We are looking for an experienced payroll leader to manage end-to-end payroll operations for a growing construction company in Santa Clara, California. This position plays a key role in ensuring accurate, timely pay for a large workforce while maintaining compliance with certified payroll requirements, prevailing wage rules, and California labor regulations. The role works closely with Human Resources and Finance to support employee data integrity, reporting, and payroll-related issue resolution.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead complete payroll processing for hourly and salaried employees on a recurring schedule, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.<br>• Review timekeeping records to verify hours worked, overtime, meal period compliance, and other pay-related details before finalizing payroll.<br>• Oversee employee payroll updates including new hires, separations, compensation changes, benefit deductions, and wage garnishments.<br>• Maintain adherence to federal, multi-state, and California payroll laws, with particular attention to wage and hour requirements.<br>• Investigate and resolve payroll variances, make necessary corrections, and coordinate final wage payments in accordance with legal timelines.<br>• Prepare, organize, and retain payroll documentation while generating regular reports for internal stakeholders and audits.<br>• Administer payroll and timekeeping platforms to support efficient processing and accurate workforce records.<br>• Manage certified payroll submissions, prevailing wage reporting, and the review of classifications, wage determinations, and fringe benefit calculations.<br>• Partner with HR and Finance on audits, employee data accuracy, onboarding and offboarding support, and responses to payroll compliance questions.
<p><strong>Contract Opportunity Through Robert Half</strong></p><p><strong>Series D AI Company | High-Growth Environment</strong></p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>Want to help build the teams behind some of today's most exciting advancements in AI?</p><p><br></p><p>Robert Half is partnering with a fast-growing, Series D AI company that is rapidly scaling its workforce to support continued growth and innovation. Backed by significant funding and experiencing strong momentum, this organization is expanding across multiple functions and seeking an HR Sourcer to help identify and engage top talent. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, fast-paced environment where recruiting is viewed as a strategic driver of growth. You'll work closely with recruiters and hiring teams to build talent pipelines, uncover hard-to-find candidates, and support hiring initiatives that directly impact the company's ability to scale. If you're energized by talent research, candidate engagement, and the opportunity to contribute to a high-growth technology company, this role offers valuable experience and career-building exposure.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></p><ul><li>Source and identify qualified candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools</li><li>Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs</li><li>Conduct candidate outreach and initial screening activities</li><li>Partner with recruiters and hiring managers on hiring priorities</li><li>Schedule interviews and support recruiting operations</li><li>Track candidate activity within the ATS and maintain accurate records</li></ul>