Top Remote HR Jobs in Portland, OR

Leads global compensation and benefits programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, equity, benefits, open enrollment, 401(k), leave administration, compliance, audits, and payroll coordination. Owns HR metrics, systems, policies, process improvements, change management, and AI-in-HR strategy. Partners with leadership, vendors, payroll, IT, and external stakeholders to improve employee experience and operational efficiency.

Serves as the first point of contact for employee and leadership HR inquiries involving payroll, benefits, employee relations, HRIS, and recruiting support. Reviews HRIS tasks, supports background checks and E-Verify, maintains employee records, processes employment verifications, manages HR inbox requests, and provides administrative and specialized support to the HR Solutions Team.

Supports leaders and employees across North America on employee relations, performance management, HR operations, leave administration, compliance, onboarding, HRIS updates, reporting, training, engagement, and employee communications. The role partners with managers, maintains employment records, coordinates accommodations and leave processes, supports recruitment and performance programs, and delivers practical HR solutions while improving employee experience and data integrity.

Supports project leadership and employees across HR operations, employee relations, investigations, performance management, onboarding, records management, compliance, payroll coordination, and exit meetings. Advises management on employment-law requirements, maintains confidential personnel information, resolves employee concerns, and recommends HR solutions. The role is primarily remote in Texas but requires travel as needed and schedule flexibility, including evenings and weekends.

Supports the full employee lifecycle through HR administration, employee and manager support, onboarding, HRIS maintenance, reporting, compliance documentation, engagement initiatives, performance and compensation processes, policy administration, and HR projects. Independently manages recurring processes, coordinates stakeholders and deadlines, resolves routine HR questions, identifies issues for escalation, and improves HR workflows and employee experiences.

Participate in a rotational human resources development program supporting HR business partnering and specialist functions such as recruiting, compensation, employee relations, and development. Analyze workforce needs, develop HR solutions, support talent and training initiatives, improve recruiting and communication strategies, and complete hands-on projects with business leaders. The program includes formal training, networking, and potential international assignments before placement on a permanent HR team.

Own end-to-end multi-state payroll, HRIS administration, compliance, reporting, integrations, and HR operations for clients. Lead HRIS and payroll implementations, system configurations, workflow automation, change management, employee lifecycle processes, and stakeholder workshops. Advise clients on employment law compliance, maintain data integrity and audit readiness, resolve payroll issues, and optimize people processes across varied organizations.

Owns the people workstream for mergers and acquisitions from diligence through close and integration. Responsibilities include building diligence questionnaires, analyzing employment and compensation data, assessing risks, modeling compensation and equity structures, supporting negotiations, managing integration readiness, and developing reusable playbooks and automation. The role partners with corporate development, legal, finance, and people leadership while operating across global, confidential, and often ambiguous transactions.

Own the HR function as a hands-on solo operator, managing recruiting, onboarding, multi-state payroll, benefits, HRIS data, compliance, policies, performance cycles, compensation operations, employee relations, engagement, and office administration. Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, and leadership while supporting U.S. and Italy employees, improving workflows, and maintaining reliable people programs in a distributed technology company.

Leads enterprise HR reporting, dashboards, workforce analytics, data governance, quality controls, and reporting automation using Workday and related tools. Partners with HR leaders and business stakeholders to deliver executive-ready insights for workforce planning, talent strategy, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. Serves as a Workday reporting subject matter expert, resolves complex data issues, improves reporting processes, and mentors junior analysts.

Supports daily HR administration, including onboarding and offboarding, employee records, documentation, scheduling, HR inquiries, recruitment coordination, reporting, and follow-up on outstanding tasks. Maintains confidentiality and accurate HR data while providing organized, proactive support to employees, candidates, managers, HR, and management in a fully remote environment.

Administers and improves employee benefits and leave programs, including health, retirement, disability, FMLA, accommodations, and annual enrollment. Ensures regulatory compliance, data accuracy, payroll reconciliation, vendor performance, employee communications, and timely case resolution. Partners with HR, Payroll, Legal, managers, employees, third-party administrators, and HRIS teams on complex cases, system testing, reporting, wellness programming, and process improvements.

Support employee experience, engagement, recruitment coordination, onboarding, offboarding, HR operations, employee lifecycle activities, reporting, and HR projects. Serve as a day-to-day employee contact, partner with hiring managers, manage documentation and communications, identify process gaps, and contribute to culture-building for a remote-first organization.

Partner with managers and employees on performance, development, engagement, employee relations, and day-to-day people matters. Coach managers, support talent and performance processes, improve HR operations using AI and automation, analyze people data, and coordinate payroll, benefits, compensation, and other processes with the PEO and Finance. Help scale the organization and strengthen its culture during growth and change.

Provide senior HR leadership and strategy across payroll, benefits, HRIS, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. Build retention frameworks, define HR KPIs, manage HR team and vendors, maintain legal compliance, draft HR budgets, and partner with leadership to drive culture, engagement, and organizational development.

Responsible for supporting employee productivity, helping achieve organizational goals, and resolving workplace discrepancies among employees.

Provides tier-one HR help desk support to employees by investigating and resolving inquiries about policies, procedures, employee relations, system access, and other HR issues. Documents interactions, tracks requests, enters data, maintains records, and uses multiple systems to research and communicate accurate responses. The role also identifies recurring customer concerns and supports process improvements, requiring strong communication, organization, customer service, problem-solving, and computer skills.

Lead global HR operations for a fully remote workforce across approximately 50 countries. Manage a global HR team, advise executives and managers, oversee employee relations, compliance, compensation, benefits, performance management, learning programs, HR systems, reporting, and the full staff lifecycle. Support immigration and relocation matters, improve HR processes through automation and analytics, manage external providers, and strengthen organizational culture, effectiveness, and employee experience.

Serve as a fractional Director of HR advising alternative asset firms and family offices on full-scope HR programs: policy design, compliance, compensation, talent management, employee relations, vendor oversight, people analytics, and special projects. Develop actionable plans, KPIs, and measurement frameworks; support managers, handle sensitive investigations and regulatory matters, and drive leadership development and succession planning.

Supports and optimizes HR technology by analyzing requirements, configuring HCM modules, developing tests, resolving production issues, maintaining data integrity, supporting integrations and reporting, and leading system enhancement workstreams. Partners with HR, Payroll, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders while ensuring privacy, security, governance, documentation, training, and continuous improvement. Provides subject-matter expertise, coaches users and analysts, and applies responsible AI practices.

Serve as US HR SME managing compliance, HRIS (HiBob), PEO liaison (ADP TotalSource), onboarding/offboarding, payroll and benefits (including 401(k)), employee relations and ER cases (PIPs), policy updates, audits, and US-specific HR projects while partnering with global HR and payroll teams.

Provides HR operational and administrative support across employee inquiries, Workday transactions, onboarding and offboarding, leave administration, performance management, employment verification, unemployment claims, records, and compliance. Coordinates I-9 and E-Verify processes, maintains HR data and trackers, prepares reports, supports training, conducts exit interviews, and partners with HRBPs, Legal, vendors, managers, and employees while maintaining confidentiality and improving HR processes.

Partner with functional leaders to translate business strategy into people strategy. Own org design, performance management, compensation, talent development, engagement, and retention. Provide coaching on career pathing, change management, and sensitive employee issues. Use people data to generate insights and recommendations, build compliant HR policies, manage global employee relations, and collaborate with People Team COEs to deliver cohesive people programs at scale.

Supports daily HR operations across payroll, benefits, employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compliance, and employee engagement. Owns end-to-end payroll processing, maintains HRIS and personnel records, resolves payroll inquiries, administers benefits, supports audits and reporting, and advises employees and managers on policies and workplace concerns. The role also contributes to process improvements, culture initiatives, and broader HR projects.

Supports core HR functions including HR operations, onboarding, employee experience, HRIS administration, people analytics, compliance, recruiting, employee relations, and special projects. Maintains personnel records, assists with benefits and leave administration, coordinates interviews, prepares reports and dashboards, supports engagement initiatives, and contributes to process improvement, AI, and automation projects.