HR Manager

Job description

### Essential Responsibilities **HR Strategy & Operations:** - Plan and execute HR operations, policies and procedures, workforce planning, employee lifecycle programs, and organizational initiatives. **Employee Relations & Performance:** - Manage employee relations, investigations, performance management, coaching, mentoring, corrective action, terminations, and manager support. Working with managers and leaders on succession planning and employee retention strategies. **Talent & Workforce Management:** - Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers on recruiting, workforce planning, organizational growth, onboarding, promotions, and employee development. **Compensation & Benefits:** - Develop employee plans and initiatives including: compensation, benefits, equity program, job leveling structure, and related employee programs. **HR Systems & Process Improvement:** - Manage HR systems, data integrity, integrations, automation, reporting, and continuous improvement of HR processes. **Compliance & Risk:** - Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and company policies and partner with Legal or external counsel on employment matters when appropriate. - Ensure compliance with federal and California employment law (FLSA, FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, Cal/OSHA, wage-and-hour, meal and rest breaks, PAGA exposure) - Support export-control and ITAR-related onboarding requirements in partnership with Legal and Security - Maintain and update the employee handbook, policies, and required postings and trainings - Manage leaves of absence and accommodation requests **Team & Leadership:** - Lead and develop the HR/TA team while partnering closely with executive leadership and managers on people-related matters and organizational initiatives. **Employee Experience:** - Support engagement, retention, culture, learning, training, development, and overall employee experience. ### Requirements - 8+ years of progressive HR experience (including 3+ years as an HR Manager or Sr. HRBP) - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience - Experience supporting manufacturing, hardware, or other operations-heavy environments with hourly and salaried employees - Experience in scaling organizations and building or improving HR infrastructure - Strong knowledge of HR operations, employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits, recruiting, and employment compliance - Proven leadership, communication, judgment, discretion, and problem-solving skills - Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment - Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle confidential information - SHRM-SCP or HRBP Certification, is a plus' - Deep, current knowledge of California employment law and wage-and-hour rules - Proficiency with HRIS and ATS (Rippling, Lever, etc.) - Clear, direct communicator who can influence senior leaders and build trust on the shop floor - Ability to commute/travel to Livermore, CA about 30% of the time