Top Senior HR Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead global HR business partnering for R&D, Engineering, Product, Security, and Research organizations. Advise senior technical executives, align talent strategy with business goals, architect AI-native organizational structures, evolve career frameworks, manage succession and retention, guide complex change, and coordinate People Team centers of excellence. Lead a global HRBP team while applying people analytics and executive coaching to improve organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and workforce outcomes.

The Senior Manager, HR Compliance is responsible for developing and executing a compliance framework across the Americas, managing immigration and global mobility programs, and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations while fostering a culture of compliance within the organization.

Own the end-to-end People lifecycle for M&A: lead HR due diligence, partner with Corporate Development, build cross-functional integration playbooks, orchestrate Recruiting/Comp/Immigration/Payroll workstreams, and design day-1 onboarding and retention programs to integrate acquired technical teams under compressed timelines.

Serve as strategic HR partner to a 2,000+ R&D organization, leading org design, performance calibration, people programs, engagement analysis, and coaching senior leaders to scale the org and improve talent outcomes.

The Principal People Success Partner drives talent strategies for Sales and Marketing, partners with senior leaders, influences organizational health, and leads transformations using AI.

Leads the HR function, overseeing benefits, payroll, employee relations, onboarding, recruitment, performance management, leave administration, compliance, HRIS integrity, and employee initiatives. Partners with company leadership on HR strategy, organizational change, retention, talent acquisition, and process improvement. Handles investigations, policy development, regulatory compliance, reporting, and vendor relationships while maintaining confidentiality and supporting employee engagement.

Leads full-cycle technical recruiting and talent sourcing while partnering with managers on organizational design, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, compliance, benefits, compensation, and HR process improvement. Manages ATS data, staffing agencies, interviews, recruiting metrics, affirmative action reporting, HR audits, policy implementation, employee handbooks, events, and HR software projects.

Leads HR and payroll support for festivals, venues, touring teams, and event staff. Oversees weekly payroll processing, onboarding, timekeeping, HRIS data updates, personnel files, compliance documentation, employee training, and payroll issue resolution. Develops consistent regional payroll practices, supports HR projects, researches employment-law changes, maintains job descriptions, and mentors payroll staff.

Serves as the primary HR partner for Southern California operations, advising leaders on workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, compliance, labor relations, talent processes, and organizational change. Conducts investigations, coaches managers, supports union-represented employees, maintains HR data and reporting, delivers training, and assists with startups, transitions, restructures, and acquisitions. This field-based role requires regular onsite presence and regional travel.

The Sr. Human Resources Business Partner advises internal clients on HR strategies, manages employee relations, conducts investigations, and drives organizational initiatives using data insights.

Serve as a strategic HR partner to school leaders, providing on-site coaching, culture diagnostics, employee-relations case management, and data-driven interventions. Lead investigations, manage talent transitions, oversee workers' compensation and OSHA reporting, and integrate AI tools to improve HR workflows. Travel frequently across KIPP SoCal schools to sustain a high-performance adult culture.

The Director of Human Resources oversees HR operations, managing employee relations, recruitment, compliance, payroll, and benefits while ensuring a positive workplace culture.

The Senior HR Manager will oversee HR functions in Torrance, lead HR initiatives, manage a team, ensure legal compliance, and improve employee engagement.

Serve as strategic HR partner to Operations leadership, driving workforce planning, compensation, performance systems, employee relations, manager coaching, and organizational design. Lead People projects, build scalable HR systems and AI-enabled workflows, manage and develop direct reports, and use people data to inform talent and operational decisions across multi-site, guest-facing operations.

Supports employees and managers across recruiting, hiring, benefits administration, employee relations, leaves, terminations, workers’ compensation, and California employment compliance. Maintains employee relationships, responds to HR inquiries, facilitates new-hire orientation and training, and assists with employee events. Requires strong organization, communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills.

Lead HR strategy and operations across US and select Canadian provinces: recruit and onboard employees, finalize handbook, run training and performance management, manage compensation and benefits, handle employee relations and legal compliance, and promote positive workplace culture to support business goals.

Oversee HR operations across four U.S. offices, ensuring multi-state employment-law compliance and supporting local and expatriate employees. Lead two direct reports, manage recruiting, onboarding, performance management, training, employee relations, payroll, HR systems, compensation planning, policies, and HR budgeting. Serve as liaison with South Korea headquarters while managing workplace operations and fostering an inclusive company culture.

Lead and manage HR strategy, compliance, workforce planning, labor relations, benefits, safety, training, and HR operations. Partner with executives on talent, succession, and organizational development while overseeing HR staff, policies, audits, and metrics to drive engagement and legal/regulatory compliance.

Serve as a Workday subject matter expert to configure, test, and deploy HR system enhancements; maintain security roles and data governance; drive process automation; build advanced reports and dashboards; manage integrations (EIB, Studio, APIs, PECI); and lead HR technology initiatives cross-functionally to improve employee experience and operational efficiency.

Serve as a strategic HR partner for a fast-growing industrial services division supporting ~500 employees. Lead org design, workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, performance management, and complex employee relations. Oversee workers' compensation, LOA, return-to-work, and compliance with CA and state laws. Coach leaders, maintain strong field presence, partner with COEs, and support rapid growth in safety-sensitive environments with significant travel.

Leads human resources strategy for an aerospace division, advising senior executives and managing HR Business Partners. Oversees talent management, succession planning, employee relations, performance management, total rewards, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, retention, employee surveys, and human capital initiatives. Uses workforce data and analytics to identify challenges and drive business outcomes while leading complex projects, change management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Partners with senior investment leaders and global investors on HR strategy, talent decisions, organizational change, and team development. Oversees investment-unit coordination processes, represents HR on technology workstreams, helps manage the HR technology roadmap, and connects the investment group with HR specialist functions. Builds relationships across a complex matrix, facilitates meetings, provides manager education and tools, leads projects, analyzes data, and translates business priorities into organizational actions.

Leads all human resources strategy and operations for the hotel, including talent acquisition, employee relations, labor relations, compensation, benefits, performance management, compliance, training, DEI, HR metrics, budgets, and vendor relationships. Partners with senior leadership to strengthen workplace culture, employee engagement, retention, development, and organizational effectiveness.

Partner with functional leaders to translate business strategy into people strategy. Own org design, performance management, compensation, talent development, engagement, and retention. Provide coaching on career pathing, change management, and sensitive employee issues. Use people data to generate insights and recommendations, build compliant HR policies, manage global employee relations, and collaborate with People Team COEs to deliver cohesive people programs at scale.

The Human Resources Director will lead HR initiatives, drive employee development, manage compliance, and advise leadership across multiple locations for Nexstar's business strategy.