Senior ManagerDirector, HR Operations
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Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 160000 - 190000
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Manager/Director of HR Operations who is both strategic and very hands-on. You will build optimize and scale HR processes systems and programs in support of our growing organization. The ideal candidate excels in a fast-paced environment is comfortable delving into details and can effectively balance daily execution with long-term planning.This is an on-site role based in Santa Clara CA with an expectation of working in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Key Responsibilities
HR Operations & Process Optimization
- Lead HR Operations including HRIS employee data management onboarding/offboarding and documentation.
- Create scalable workflows and streamline processes to support growth and operational excellence.
- Ensure that HR policies processes and systems are well-documented regularly updated and consistently applied.
Systems & Technology
- Manage HR technology systems and integrations; lead Workday (or other HRIS) implementation and ongoing enhancements.
- Partner cross-functionally with IT and Payroll to ensure systems are optimized and accurate.
Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with federal state and international employment regulations.
- Lead manage and support HR-related audits including 401(k) SOC 2 ISO 9001 and regulatory audits.
- Maintain and update HR policies employee handbooks and internal SOPs.
- Regular systems audits and reporting.
Payroll Benefits & Vendor Management
- Partner with Payroll and Finance to ensure accurate payroll benefits administration and compensation alignment.
- Oversee vendor relationships (PEO benefits brokers HRIS providers etc.) and negotiate renewals and new services.
- Develop maintain and present HR dashboards and metrics to support strategic workforce planning.
- Leverage data to identify trends inform decisions and recommend improvements.
Team Leadership
- Lead and develop the HR Operations team fostering a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement.
- Support managers and employees with a service-oriented solutions-focused mindset.
What You Bring
- 10 years of progressive HR Operations experience including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Strong hands-on execution skills comfortable handling both strategic and tactical work.
- Experience scaling HR processes in a high-growth and global environment.
- Deep knowledge of HR compliance HRIS functionality (Workday strongly preferred) and payroll operations.
- Prior experience leading various audits: 401(k) SOC and ISO.
- Proven success in building or improving HR systems and infrastructure.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the organization.
- Advanced skills inExcelandPowerPoint; ability to build models dashboards and executive reporting.
- Proactive resourceful and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to step back and see the bigger picture.
- A can-do problem-solving mentality and a continuous improvement mindset.
The salary range for this role is $160000 to $190000 annually. Our total compensation packages include base salary bonus eligibility and equity.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical Dental and Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans
- Life Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Vacation Policy and Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- 401K
- Social events (summer picnic holiday party team lunches etc.)
- On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges outdoor bootcamp flu-shots etc.)
About Picarro:
We are the global leader in delivering timely trusted and actionable data through enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions serve diverse applications including natural gas leak detection ethylene oxide emissions monitoring semiconductor fabrication pharmaceutical petrochemical atmospheric science air quality greenhouse gas measurements food safety hydrology and ecology. Headquartered in Santa Clara California our products are trusted in over 90 countries and supported by over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology.
Picarro Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce.
No agencies please. Principals only need to apply.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
About Company
Picarro is pioneering a unique intersection of hardware, software and cloud-based computing unlike anything being done today. Picarro is now the leading provider of stable isotope and gas concentration measurement instruments and geo-informatics to the science comunity and the Energy ... View more
