We are looking for an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead core HR operations for a manufacturing organization with multiple locations in Sunnyvale, California. This role will serve as a key partner in strengthening employee relations, guiding policy development, and ensuring compliance with labor regulations and company standards. The ideal candidate brings a strategic and hands-on approach to compensation, benefits, and workforce programs while supporting a positive and consistent employee experience across sites.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead day-to-day human resources support for a multi-site manufacturing environment, ensuring consistent practices across locations.<br>• Develop, update, and enforce HR policies and procedures that align with organizational goals and legal requirements.<br>• Provide guidance on employee relations matters, including performance concerns, workplace issues, and corrective action.<br>• Oversee compensation benchmarking and pay analysis to support competitive and equitable compensation practices.<br>• Manage benefits and leave programs, including administration, employee support, and vendor coordination.<br>• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, labor regulations, and internal HR standards.<br>• Administer workers’ compensation cases and coordinate follow-up processes to support timely resolution and employee care.<br>• Partner with leadership on onboarding, performance review processes, and broader HR strategy initiatives.<br>• Maintain accurate HR records and support effective use of HR information systems for reporting and administration.
<p>Our client with HIGH name brand recognition is looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee high-volume payroll operations for a large workforce across the United States and Canada. This 5 month, W2 hourly position is hybrid (2 days in Menlo Park, California and 2 days remote) and is ideal for someone who is detail oriented and can lead end-to-end payroll activities with accuracy, compliance, and strong team oversight. The role requires deep knowledge of multi-jurisdiction payroll practices, equity-related pay elements, and payroll systems such as Workday Payroll and ADP Workforce Now. You will not manage anyone (this is a high-powered individual contributor role). The role has a potential to become longer that 5 months. </p><p><br></p><p>Start date is ideally November 9th. If you were laid off recently or wrapping up a contract soon, please apply today!</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct end-to-end payroll processing for a large employee population, ensuring timely and accurate pay across regular, off-cycle, and special payroll runs.</p><p>• Oversee payroll administration for employees in multiple U.S. states as well as Canada, maintaining compliance with applicable tax, wage, and regulatory requirements.</p><p>• Lead and support payroll staff, setting priorities, reviewing work quality, and helping resolve complex payroll issues escalated by the team.</p><p>• Manage payroll data within Workday and ADP Workforce Now, validating employee records, earnings, deductions, and tax updates.</p><p>• Review and reconcile payroll reports, general ledger interfaces, and related records to identify discrepancies and ensure financial accuracy.</p><p>• Administer payroll components tied to equity compensation, including restricted stock events, with careful attention to timing and taxation.</p><p>• Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to address payroll questions, improve workflows, and support reporting needs.</p><p>• Handle payroll audits, compliance reviews, and documentation requests by preparing accurate records and maintaining organized payroll files.</p>