Top Senior HR Jobs in San Diego, CA

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.

Head of HR responsible for strategic and hands-on HR functions including talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, performance management, HRIS administration, compliance, employee relations, development, engagement, and day-to-day HR operations. Partners with executive leadership to build programs that support corporate objectives and retention.

Serves as a trusted HR advisor to managers across San Diego and the West Coast, providing guidance on workforce matters, HR policies, manager development, employee experience, and California employment legislation. Partners with HRBPs, People Services, and global centers of excellence to deliver HR processes, resolve issues, implement improvements, and support organizational priorities. Uses data, diagnostics, coaching, communication, and change-management strategies to influence leaders and coordinate People-related projects.

Supports daily People team operations across recruiting, onboarding, payroll assistance, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, HRIS records, training, and employee support. Recruits frontline employees, coordinates background checks and documentation, reviews timekeeping, assists with payroll and open enrollment, maintains policies and compliance reports, and partners with managers on staffing, retention, performance, and engagement initiatives.

Serves as a strategic HR business partner to executives and leaders, leading workforce planning, organizational design, talent and performance management, employee relations, engagement, leadership development, compliance, HR operations, analytics, and global people initiatives. The role advises leaders, mentors HR professionals, drives organizational change, improves HR processes, and supports growth, transformation, and employee experience across the organization.

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.

Build and operate core HR processes, including onboarding, offboarding, performance reviews, merit and promotion cycles, career pathing, employee recognition, learning and development, benefits support, and immigration assistance. Own the implementation and configuration of Rippling, using AI tools to improve efficiency while maintaining compliant documentation, data handling, and decision-making practices. Partner closely with employees and managers in a growth-stage company.

Analyze workforce data and develop HR dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, visualizations, and automated reporting solutions. Identify trends across the employee lifecycle, evaluate engagement and employee programs, ensure data quality and compliance, and provide actionable recommendations to HR and business leaders. The role also supports employee listening strategies, reporting process improvement, data governance, and executive-level presentations.

Lead companywide recruiting and help build the organization’s people infrastructure. Responsibilities include sourcing candidates, developing compensation and retention programs, managing payroll and benefits, overseeing performance evaluations, creating onboarding and training processes, and advising leadership on employment-law compliance. The role supports a distributed team and works closely with executive and legal teams.

Lead HR operations and strategy for a US remote site, partnering with business leaders to drive employee relations, performance management, compensation, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness. Implement HR programs, advise on policy and compliance, conduct investigations, track HR metrics, and manage special projects to support a People First culture.

Senior HR Business Partner supporting GTM across the Americas. Serve as trusted advisor to leaders, manage full employee lifecycle, drive talent and succession planning, support headcount and people-cost planning, analyze HR metrics, lead HR programs for growth and retention, and coach managers to improve performance.

The HR Manager oversees human resources activities, including employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compliance, and supports management with HR strategies.

Provide HR generalist support for headquarters and remote employees, focusing on employee relations, investigations, performance management, FMLA/ADA/workers' comp administration, HRIS recordkeeping, legal compliance, policy development, and manager consultation. Handle employee inquiries on benefits and 401(k), maintain records, and assist with trainings and documentation to ensure regulatory and corporate compliance.

Provide administrative and operational HR support including onboarding/offboarding, recruitment administration, HRIS records maintenance, reporting, training documentation, compliance assistance, and responding to routine employee inquiries while handling confidential information and managing multiple priorities in a fully remote environment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Manage and implement HR and people & culture activities for San Diego and Los Angeles offices. Provide HR advisory services, employee relations and investigations, labor relations/collective bargaining implementation, talent acquisition/onboarding, HR administration (Workday transactions), and employee experience initiatives. Support compliance with local labor laws and collaborate with national P&C community.

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.