Strategic HR Leader, AI-Driven Global People Ops

SEACOMP; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSA and Health FSA

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company-paid life insurance

Phone stipend

Job summary

SEACOMP in Carlsbad, CA seeks a strategic, hands-on HR leader to own the US people function and partner with Mexico and China teams to scale our HR programs.

You'll drive talent strategy, org design, payroll/benefits, compliance, and people analytics, using AI to automate processes and improve decision making. This is a lean, high-impact role reporting to the CFO and traveling to facilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR business partner experience supporting senior leaders.
• Experience in organizational design, workforce planning and change management.
• Strong people analytics skills, with the ability to build reporting and dashboards and turn data into recommendations.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools, including building or configuring AI agents to automate HR processes.
• Experience on payroll and benefit management, compensation analysis and structure.
• Knowledge of California employment law.
• Experience in a multinational or manufacturing environment, working across cultures and time zones strongly preferred.
• Sound judgment and discretion, and comfort operating as a lean team of one.
• Curiosity, learning agility and problem solving mentality.
• Spanish and/or Mandarin is a strong plus
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR or equivalent certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as HRBP to the senior leadership team, advising on talent, organizational effectiveness, leadership development and change management
• Lead org design and workforce planning to support the company’s growth, operational priorities and cost structure
• Own all US HR operations, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, compensation, and compliance with California and federal employment law
• Work with local HR leaders in Tijuana and Dongguan to align global policies, performance and compensation programs, and leadership hiring
• Own global people data (headcount, turnover, headcount cost and KPIs) and turn it into insights leadership uses to make decisions
• Find, design and deploy AI tools and agents that automate HR workflows and strengthen self-service across the organization
• Oversee US payroll and benefits administration, including leaves of absence (FMLA/CFRA) and open enrollment
• Maintain the employee handbook, HR policies and Code of Conduct, and support the Ethics Committee

Skills

HRBP experience

Organizational design

Workforce planning

People analytics

AI in HR

Payroll & benefits

California employment law

Cross-cultural experience

Discretion & judgment

Learning agility

Tools

HR software

AI tools for HR

Job description

SEACOMP in Carlsbad, CA seeks a strategic, hands-on HR leader to own the US people function and partner with Mexico and China teams to scale our HR programs.

You'll drive talent strategy, org design, payroll/benefits, compliance, and people analytics, using AI to automate processes and improve decision making. This is a lean, high-impact role reporting to the CFO and traveling to facilities.