Top Senior HR Jobs in Sacramento, CA

Administer and optimize the HRMS as a Super Admin, configuring modules (payroll, time, benefits, comp), managing integrations, reporting, audits (SOX/ITGC), testing, troubleshooting, automations, and special projects to ensure data security and system performance.

The Principal People Success Partner drives talent strategies for Sales and Marketing, partners with senior leaders, influences organizational health, and leads transformations using AI.

Serve as strategic HR partner to a 2,000+ R&D organization, leading org design, performance calibration, people programs, engagement analysis, and coaching senior leaders to scale the org and improve talent outcomes.

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.

The HR Business Partner will manage employee relations, provide coaching, analyze workforce trends, and ensure compliance with employment laws while supporting a high-performance culture.

Serve as HR business partner for assigned offices, advising leadership on employee relations, labor relations, compliance, talent acquisition, onboarding, investigations, HRIS/Workday transactions, employee experience initiatives, and people administration. Manage background checks, maintain personnel records, drive engagement and development activities, and may supervise a small team.

Interim HR leader providing maternity-leave coverage with primary ownership of compensation strategy, annual merit and bonus administration, and compensation analytics for ~1,100 employees. Manages merit review and bonus calculations, produces executive dashboards and reports, ensures data integrity and compliance, supports HR operations and analytics, partners with finance and senior leaders, and oversees performance management and MBO processes.

Drive HR compliance and reporting (AAP, EEO-1, ADA, VETS-4212), maintain and update policies, ensure I-9 and federal contractor compliance, partner with HRIS, Legal, and vendors, conduct audits, deliver training, and support workforce changes and transactions.

Lead enterprise HR transformation initiatives to modernize HR operations, design future-state processes, drive automation and adoption, manage change, and partner cross-functionally to implement scalable HR solutions and governance across the employee lifecycle.

Manage day-to-day HR programs across the employee lifecycle: recruit, onboard/offboard, administer benefits, maintain HRIS and policies, ensure compliance (FMLA, ADA, EEO), support performance processes, employee relations, and workers' compensation.

Serve as HR Business Partner for the Grid Software product line, aligning HR strategy to business goals. Drive workforce planning, organizational design, change management, talent development, succession planning, and leadership coaching. Advise senior leaders, partner with CoEs and People Operations to implement HR programs, and scale solutions across regions to improve organizational effectiveness.

Serve as strategic HR advisor to senior leaders in Finance, Legal, and Risk. Lead organizational design, talent management, succession planning, performance programs, executive onboarding, and leadership development. Use workforce analytics and partner with HR Centers of Excellence and Employee Relations to resolve complex people and organizational challenges.

Provide full‑life‑cycle HR support including employee relations, performance management, leaves and workers' compensation administration, HRIS data and reporting, benefits and payroll coordination, training, policy development, event support, compliance with employment and healthcare-related laws, and participation in HR initiatives and quality improvement.

Owner of people operations infrastructure including payroll, compensation, policies, compliance, HR systems, reporting, and employee lifecycle. Partners with Finance, Legal, vendors, and business leaders to ensure accurate, compliant, and employee-friendly programs, process improvements, audits, and employee support.

Lead client engagements on benefits strategy, plan design, open enrollment, and administration. Stabilize operations, manage carriers/brokers, execute transitions and platform migrations, ensure compliance, advise on cost optimization and multi-state/global expansion, and expand client relationships.

Manage all onboard HR functions for the cruise ship, including recruitment, training, payroll, benefits, performance management, employee relations, crew welfare, compliance with maritime labor laws, reporting, budgeting, safety/security coordination, and continuous HR process improvements to support crew engagement and operational goals.

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.

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.

Fractional HR generalist to manage ongoing people operations and full-cycle recruiting for a small, remote agency. Responsibilities include benefits administration, multi-state compliance, onboarding/offboarding, employee relations, performance management, and running searches from job descriptions to offers using Breezy ATS. This is a 10–20 hour/week fractional/contract role reporting to co-founders.

Manage end-to-end HR operations including onboarding/offboarding, HRIS maintenance and reporting, performance and career development, benefits administration, employee engagement, talent acquisition support, and organizational development initiatives to improve retention and performance.

Serve as a strategic HR leader partnering with executives to align HR strategy with business goals. Lead and mentor HR team, manage employee relations, design compensation and benefits, develop compliant HR policies, drive change management, and improve employee engagement and culture.

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.