Top Remote HR Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

The Head of HR strategically leads all HR functions, fostering a positive workplace culture while managing talent acquisition, employee relations, and compliance.

Assist higher education clients in enhancing HR operations as an HR leader. Responsibilities include oversight of projects, training, and aligning HR processes.

Manage HR operations and administration, including onboarding, employee records, attendance, leave, benefits, compliance, audits, vendors, invoicing, and contracts. Plan employee engagement activities, internal events, offsites, and gifting programs while maintaining HR quality systems. The role requires strong record management, communication, deadline management, and local travel for business activities. The position is currently remote but may transition onsite in Bangalore after June 2026.

Leads strategic HR partnership across a complex organization, aligning workforce initiatives with business strategy. Evaluates organizational effectiveness, designs and implements HR solutions, facilitates cross-functional collaboration, resolves conflicts, supports organizational development and change management, and coaches senior leadership. The role also oversees needs analyses, organization design, leadership development, reporting, presentations, and project execution while driving measurable business impact.

Senior HR leader responsible for HR technology strategy, HRIS/HCM and payroll oversight, HR operations, compliance, workforce analytics, acquisitions/divestiture HR support, vendor management, and building scalable HR service delivery and shared services to improve employee experience and business performance.

Serves as the strategic HR partner to Customer Experience leaders across Customer Success, Professional Services, Support, and Renewals. Leads organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, leadership coaching, employee relations, change management, compensation, succession planning, and engagement initiatives. Uses workforce and business insights to improve organizational effectiveness, support transformation, and align people strategies with GTM priorities. Partners across the People Team and mentors HR colleagues.

Designs and maintains Oracle HCM reporting, HR and talent scorecards, dashboards, extracts, and ad hoc people analytics. Owns reporting definitions, catalogs, refresh schedules, data validation, and governance while partnering with HR leaders, HR Systems, and Power BI teams. Translates ambiguous business needs into accurate reporting solutions and delivers insights on headcount, turnover, compensation, and workforce operations. This individual contributor role requires strong HR data stewardship, stakeholder consulting, and technical reporting expertise.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to leaders in a high-growth SaaS company. Build performance, accountability, culture, leadership judgment, and internal communication systems from the ground up. Coach managers through ambiguous and sensitive employee situations, advise on organizational health, and strengthen consistency across the leadership layer. Partner with HR Operations and the HRBP Lead while using AI to improve HR and company-wide efficiency.

Own benefits administration, payroll data accuracy, HR systems, multi-state employee and contractor compliance, employee relations, reporting, and HR process improvement. The role manages enrollment and COBRA, supports payroll and tax accounts, maintains Paychex and related systems, oversees filings and performance reviews, coaches managers on routine employee issues, and supports investigations. The position requires independent ownership, strong attention to detail, and experience supporting distributed workforces.

Manage day-to-day, multi-state HR operations including leave and accommodation administration, onboarding and offboarding, I-9 verification, background checks, employment compliance, contractor records, HRIS administration, reporting, employee inquiries, and documentation. Support filings, unemployment claims, garnishments, performance reviews, and HR and Finance administrative processes while maintaining accurate, confidential records.

Lead HR strategy and operations: employee relations, conflict resolution, performance management, onboarding, pay equity audits, training, policy compliance, and HR reporting. Partner with executive leadership and board to align HR with organizational goals and maintain confidential personnel records.

Supports day-to-day people operations, employee relations, leave and ADA accommodation administration, HR compliance, onboarding and offboarding, tracker management, reporting, and employee recordkeeping. Partners with employees, managers, payroll, benefits providers, and HR leadership while maintaining confidential documentation, monitoring deadlines, supporting investigations, and improving HR processes.

Senior HR Business Partner will embed with people managers to lead goal-setting and OKRs, build and deliver manager training, coach on employee relations and org design, audit goal quality, and automate People operations using existing tools and AI to improve manager capability and operational efficiency.

Manage day-to-day HR operations onboard, supervise HR coordinator, administer crew embarkation/disembarkation, maintain crew records in Fidelio/MAPS, handle welfare programs and events, support employee relations, ensure compliance with MLC and safety regulations, and prepare personnel reports for shipboard and shoreside teams.

Provide front-desk reception coverage and comprehensive HR administrative support: greeting visitors, answering calls, managing visitor logs, scanning and organizing personnel files, supporting new hire orientation, entering HRIS data (ADP), tracking invoices, coordinating temporary staffing and calendars, and maintaining HR recordkeeping and supplies.

Supervise and train HR administration staff to ensure accurate personnel records, HRIS data entry, recruitment support, compliance with employment laws and company policies, audit HR processes, analyze HR data, and lead cross-functional projects and community partnerships.

Provide hands-on HR support for client engagements including end-to-end onboarding/offboarding, payroll coordination, multi-state compliance research, HR policy and handbook updates, recruiting support, employee records management, and employee relations resolution. Work remotely part-time (10–30 hrs/week) on temporary contract with potential to expand.

Support HR initiatives across talent development, HR operations, compensation, benefits, recruiting coordination, HR analytics, and employee engagement. Conduct research, generate HR reports, develop resource materials, assist program implementation, and contribute to special projects under the supervision of HR leadership.

Serve as the primary HR partner for Sales and Marketing, advising leaders on org design, performance cycles, compensation, talent acquisition, engagement, employee relations, and compliance. Drive people programs, analyze workforce data, support workforce planning, manage investigations and performance improvement plans, and coordinate with global HR, Compensation, TA, and L&D to build high-performing teams.

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Remote HR & Recruitment Assistant responsible for managing hiring pipelines and applicant tracking in Zoho Recruit, maintaining employee records and attendance in Zoho People, handling onboarding documentation and digital signatures, and supporting payroll data hygiene and monthly salary reports via Zoho Payroll. Requires 2–3 years HR operations or recruitment experience and ability to work UAE and US business hours.

Lead and manage all HR functions including employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, payroll, benefits, compliance, performance management, policy development, risk and safety oversight, and HR team supervision. Serve as ADA and HIPAA compliance officer, co-lead safety committees, manage HR budget, and support organizational strategy and reporting. Ensure California employment law compliance and trauma-informed HR practices across the agency.

The HR Business Partner collaborates with leaders to develop HR strategies, supports performance management, fosters inclusivity, and ensures legal compliance.

The HR Business Partner will collaborate with employees and leaders to implement HR initiatives, improve engagement, manage talent processes, and provide guidance on HR matters.

Lead full-cycle recruiting and talent strategy as a strategic partner to hiring managers. Build long-term candidate pipelines, source active and passive talent, use AI tools to accelerate recruiting, maintain Greenhouse data and metrics, train managers, and improve recruiting infrastructure and employer branding.