HR Office Manager
Employment: Full-Time | Location: Beverly Hills, CA (Onsite) | Reports To: Financial Controlle
Greaves & Company is hiring exclusively for our valued client in the food and beverage industry.
Join a fast-growing, high-cachet food & beverage company in the heart of Beverly Hills. As the sole HR leader, you’ll own the people function end-to-end — from building a high-performance culture and managing high-volume hospitality hiring to ensuring seamless compliance and elevating the employee experience. This is a high-visibility, high-autonomy role where your work directly shapes how we attract, retain, and develop talent in a dynamic industry known for energy, precision, and prestige. The role also includes practical business support that keeps day-to-day operations running smoothly.
About the Role
As the only HR professional in the company, you will serve as the strategic and operational owner of all people-related matters while also providing hands‑on support across leadership, office operations, insurance, and cross‑functional projects. You’ll partner closely with leadership, support retail, wholesale, and catering teams, and have the autonomy to build processes, policies, and culture that scale with the business. Ideal for a versatile HR generalist who thrives in a fast‑paced, hospitality‑driven environment and is comfortable wearing multiple roles.
What You’ll Own
- Recruitment, Hiring & Onboarding
- Develop job descriptions and lead full-cycle recruitment for high-volume and specialized roles across retail, wholesale, and catering teams.
- Conduct phone screens and interviews, coordinate background checks, and manage offer process.
- Own onboarding processes including orientation, paperwork, HRIS setup, and required harassment prevention training.
- Maintain applicant tracking and proactive candidate communication.
- Employee Relations & Performance Management
- Address employee concerns and serve as the primary HR partner for employees and managers.
- Partner with managers on performance plans, reviews, and coaching through difficult conversations.
- Manage disciplinary actions, investigations, conflict resolution, and terminations with discretion and fairness.
- Proactively support culture, engagement, and a positive employee experience in a hospitality environment.
- Policy, Compliance & Employment Law
- Develop, update, and maintain HR policies, employee handbook provisions, SOPs, and internal process documentation.
- Ensure compliance with federal, California, and local employment laws, including wage and hour requirements, leave policies (FMLA, CFRA), workplace postings, and required documentation.
- Monitor and address meal/rest break issues, overtime, and other California-specific hospitality considerations.
- Maintain accurate electronic and physical employee records in line with privacy and record-keeping standards.
- Timekeeping & Payroll Support
- Support payroll processes and resolve employee pay-related issues.
- Monitor timecard compliance, review overtime, and administer PTO and sick‑leave accruals.
- Own or closely partner on payroll accuracy, compliance and process improvement.
- Benefits, Insurance & Risk Management
- Administer employee benefits programs and serve as the subject‑matter expert for benefits inquiries.
- Evaluate insurance brokers, carriers, and coverage options; coordinate renewals and maintain insurance documentation.
- Support claims administration and broader people‑related risk management.
- HR Systems, Analytics & Cross‑Functional Projects
- Own or primarily administer the HRIS (BambooHR, ADP, Gusto, Workday, or similar) — data integrity, reporting, and process improvements.
- Prepare and analyze HR reports on turnover drivers, hiring trends, time‑to‑fill, engagement, and compliance metrics.
- Coordinate employee training, professional development, and engagement initiatives.
- Coordinate cross‑functional projects across departments, gather information, manage timelines and deliverables, and follow through on initiatives that support broader business objectives.
- Leadership, Office & Operational Support
- Provide administrative support to leadership, including taking meeting notes, coordinating meetings, and booking travel.
- Manage office supplies, coordinate maintenance requests, troubleshoot basic technical issues, and support general office operations.
- Handle ad‑hoc design requests, including creating menus using Canva and Claude, product labels in Adobe Illustrator, and supporting operational initiatives.
- Serve as the lead point of contact for employee matters and coordinate with the Property Manager as needed.
What You Bring
Required
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, preeferably as a generalist or sole/primay HR resource in a fast‑paced environment
- Strong, practical knowledge of California employment law (wage & hour, leaves, harassment prevention, and hspitality/service-industry considerations)
- Demonstrated ability to own the full HR function — from recruitment and employee reltions to compliance, systems, and reporting
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and discretion skills; comfor handling confidential and sensitive matters
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms (BambooHR, ADP, Guto, Workday, or similar) and Microsoft Office
- Comfort with varied operational and administrative upport inaddition to core HR responsibilities
Preferred
- Experience in food & beverage, hospitality, restaurnts, catering, or multi-site retail environments
- Track record managing hgh-volume hiring, turnover, and seasonal staffing
- Familiarity with basic design tools (Canva, Adobe Illustrator) or willingness to learn for ad‑hoc operational needs
- Bachelor’s degree in Human esources, Business Administration, or relatd field
- SHRM-CP PHR, or similar HR certification
Working Conditions
Full-time, reguar business hours Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.
100% onsite position in Beverly Hills, CA
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, nation