HR Manager

LBA Logistics | LBA Properties; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

LBA Logistics | LBA Properties in Irvine, CA seeks an HR Manager to lead full-cycle recruitment, employee relations, and performance development. You will partner with managers to implement compliant HR programs and foster a productive work environment.

You will advise leaders, conduct investigations, and ensure statutory compliance across CA, multi-state HR practices, and international considerations where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruiting.
• Experience conducting employee relations investigations.
• Strong knowledge of California employment law and multi-state HR practices.
• Experience advising and coaching managers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for open positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and develop recruiting strategies.
• Manage all aspects of the recruiting process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding.
• Develop proactive talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Manage external recruiting agencies and negotiate recruiting agreements and fees.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, candidate quality, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
• Enhance the candidate experience and employer brand.
• Partner with hiring managers to improve interviewing effectiveness and selection decisions.
• Serve as the initial HR advisor to managers on employee relations matters.
• Conduct workplace investigations and document findings and recommendations.
• Assist with coaching and guidance regarding performance issues, corrective action, conflict resolution, workplace conduct, and employee concerns.
• Partner with managers to address performance concerns in a timely, fair, and legally compliant manner.
• Support accommodation requests, leave-related matters, and other employee support initiatives.
• Assist with terminations, reductions in force, and other sensitive employee actions.
• Identify workplace trends and proactively recommend solutions.
• Support performance management processes and annual review cycles.
• Support implementation and ongoing administration of the company's performance management platform.
• Assist with training managers on effective goal setting, feedback, coaching, and performance documentation.
• Monitor completion rates and quality of performance reviews and employee goals.
• Assist with talent reviews, and employee development planning.
• Partner with managers to identify learning and development opportunities for team members.
• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives.
• Partner with the Vice President of Human Resources to implement talent and organizational initiatives.
• Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies, programs, and best practices.
• Support employee onboarding, integration, and new hire experiences.
• Participate in compensation, job evaluation, and market benchmarking projects.
• Assist with employee communications and change management efforts.
• Support company culture and employee engagement initiatives.
• Leverages AI enabled HR Technologies and tools to enhance operational efficiency, support data driven decision making and elevate the employee experience.
• Assist with ad hoc projects.
• Maintain knowledge of federal, state, local, and applicable international employment laws.
• Support compliance initiatives across multiple states and the UK office.
• Ensure recruiting, employee relations, and performance management practices remain legally compliant.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and documentation.
• Assist with audits, reporting requirements, and HR compliance projects.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Employee relations coaching

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Multistate HR practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

AI-enabled HR Technologies

Job description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for open positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Manage all aspects of the recruiting process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding.
• Develop proactive talent pipelines for critical and difficult-to-fill positions.
• Manage external recruiting agencies and negotiate recruiting agreements and fees.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, candidate quality, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
• Enhance the candidate experience and employer brand.
• Partner with hiring managers to improve interviewing effectiveness and selection decisions.

Employee Relations & Manager Support

• Serve as the initial HR advisor to managers on employee relations matters.
• Conduct workplace investigations and document findings and recommendations.
• Assist with coaching and guidance regarding performance issues, corrective action, conflict resolution, workplace conduct, and employee concerns.
• Partner with managers to address performance concerns in a timely, fair, and legally compliant manner.
• Support accommodation requests, leave-related matters, and other employee support initiatives.
• Assist with terminations, reductions in force, and other sensitive employee actions.
• Identify workplace trends and proactively recommend solutions.

Performance Management & Talent Development

• Support performance management processes and annual review cycles.
• Support implementation and ongoing administration of the company's performance management platform.
• Assist with training managers on effective goal setting, feedback, coaching, and performance documentation.
• Monitor completion rates and quality of performance reviews and employee goals.
• Assist with talent reviews, and employee development planning.
• Partner with managers to identify learning and development opportunities for team members.
• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives.

HR Programs & Organizational Effectiveness

• Partner with the Vice President of Human Resources to implement talent and organizational initiatives.
• Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies, programs, and best practices.
• Support employee onboarding, integration, and new hire experiences.
• Participate in compensation, job evaluation, and market benchmarking projects.
• Assist with employee communications and change management efforts.
• Support company culture and employee engagement initiatives.
• Leverages AI enabled HR Technologies and tools to enhance operational efficiency, support data driven decision making and elevate the employee experience.
• Assist with ad hoc projects.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain knowledge of federal, state, local, and applicable international employment laws.
• Support compliance initiatives across multiple states and the UK office.
• Ensure recruiting, employee relations, and performance management practices remain legally compliant.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and documentation.
• Assist with audits, reporting requirements, and HR compliance projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruiting.
• Experience conducting employee relations investigations.
• Strong knowledge of California employment law and multi-state HR practices.
• Experience advising and coaching managers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.