Diamond Foundry is seeking a People Partner to support our Bay Area Diamond Foundry locations and our direct-to-consumer brand, VRAI.
The ideal candidate has supported both a shift-based and a corporate or customer-facing population and is comfortable moving between a production floor and a showroom in the same week. They are hands-on, practical, and credible with frontline managers. This is a role with room to grow, working closely with the VP of Human Resources on more complex matters.
Responsibilities
Partner with managers across diverse teams on daily people matters—including performance, attendance, and team dynamics—coaching them to conduct difficult conversations, resolve issues consistently, and document properly rather than handling matters on their behalf.
Support employee relations by conducting independent investigations and collaborating closely with the VP of HR on complex or sensitive matters.
Support multi-state accommodation and return-to-work processes in coordination with People Operations.
Drive compensation and leveling initiatives, including new hire offers, promotions, and the annual merit cycle.
Tailor and translate company-wide programs to effectively suit both shift-based manufacturing and retail environments, accounting for how different populations experience shared policies.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 4+ years in an HR or People Partner capacity, featuring hands-on employee relations experience (HR certification is a plus).
Proven experience supporting both a non-exempt, shift-based workforce and a corporate or customer-facing population.
Working knowledge of California employment law—particularly regarding leave, accommodation, and wage-and-hour requirements—with multi-state exposure preferred.
Demonstrated track record of coaching managers, applying consistent standards across varying team cultures, and exercising sound judgment on when to act independently versus when to escalate.
Experience navigating and building out processes within an evolving, high-growth environment (desirable).
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of experience in an HR or People Partner capacity
- Hands-on employee relations experience
- Experience supporting both a non-exempt, shift-based workforce and a corporate or customer-facing population
- Working knowledge of California employment law, including leave, accommodation, and wage-and-hour requirements
- Multi-state employment-law exposure
- Experience coaching managers and applying consistent standards across varying team cultures
- Sound judgment regarding when to act independently versus escalate
- Experience navigating and building processes in an evolving, high-growth environment
- HR certification
Diamond Foundry Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Diamond Foundry and has not been reviewed or approved by Diamond Foundry.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO and flexible time-off policies are described as available, with some employees citing favorable schedules that support time away. Feedback suggests actual utilization can be positive in certain roles where workload and manager expectations align with policy.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision insurance, along with mental-health resources, are presented as part of a broad package. Some accounts specifically praise the health insurance and benefits scope.
Diamond Foundry Insights
What We Do
At Diamond Foundry, our mission is to create the future of diamond. We developed proprietary reactor technology capable of forming plasma as hot as the sun at unprecedented density to produce diamond at mining scale. In our zero-emission foundry, we sustainably create diamond for the jewelry and semiconductor industries. Our VRAI brand brings iconic innovation in diamond jewelry direct to consumers. For more information on how we’re creating the future, visit www.diamondfoundry.com. Fast Company World's Most Innovative Company TIME Best Inventions Business Insider’s 21 Most Innovative Tech Startups CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors Inc’s 25 Most Disruptive Companies
