Senior HR Generalist / Employee Relations Specialist
$109,240–$150,210 year
On-siteTorrance, California, United States
Job Summary
Conduct Tier 1 and Tier 2 employee relations intake, investigations, fact-finding, and resolution recommendations while partnering with managers to address workplace conflicts and performance matters. Administer leave of absence programs, coordinate workplace accommodations, and support workers' compensation claims alongside immigration case administration. Proactively identify policy gaps and trends to draft, maintain, and implement People policies, procedures, and operational guidelines in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders. Design and continuously improve employee relations systems, workflows, documentation standards, and escalation frameworks to enhance consistency and operational effectiveness. Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Payroll, Finance, Security, and Talent Acquisition to drive organizational initiatives that improve employee experience and reduce risk.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
- Experience independently managing employee relations matters, workplace investigations, and employee support programs while exercising sound judgment and discretion
- Experience applying California employment practices and workplace compliance requirements in the administration of employee relations, leave, accommodations, and related workplace programs
- Experience conducting employee relations intake, investigations, fact-finding, documentation, and case management activities
- Experience administering leave of absence, workplace accommodations, workers' compensation, or similar employee programs
- Experience partnering with Legal on employee relations, workplace investigations, accommodations, leave administration, or compliance matters
- Demonstrated judgment in interpreting and applying policies, procedures, and workplace practices while balancing employee experience, business needs, and organizational risk
- Experience identifying operational challenges and improving processes, workflows, systems, or documentation to enhance consistency, scalability, and organizational effectiveness
- Strong relationship-building, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential employee matters
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position in a standard office environment, including extended periods of computer-based work
- Ability to move throughout company facilities and/or transport light materials as needed to support business activities
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Analytics, or a related field
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting multi-state employee populations
- Experience utilizing HRIS systems, case management platforms, Jira, Power BI, workflow tools, or similar operational technologies
- Experience developing dashboards, operational reporting, workforce insights, or organizational health metrics
- Experience using data and trend analysis to identify risks, inform decision-making, or drive process improvements
- Familiarity with immigration administration and vendor coordination
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