Top HR Jobs in San Diego, CA

Participate in a paid, remote interview about your SMB’s payroll and HR software stack. Discuss administrative workflows, employee data and compensation management, software features, integrations, usability, competitor platforms, and challenges faced by SMB HR teams. Participants should be active HR, payroll, operations, or business professionals with direct experience evaluating, implementing, or administering HR and payroll systems.

Owns the end-to-end HR function for a distributed U.S. and New Zealand organization. Responsibilities include HR strategy, employee lifecycle processes, payroll oversight, HRIS selection and implementation, policies, internal controls, compliance, employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, recruiting, and onboarding. The role partners closely with the CFO, executives, managers, Finance, external counsel, vendors, and New Zealand HR support to build a scalable HR operating model.

Human Resources Specialist role sponsored through an H-1B Labor Condition Application. The position is based in San Francisco, California, and Charlestown, Massachusetts, with employment scheduled from October 19, 2026, through October 18, 2029. The posting does not provide specific responsibilities or qualifications.

Leads Workday implementation, configuration, solution design, governance, integrations, reporting, data validation, testing, and post-go-live support. Partners with HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, establish HRIS governance and support models, ensure data integrity and compliance, and manage complex global initiatives. Drives automation, process optimization, documentation, stakeholder alignment, and sustainable HR technology operations.

Develop and implement country HR strategies, policies, and procedures while ensuring regulatory compliance. Automate HR workflows using AI, manage HR vendors, advise managers on employee relations and talent development, analyze HR metrics, improve HR practices, and collaborate with global HR teams. The role also supports recruitment and onboarding, promotes an inclusive employee experience, and requires strong HR technology, analytical, communication, and project management skills.

Owns day-to-day People Operations for a global workforce across the US, Canada, and India. Responsibilities include HRIS management, payroll and benefits administration, onboarding and offboarding, compliance, recruiting workflows, employee relations, leave administration, performance review cycles, and HR reporting. The role also supports managers with coaching and progressive discipline, maintains policies and personnel records, and requires up to 15% travel.

Supports HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, personnel records, I-9 documentation, background checks, employee communications, payroll and timekeeping questions, benefits enrollment, compliance tracking, and employee relations documentation. Provides bilingual English and Spanish support, coordinates transitions from hiring through project deployment, maintains confidential HR databases, and collaborates with recruiting and operations teams supporting a large workforce.

Manage the performance management system, support managers with individual development plans, track and evaluate development activities, support succession planning, design and run engagement surveys and programs, assess training needs, coordinate training, and evaluate training effectiveness.

Own and build Stryker Digital’s People Operations and HR function for a growing, distributed workforce. Responsibilities include multi-state compliance, onboarding and offboarding, employee relations, terminations, payroll administration in Rippling, benefits, compensation, performance management, policy development, and HR risk management. The role partners directly with executives, employees, payroll and benefits providers, and employment counsel while establishing scalable HR systems and infrastructure.

The HR Director partners with business leaders on employee relations, organizational design, performance management, talent and succession planning, workforce planning, compensation, learning and development, and organizational change. The role leads people initiatives, coaches managers and employees, drives career development programs, uses AI tools to streamline HR processes, and supports strategic goals and special projects in a technology environment.

Leads people-readiness strategy and execution for major business expansion initiatives. Owns workforce planning, organizational design, recruiting, compensation, HR systems, employee relations, onboarding, training, communications, and change management. Develops integrated HR project plans, manages risks and dependencies, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, and measures readiness outcomes. Requires extensive HR and manufacturing experience, strong influence and project leadership skills, and the ability to operate across regions and cultures. Significant domestic travel up to 75% is required, with possible international travel.

Serves as an HR business partner for operations and sales leadership across up to 10 Southern California locations. Provides generalist support with emphasis on employee and labor relations, including collective bargaining administration, grievance handling, dispute resolution, labor training, and union relations. Advises managers on hiring, performance, succession planning, employee satisfaction, organizational effectiveness, compliance, and change initiatives. Participates in labor negotiations, acquisitions, leadership planning, and company-wide projects. The role is field-based and requires 75–80% travel.

Supports People & Culture initiatives across employee engagement, talent acquisition, onboarding, learning and development, HR operations, and employee programs. Responsibilities include coordinating events and recruiting activities, researching HR practices, analyzing workforce data, supporting training initiatives, creating employee communications, and assisting with special projects. The intern will collaborate with HR professionals and business leaders and present a final PowerPoint project presentation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Provides fractional HR leadership and consulting to multiple Christian mission and church clients. Responsibilities include HR audits, strategic planning, HR program design, recruiting, onboarding, compensation, benefits, engagement, performance management, compliance, training, employee relations, HRIS implementation, executive coaching, and support across U.S. states and international missions.

Provides fractional HR leadership and consulting to Christian ministries, churches, and mission organizations. Responsibilities include developing HR strategies, coaching executives and staff, guiding organizational change, managing compliance and people programs, mentoring HR teams, and supporting recruiting, compensation, benefits, training, performance management, engagement, policies, and employee relations. The role is mostly remote, part-time, and includes occasional travel to the Dallas area.

Leads the people strategy for R&D and Regulatory functions at a biotechnology company. Partners with HR specialists on talent acquisition, rewards, employee relations, communications, talent development, and succession planning. Advises senior leaders on organization design, workforce planning, change management, performance, and complex employee issues. Supports enterprise-wide programs, culture initiatives, and employee experience while managing and mentoring HR talent.

Lead the HR function for a small government contractor, managing employee relations, onboarding, benefits, payroll, compensation, compliance, policies, performance management, and organizational development. Develop people and culture initiatives, support workforce and succession planning, manage HRIS platforms, and partner with leadership on strategic and operational HR needs. The role is hybrid, requiring three days weekly in the San Diego or Arlington office.

Supports recruitment and onboarding activities, maintains applicant tracking and HRIS records, processes new-hire documentation, gaming licenses, drug tests, and transfers, and assists with employee files, compliance, training, communications, and daily HR operations. Provides applicant and employee assistance while protecting confidential information and ensuring adherence to company, gaming, and legal requirements.

Serves as a strategic HR partner for regional operations by aligning HR programs with business objectives. Provides coaching on organizational design, performance management, change management, workforce planning, succession planning, employee engagement, and development. Analyzes HR metrics, supports employment-law compliance, communicates policies, develops diversity and inclusion initiatives, and helps reduce legal risk while ensuring consistent HR program delivery.

Oversee daily HR operations, employment-law compliance, investigations, unemployment claims, payroll and wage-hour practices. Advise managers on HR matters, support staff training and development, lead direct reports, maintain compliant policies, and improve HR resource efficiency. The role also serves as a liaison to employee groups and collaborates with the Director of Human Resources.