HR Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Fremont, CA seeks an experienced HR Manager for a contract/temporary assignment to provide leadership and ensure continuity of HR operations during a leave.

You will oversee employee relations, compliance, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, performance management, and HR administration, handling sensitive matters with discretion.

The role requires 6–10 years in HR, solid knowledge of CA and federal laws, and ability to guide staff while partnering with management.

Qualifications

• Oversee interim HR operations and ensure continuity of existing HR programs and services.
• Manage employee relations, leaves, accommodations, compliance, and HR documentation.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, benefits, payroll-related matters, and employee engagement.
• Provide guidance to HR staff and serve as a trusted resource to employees and management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day HR operations, programs, policies, and practices during the interim assignment.
• Provide support for recruitment, hiring, onboarding, promotions, offboarding, and employee documentation.
• Manage employee relations matters, leaves, accommodations, compliance requirements, and employee-related concerns as needed.
• Support compensation, benefits, 401(k), payroll-related questions, employee engagement, recognition, and company events.
• Coordinate and manage the annual performance review process, typically occurring from January through April.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal employment laws and communicate relevant compliance updates to leadership.

Skills

Interim HR leadership

Employee relations

HR compliance

Recruitment & onboarding

Performance management

Benefits & payroll

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager for a contract/temporary opportunity in Fremont, CA. This interim role will provide critical HR leadership and operational continuity during a temporary leave period, supporting day-to-day Human Resources functions across employee relations, compliance, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, performance management, and general HR administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day HR operations, programs, policies, and practices during the interim assignment.
• Provide support for recruitment, hiring, onboarding, promotions, offboarding, and employee documentation.
• Manage employee relations matters, leaves, accommodations, compliance requirements, and employee-related concerns as needed.
• Support compensation, benefits, 401(k), payroll-related questions, employee engagement, recognition, and company events.
• Coordinate and manage the annual performance review process, typically occurring from January through April.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal employment laws and communicate relevant compliance updates to leadership.

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation: $90,000 to $105,000 per year.
• Job Type: Contract/Temporary.
• Location: Fremont, CA.
• Benefits: Not specified.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Oversee interim HR operations and ensure continuity of existing HR programs and services.
• Manage employee relations, leaves, accommodations, compliance, and HR documentation.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, benefits, payroll-related matters, and employee engagement.
• Provide guidance to HR staff and serve as a trusted resource to employees and management.
• 6 to 10 years of Human Resources experience, preferably in an HR Manager, HR Generalist, or similar leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of California and federal employment laws, HR compliance requirements, and employee relations best practices.
• Experience supporting recruitment, hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, benefits, and offboarding processes.
• Ability to handle sensitive employee matters with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
• Comfortable working independently in an interim leadership role while partnering with employees, managers, and HR support staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience stepping into interim, contract, or leave-coverage HR leadership assignments.
• Prior experience managing annual performance review cycles.
• Familiarity with HR systems administration, employee records management, and HR documentation practices.
• Experience supporting benefits administration, 401(k), payroll coordination, leaves of absence, and workplace accommodations.

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• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
• We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.
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• We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.