Bachelor's degree required
MA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent certification a plus
8+ years of progressive HR, people, or culture experience
8+ years in a managerial role
Experience in a multi-site organization strongly preferred
Demonstrated expertise across the full people function including talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, employee relations, performance management, and people compliance
Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate organizational goals into people strategy and operational plans
Skilled at using data and workforce analytics to drive decisions and measure outcomes
Compensation Expertise: Strong working knowledge of compensation design, market benchmarking, pay equity analysis, and total rewards strategy
Familiarity with California-specific wage and hour law required
Talent Acquisition: Proven track record building and managing full-cycle recruiting functions
Experience developing structured hiring processes, employer branding, and onboarding programs at scale
People Operations and Risk Management: Deep knowledge of federal and California employment law
Ability to recognize organizational risk and proactively develop policies and practices to mitigate it
Experience managing employee relations matters and complex people investigations
People and Team Management: Exemplary people management skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams
Skilled at coaching managers and leaders at all levels
Able to work cross-functionally and build trusted relationships across departments
Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Able to present complex people data, culture insights, and policy matters clearly to leadership, staff, and the Board of Directors
Exercises sound judgment around confidentiality and sensitive information
Financial Fluency: Strong ability to manage people-related budgets, analyze compensation data, and collaborate with Finance on workforce cost planning
Integrity: Highest levels of personal and professional integrity, with a demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
Relational Intelligence: Professional, adaptable, and able to build relationships across a broad range of people and roles
Leads with warmth and genuine curiosity about people
Remains composed and solutions-focused in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
Availability for occasional evening and weekend work, and willingness to travel periodically to other office locations as needed
Participation in organization-wide events, all-staff meetings, and leadership convenings as a visible and engaged member of the leadership team
15 days of vacation time in the first year
12 days of sick time
2 floating holidays
15 paid holidays
Employee's choice of Kaiser or UCH HMO/PPO with up to 90% of the premium covered by First Place on certain plans
Principal dental and vision coverage with up to 90% of the premium covered by First Place
Healthcare and Dependent care FSA plans
Principal basic life and voluntary life insurance coverage
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid sabbatical
We do not offer relocation assistance. Local candidates preferred