First HR Leader | Senior HRBP for CA & Multistate

Hoxton Circle; Vacaville (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoxton Circle is seeking its first HR leader to support a growing, hourly California workforce. Based in Vacaville, the role is on-site with ~20% travel and will help shape the HR function as the business scales through acquisition.

You will partner with site and senior leaders on workforce planning, compliance, investigations, and change management, building scalable HR processes for multi-state operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager, supporting large hourly workforces in distribution, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing or transportation.
• Knowledge of California employment and wage-and-hour law in depth, you’ve run workplace investigations, and you’ve supported a multi-state company of meaningful size.
• You’re the first HR hire, comfortable on warehouse floors and with leadership, and you handle difficult conversations with candor and discretion.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR or PHR-CA certification, PE-backed or acquisition integration experience, labor relations experience, and bilingual English and Spanish are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior and site leaders on workforce planning, org structure and people priorities, using HR data to drive decisions and working closely with Finance on headcount.
• Lead complex employee relations work, including investigations, corrective action, terminations and leave and accommodation matters, and coaching managers through it.
• Own California and multi-state compliance, partnering with Payroll, Operations and Legal on wage-and-hour risk, policies, training and agency matters.
• Support acquisition due diligence and integration, and lead performance, compensation and change management cycles across the business.

Skills

HR experience

HRBP

California employment law

Investigation experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Acquisition integration

Labor relations

Education

SHRM-SCP/SPHR/PHR-CA

Job description

Hoxton Circle is seeking its first HR leader to support a growing, hourly California workforce. Based in Vacaville, the role is on-site with ~20% travel and will help shape the HR function as the business scales through acquisition.

You will partner with site and senior leaders on workforce planning, compliance, investigations, and change management, building scalable HR processes for multi-state operations.