The Human Resources Manager provides strategic leadership and guidance to HR Operations and serves as a champion for employee engagement and company culture. The HR Manager is responsible for setting, enforcing, and evaluating legally compliant human resources policies, procedures, and best practices, and identifying and implementing long-range strategic talent management goals.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Oversees and assist with the daily workflows in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition.
• Manages and develop the Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Teams.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Collaborates with senior leadership to define the organization’s long-term goals; designs strategies to support these objectives through initiatives and talent management.
• Directs the overall execution and fulfillment of recruiting efforts.
• Streamlines talent acquisition processes to maximize performance, reach, and efficiency.
• Partners with senior leadership and Commercial Operations team to develop and evolve specific recruiting targets.
• Implements best practices to attract, evaluate, hire, and retain high-quality talent.
• Provides guidance and assists with resolution of human resource, compensation, and benefits questions, concerns, and issues.
• Researches, develops, and implements competitive compensation, benefits, and performance and incentive programs.
• Ensures compliance with recruitment, employment, benefits, insurance, safety, and other laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Maintains knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices in employment law, human resources, and talent management.
• Identifies key performance indicators for the organization’s human resource functions; assesses the organization’s success and market competitiveness based on these metrics.
• Serves as spearhead for employee and manager training and
• Administers routine tasks related to HR, such as managing leaves of absence, disciplinary matters, terminations, and investigations.
• Performs other duties as

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong supervisory and leadership
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Proficiency in talent management principles and practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations, including California State Law.
• Knowledge of and experience with varied

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of human resource management experience required, with strategic, talent management, and/or change management experience
• Experience in developing and implementing talent acquisition programs and procedures.
• Experience managing rapid growth within the consulting and/or biotech industries highly preferred.
• Experience automating human resource functions and designing dashboards highly preferred (e.g., through optimization of ERP and HRIS systems, as well as tools such as PowerBI and Smartsheet).
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Masters preferred.

Benefits

Sequoia offers a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, FSA, HSA, paid parental leave, and company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Sequoia also provides a 401K company contribution of 3%, Flexible Time Off (FTO), tuition assistance, personal development assistance, and 11 paid holidays.