Top HR Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

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.

Serve as an individual-contributor HR Business Partner for the Americas, advising managers and employees on HR policies, HRIS administration, onboarding/exits, compensation, performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, org design, workforce planning, and regional HR projects (including M&A). Use AI tools to automate routine tasks and support broader corporate HR initiatives. Occasional travel (<10%) to regional meetings.

The HR Manager will lead the onboard HR team, provide expert advice on HR policies, manage employee relations, and ensure compliance with regulations while promoting a positive work culture.

The Regional HR Manager will lead the HR team for the Americas, delivering compliant HR operations, managing employee relations, and partnering with senior leadership on performance management and diversity initiatives.

Provide HR and office operations support including mail processing, vendor management, onboarding, recruiting support, event coordination, meeting logistics, filing sales tax, and general office maintenance for the Orange County team. Assist with audits, state registrations, and occasional errands or weekend events while maintaining confidentiality and supporting leadership-directed communications.

Manage end-to-end recruitment and candidate communications, coordinate interviews across time zones, support onboarding and HR operations, maintain ATS records, draft HR documentation, and improve recruitment workflows for a fully remote startup. Requires bilingual English and Mandarin communication.

Serve as HR Business Partner for multi-site service center operations, leading employee relations, investigations, safety culture (Zero Harm), workforce planning, engagement, compliance, and HR program execution. Coach leaders, support talent lifecycle, manage high-risk ER cases, and partner with legal and HR centers of excellence to drive consistent people practices across distributed frontline teams.

The HR Coordinator will manage HR processes, support onboarding and compliance, maintain employee records, and partner with leaders to ensure HR alignment globally.

Serve as HR Business Partner for a global, remote Core Business Unit. Drive staffing, onboarding, performance management, compensation & benefits analytics, engagement, retention, HR process implementation, compliance, and measure HR satisfaction metrics across distributed product teams.

Participate in a paid 60-minute remote interview to describe daily HR workflows, how you use HR software, and provide candid feedback on pain points; optional follow-up exercises may be requested.

Provide advanced HR support including employee relations and investigations, performance management, leaves and accommodations, policy interpretation, onboarding/offboarding, HR project leadership, compliance with California employment law, HR reporting, and serve as a senior resource and trainer to the HR team.

Administer end-to-end HR functions including onboarding/offboarding, benefits administration, compliance with California employment laws, employee support, HRIS/ATS management, reporting, and participation in HR projects to ensure accurate records and strong employee experiences.

Lead and rebuild HR Operations across payroll, benefits, compliance, HRIS, and workforce data for US and Canada. Modernize systems and automation, drive change management and vendor performance, support immigration and M&A integrations, design scalable HR processes and SOPs, and lead a high-performing HR Ops team to enable rapid organizational growth.

Provide strategic, systems-level HR leadership to design and execute people strategy, strengthen HR operations, lead compensation, ensure legal compliance, build and develop HR staff, partner with senior leaders, drive change management, use people data for decisions, and support ministry fund development and travel as required.

Lead HR Technology strategy and a team of analysts/developers to manage Workday HCM roadmap, drive migrations and integrations, ensure data privacy/SOX controls, manage vendors and budget, and deliver HR analytics and operational support.

Six-month People Operations (HR) internship supporting onboarding, payroll audits, benefits enrollments, compliance documentation, HRIS maintenance (e.g., Rippling), employer branding, and cross-functional HR/Finance projects. Gain hands-on experience with employee lifecycle, data accuracy, and HR systems while assisting state reporting and agency liaison work.

Lead and scale HR operations in a high-growth environment, managing payroll, benefits, compliance, and M&A integrations to enhance organizational efficiency.

The HR Business Partner will drive people performance, leadership development, and employee relations across corporate restaurants, partnering closely with operations leadership to enhance hiring, onboarding, engagement, and compliance practices.

As an HR Project Management Intern, you will help develop and implement HR strategies focused on veteran hiring, coordinate project timelines, support program execution, and analyze data to enhance military hiring effectiveness.

The HR Specialist supports the HR department with administrative tasks, assists in talent acquisition and onboarding, provides benefits information, and participates in events.

Part-time Director-level HR Business Partner supporting Commercial, Corporate Strategy & Ops, and Finance. Leads organizational design, workforce and capability planning, change leadership, and leadership coaching. Uses AI fluency and people data to inform strategy, redesign roles for human-AI collaboration, streamline HRBP workflows, and measure P&C impact. Partners with centers of excellence and employee relations; advises on complex people issues. Requires travel up to ~25-30% and work during core PST business hours.

Manage day-to-day HR and people operations for a fully remote US workforce: employee relations, onboarding, performance and compensation cycles, engagement and culture initiatives, job architecture, PEO/payroll/benefits coordination, and partnership with leadership and recruiting to scale people processes.

Provide multi-site HR support including payroll/benefits/timekeeping inquiries, recruiting and onboarding (including Intern/Co-op), HRIS data and reporting, records management, site coordination, vendor support, SharePoint content maintenance, and process improvement. Escalate complex or sensitive issues to HR partners.

Serve as an HR consultant and strategic partner to Staff Directors and staff, providing employee relations guidance, compliance, investigations, performance management, recruitment or compensation support, and HR policy interpretation. Partner with the HR team to develop policies, coach HR staff, support workforce planning, and participate in cross-functional projects. Support ministry objectives, raise financial support, and travel for required conferences.

Lead HR Operations for North America, owning HRIS, workflows, policy translation, employee lifecycle processes, contractor populations, and sensitive employee relations. Improve systems, introduce AI/automation, manage and develop junior HR Ops staff, partner cross-functionally, and drive strategic projects to scale operations for rapid growth and M&A integration.