- First dedicated HR hire — build the function from scratch
- Direct access to CFO and leadership team
- High visibility and company-wide impact
- Fast-growing organization
- KPI-driven performance culture
- Premium fitness equipment brand
If you are looking to make your passion your work, have a “Don’t Quit. Ever.” attitude, and want to make things happen with a growing fitness company, send your cover letter and resume to hr@torquefitness.com.
