Top Remote HR Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

The Senior Manager, HR Compliance is responsible for developing and executing a compliance framework across the Americas, managing immigration and global mobility programs, and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations while fostering a culture of compliance within the organization.

Provides strategic and hands-on HR partnership to Engineering, Product, and R&D leaders. Responsibilities include manager coaching, performance management, employee relations, talent and compensation programs, engagement surveys, exit meetings, organizational effectiveness, risk identification, and policy application. The role supports globally distributed teams during a six-month transition period and requires strong judgment, confidentiality, communication, and operational execution.

Serve as strategic HR partner to G&A senior leaders, leading org design and restructures, driving performance calibration, using data and AI tools to surface org health risks, and translating people strategy into measurable outcomes across global, high-growth teams.

Supports employees and managers across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employee relations, leave and workers’ compensation administration, HRIS and records management, reporting, compliance, recruitment, training, engagement programs, and policy implementation. The role serves as a primary contact for routine HR inquiries, resolves issues, escalates complex matters, and contributes to process improvement and cross-functional HR projects.

Leads HR operations across a multi-site call center network, managing HR Partners and recruiting teams. Oversees employee relations, investigations, multi-state compliance, leadership coaching, high-volume hiring, staffing ramps, retention initiatives, and workforce metrics. Partners with operations and legal leadership to support performance, headcount governance, and consistent people practices for frontline hourly teams.

Lead global HR business partnering for R&D, Engineering, Product, Security, and Research organizations. Advise senior technical executives, align talent strategy with business goals, architect AI-native organizational structures, evolve career frameworks, manage succession and retention, guide complex change, and coordinate People Team centers of excellence. Lead a global HRBP team while applying people analytics and executive coaching to improve organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and workforce outcomes.

Provides HR operations and administrative support for global legal, finance, and investment teams. Handles Workday transactions, onboarding and offboarding, employee data, reporting, recruitment support, benefits and leave guidance, location changes, HR communications, and standard HR inquiries. Partners with HR managers, directors, and centers of excellence on policies, processes, compliance, and initiatives.

Partners with senior leaders across headquarters and operating companies to deliver strategic HR support. Leads M&A due diligence and integration, workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, succession planning, employee relations, leadership coaching, engagement, compliance, and HR risk mitigation. Analyzes HR metrics, collaborates on compensation and benefits, and advances scalable HR practices, tools, and systems across a complex, multi-entity environment.

Volunteer HR Generalist to support recruiting (sourcing, screening, interviewing, onboarding), maintain personnel records and new-hire documentation, coordinate office operations and policies, publish job ads, schedule interviews, prepare reports and presentations, and assist with initial fundraising campaign. Attend weekly meetings and commit to minimum 4+ hours weekly.

Own the end-to-end People lifecycle for M&A: lead HR due diligence, partner with Corporate Development, build cross-functional integration playbooks, orchestrate Recruiting/Comp/Immigration/Payroll workstreams, and design day-1 onboarding and retention programs to integrate acquired technical teams under compressed timelines.

Leads CNI’s enterprise HR function across employee experience, total rewards, HR operations, talent acquisition, engagement, and development. Partners with the Chief People Officer to execute people strategy, transformation, governance, compliance, workforce planning, and organizational change. Advises executives, manages HR leaders, strengthens operating discipline, uses workforce analytics and Workday, and ensures scalable support across multiple companies, contracts, and geographically dispersed teams.

The HR Business Partner advises business leaders and employees on employee relations, performance management, HR policies, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and compliance. The role investigates complex issues, analyzes workforce data, supports HR transactions, coaches managers, improves HR processes, and partners with HR and legal teams. This remote position supports U.S. and Canadian operations, requires standard East Coast hours, and includes travel to company sites and conferences.

Own the HR systems ecosystem, including configuration, workflows, integrations, automation, data integrity, reporting, compliance controls, and Jira intake. Lead system implementations, upgrades, redesigns, documentation, and training while partnering across People Operations, IT, Compliance, Security, Finance, Legal, and vendors. Apply AI and automation to reduce manual work and improve employee support.

The HR Generalist partners with business leaders, managers, employees, Talent teams, and HR centers of expertise to deliver employee experience programs and resolve people matters. Responsibilities include employee relations, manager coaching, talent and compensation cycles, investigations, workforce insights, KPI tracking, HR data maintenance in Workday, employment compliance, and organizational planning. The role supports global teams, promotes diversity and belonging, and provides strategic and operational HR guidance across the employee journey.

Provides daily HR support to HR Business Partners and client groups, including HR transactions, HRIS entry, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, policy inquiries, employee records, compliance, metrics, and special projects. Builds relationships with leaders and employees, resolves issues, supports workforce planning, and helps maintain effective HR operations while staying current on employment laws, HR practices, and technology.

Supports the full employee lifecycle across onboarding, performance management, HRIS and ADP updates, payroll, benefits, compliance, employee relations, international EOR coordination, and offboarding. Maintains accurate employee records, assists with audits and reporting, supports managers and employees, coordinates training and engagement initiatives, and improves HR processes using technology and AI tools.

The Human Resources Generalist administers HR programs, policies, employee relations, compliance, performance management, staffing, recruiting, labor relations, and compensation. The role advises operating company leaders, investigates workplace issues, supports workforce planning, develops HR objectives, and ensures consistent personnel treatment. It also provides guidance on HR practices, compensation strategy, and regulatory requirements.

Recruit the behavioral and mental health workforce, manage candidate pipelines, coordinate interviews and onboarding, maintain confidential HR records, support employee relations, review timekeeping and payroll data, track leave and accommodations, and assist with California employment compliance. The role also supports retention initiatives, recruiting events, employee communications, disciplinary documentation, and payroll issue resolution in a high-volume healthcare environment.

Owns global HR compliance operations, including audits, regulatory filings, HRIS data integrity, SOP documentation, vendor management, and process improvement. Partners with Legal, Employee Relations, Procurement, and other Centers of Excellence to meet compliance obligations and resolve complex operational issues. Maintains Workday records, coordinates audit evidence, monitors regulatory changes, and translates requirements into clear procedures and stakeholder communications.

Manage global full-cycle recruiting for technical and non-technical roles, partnering with leaders and hiring managers on sourcing and hiring strategies. Coordinate onboarding and offboarding, support light IT access provisioning, and contribute to People Operations initiatives. Use recruiting metrics, reporting, technology, and AI practices to improve workflows and candidate experiences. Build talent pipelines, advise stakeholders, and lead cross-functional projects in a high-growth technology startup environment.

Supports global HR operations as a first point of contact for employee queries, onboarding, employee changes, offboarding, benefits administration, records maintenance, HR reporting, compliance, and employee lifecycle activities. Maintains HR technology systems, supports automation and HR projects, collaborates with HR, payroll, talent acquisition, IT, facilities, and finance, and contributes to culture initiatives.

Manage HR operations including onboarding, employee relations, and performance management. Support recruitment, implement HR policies for compliance, facilitate training and engagement programs, and analyze HR data to inform decisions and improve employee experience.

Supports the full staff member lifecycle, including recruitment, candidate screening, onboarding, records management, attendance and benefits coordination, performance tracking, staff relations, and offboarding. Maintains confidential HR documentation, responds to routine HR inquiries, coordinates with managers and international stakeholders, supports audits and process improvements, and assists with HR reports, policies, and administrative projects in a remote environment.

Remote HR internship supporting recruitment, onboarding, employee records, engagement, HR operations, compliance documentation, performance management assistance, and general HR administrative tasks.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to senior leaders, translating business objectives into people strategies. Lead talent management, succession planning, leadership development, organizational design, change management, and data-informed workforce initiatives. Collaborate globally with HR teams to implement scalable programs, improve organizational effectiveness, and support cross-cultural teams. The role requires strong business acumen, executive influence, communication, analytics, and experience in crypto, fintech, or regulated financial services.