HR Director

Description 100% ONSITE in Mountain View, CA We are looking for an experienced HR Director to lead and strengthen the people function for a growing technology organization in Mountain View, California. This Long-term Contract position calls for a hands-on leader who can balance strategic planning with day-to-day execution across core human resources operations. The person in this role will work closely with senior leadership to build scalable people practices, support a multi-state workforce, and foster a compliant, high-performing employee environment.

Responsibilities:

• Direct the full scope of human resources activities across the employee journey, including onboarding, employee support, benefits coordination, leave administration, compliance, and payroll oversight for a multi-state workforce.
• Collaborate with executives and department leaders to shape HR strategies that support business priorities, organizational growth, and operational effectiveness.
• Support corporate operations while partnering with HR leadership responsible for contracted workforce groups across multiple regions.
• Design and refine HR policies, programs, and internal processes that can scale effectively in a fast-moving, high-growth business environment.
• Advise managers and employees on workplace matters such as performance concerns, employee relations issues, investigations, and conflict resolution.
• Maintain adherence to applicable employment laws and regulations at the federal, state, provincial, and local levels, with particular attention to California labor requirements.
• Coordinate payroll-related activities with internal teams and external service providers to help ensure accuracy, timeliness, and proper documentation.
• Improve HR operational workflows by enhancing processes tied to employee records, onboarding, offboarding, and HR system usage and reporting.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, retention, organizational effectiveness, and company culture.
• Partner across functions, including operations, engineering, and leadership teams, to support workforce planning, talent strategy, and organizational design decisions. Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of progressive HR experience with responsibility spanning multiple human resources functions.
• Background leading or significantly supporting a broad HR function within a startup, scaling company, or other high-growth setting.
• Strong working knowledge of employee relations, HR administration, benefits, leave practices, compliance, compensation-related processes, and payroll coordination.
• Experience supporting employees across multiple states, with additional exposure to Canadian HR practices preferred.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a leadership role that requires adaptability and initiative.
• Strong communication and business partnership skills, including experience working directly with executive and senior leadership teams.
• Experience with HR systems, reporting, and employee data analysis; HR certification is considered an advantage.

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