Standalone HR Manager - Strategic Partner to Executives

Commercial Casework Inc.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (100%)

Dental & Vision (100%)

PTO 15–25 days

Job summary

Commercial Casework Inc. is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to own and run the HR function as a department of one at our Fremont location.

You will partner with executive leadership to drive policy, people programs, and compliance across two CA sites, including Sacramento. You will manage full lifecycle HR from recruiting to offboarding, develop strategies, ensure FEHA and wage-hour compliance, and lead employee relations and benefits administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive HR generalist or HR management experience.
• Strong working knowledge of CA and federal employment law.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is desired but not required.
• Proficient in HRIS/payroll systems; payroll processing experience desired.
• PHR-CA/PHR/SHRM-CP or similar certification preferred but not required.
• Experience with a union workforce is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic HR partner to operational leaders, coaching on performance management and policy adherence.
• Develop and implement HR strategy, objectives, goals, and system improvements.
• Own the full employee lifecycle: recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment: draft postings, screen candidates, coordinate offers.
• Maintain the employee handbook and enforce HR policies across locations.
• Ensure compliance with federal and California employment law (FEHA, ADA, FMLA/CFRA, wage and hour).
• Lead employee relations, investigations, and disciplinary processes with management.
• Administer compensation and benefits programs (medical, dental, vision, 401k, ESOP, PTO).
• Collaborate on retention initiatives and provide manager coaching on retention best practices.
• Oversee leave of absence requests and workplace accommodations.
• Deliver training for supervisors on HR topics and employment law.
• Oversee HRIS and payroll-related recordkeeping and reporting.
• Support ESOP education and communication with leadership.

Skills

HR leadership

Employee relations

Recruiting & onboarding

Policy development

California employment law

Spanish (desirable)

HRIS/payroll systems

PHR/SHRM-CP (desirable)

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

PHR-CA/SHRM-CP (desirable)

Tools

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Commercial Casework Inc. is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to own and run the HR function as a department of one at our Fremont location.

You will partner with executive leadership to drive policy, people programs, and compliance across two CA sites, including Sacramento. You will manage full lifecycle HR from recruiting to offboarding, develop strategies, ensure FEHA and wage-hour compliance, and lead employee relations and benefits administration.