Top HR Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Leads global HR business partnering for senior executives and leadership teams, advises on organizational design, employee relations, workforce planning, talent, compliance, and people strategy. Oversees and develops HR partnering teams, collaborates with HR centers of excellence, coaches executive stakeholders, manages complex employee issues, and drives a positive employee experience aligned with Xero’s global people strategy.

The Senior Manager, HR Compliance is responsible for developing and executing a compliance framework across the Americas, managing immigration and global mobility programs, and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations while fostering a culture of compliance within the organization.

Provides strategic and hands-on HR partnership to Engineering, Product, and R&D leaders. Responsibilities include manager coaching, performance management, employee relations, talent and compensation programs, engagement surveys, exit meetings, organizational effectiveness, risk identification, and policy application. The role supports globally distributed teams during a six-month transition period and requires strong judgment, confidentiality, communication, and operational execution.

Leads PwC’s HR Managed Services payroll team, overseeing global payroll operations, compliance, process improvements, and transformational change. Builds strategic client relationships, develops payroll policies and practices, mentors team members, promotes payroll technology adoption, and establishes industry-leading processes across global teams. The Director provides thought leadership, drives business growth, and maintains trusted relationships across diverse stakeholders.

Serve as strategic HR partner to G&A senior leaders, leading org design and restructures, driving performance calibration, using data and AI tools to surface org health risks, and translating people strategy into measurable outcomes across global, high-growth teams.

Leads HR operations across a multi-site call center network, managing HR Partners and recruiting teams. Oversees employee relations, investigations, multi-state compliance, leadership coaching, high-volume hiring, staffing ramps, retention initiatives, and workforce metrics. Partners with operations and legal leadership to support performance, headcount governance, and consistent people practices for frontline hourly teams.

Partner with Engineering leaders to develop and execute people strategies supporting organizational growth. Advise managers on performance management, talent planning, organizational design, leadership development, and employee experience. Use workforce data to identify trends and guide decisions, coach managers, lead HR programs, and collaborate with Total Rewards, People Operations, Legal, and Talent Acquisition teams. The role also promotes cultural integrity, inclusion, accountability, and scalable operational excellence.

Manages employee leaves of absence, workers’ compensation claims, disability claims, FMLA eligibility, accommodations, payroll updates, compliance, recordkeeping, and related employee communications. Audits and reconciles data, prepares reports, maintains personnel records, coordinates with payroll and benefits, supports HR leadership, assists with training and procedure implementation, and responds to agency requests. The role provides administrative HR support across company locations and requires knowledge of leave laws, workers’ compensation, OSHA, and labor regulations.

Drive HR operations for a hotel property: recruit and onboard non-exempt staff, maintain HRIS and employee files, manage leave and unemployment claims, administer payroll support, handle employee relations and investigations, ensure compliance and safety, run training and engagement programs, and lead HR initiatives to support business and financial goals.

Provides transactional HR support across the employee lifecycle, including Workday processes, recruitment administration, contract issuance, HR inbox management, employee support, and ServiceNow request resolution. The role requires strong organisation, communication, customer service, attention to detail, and prioritisation skills. HRIS and HR administration experience are desirable. A current Police Record Check and valid working rights are required.

Lead HR operations across two Hayward manufacturing sites supporting approximately 250 employees in union and non-union environments. Manage recruitment, employee relations, labor relations, benefits, compliance, performance management, investigations, workforce transitions, restructuring, and site closure planning. Advise and coach leaders, negotiate with unions, ensure California and federal regulatory compliance, and support organizational change during a 24-month consulting engagement.

Performs complex human resources administration across recruitment, examinations, classification, compensation, employee and labor relations, benefits, DEI, training, and HR operations. Supervises HR staff, conducts classification and salary studies, manages accommodations and employment processes, resolves grievances, investigates misconduct, interprets labor agreements, supports disciplinary proceedings, develops training, and advises city employees and leaders on HR policies and regulations.

The Senior HR Manager leads employee relations investigations, performance management, policy compliance, recruitment, onboarding, employee experience, HR systems, learning and development, and workplace safety initiatives. The role provides guidance to managers and employees, administers Paycom and JIRA HR systems, supports union-related matters, maintains compliance with federal, California, and San Francisco employment laws, and serves as a trusted partner to HR leadership across a diverse arts organization.

Partners with business leaders and HR Centers of Excellence to develop talent strategies, workforce and succession plans, organizational design, change management, employee engagement, and leadership development. Provides senior leader coaching, uses people analytics to identify trends and risks, advises on HR policies, and supports strategic business objectives through trusted partnerships and data-driven recommendations.

Leads the company-wide HR strategy and operations, including recruiting, talent development, compensation, benefits, payroll, multi-state compliance, employee relations, performance management, culture, HR systems, workplace policies, and training. Advises the CFO and senior leadership, oversees HR vendors and a supporting HR and Payroll Manager, manages the HR budget, and partners with Operations on workplace safety, office functions, and IT administration.

The Director, HR Business Partner advises senior leaders on workforce strategy, organizational design, talent management, succession planning, employee relations, change management, and executive coaching. The role leads HR Business Partners, oversees complex people initiatives, uses workforce analytics and generative AI insights, manages talent investments and HR technology implementations, and supports performance, engagement, and workforce planning across business functions.

Manage full-cycle recruitment for multiple open requisitions, including candidate pipelines, interview scheduling, hiring-manager communication, applicant tracking, and process optimization. Support Jira HR Hub, Paycom LMS and compliance-training rollouts, safety and IIPP initiatives, and school safety compliance tracking. The role requires hands-on Jira and Paycom implementation, workflow mapping, testing, quality assurance, documentation, and careful handling of confidential information.

Partner with leaders and managers on employee engagement, retention, organizational effectiveness, talent management, performance, and change initiatives. Lead complex global employee relations cases and HR program execution, support international mobility, and use people analytics for strategic decisions. Drive AI/ML adoption and optimize HRBP workflows through scalable, AI-augmented solutions.

The Human Resources Manager serves as a strategic HR partner for administrative departments, supporting recruitment, onboarding, development, performance management, employee relations, compliance, benefits coordination, and offboarding. The role advises leaders and employees, conducts investigations, leads orientation and HR initiatives, maintains Workday records, improves HR processes, and ensures consistent policy application while aligning HR strategies with firm objectives.

Leads and builds the HR function across three home health and hospice branches. Owns recruiting, employee relations, investigations, policies, employment-law compliance, healthcare-specific credentialing and screening, onboarding, benefits, leave administration, workforce planning, retention, and the HR budget. Requires progressive HR leadership, California employment-law knowledge, full-cycle recruiting experience, and reliable travel between Bay Area branches.

Acts as the in-country HR advisor for leaders, managers, and employees across the employee lifecycle. Provides guidance on employee relations, performance, rewards, talent, learning, onboarding, mobility, compliance, and organizational changes. Leads local transformations, works with unions and works councils, supports inclusion initiatives, uses people analytics for decision-making, and drives continuous improvement across HR processes.

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.

Supports the Head of Recruitment with candidate data capture, screening, follow-ups, recruitment administration, phone calls, record maintenance, and task coordination. The role requires accuracy, confidentiality, organisation, professional communication, independence, and dependable follow-through. The assistant will work remotely during South African business hours and may develop into broader HR and recruitment responsibilities over time.