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$170,000 – $220,000 USD per year

Director, People Operations & Total Rewards

United States·Glendaleexecutive

People OperationsHuman Resources

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Key Responsibilities

overtime, regular rate, meal and rest premiums and final pay. Own tax filings, year-end and payroll audits. Benefits & Wellbeing Shape a benefits strategy that balances competitiveness and cost.

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People OperationsHuman Resources

About the Role

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Build a standardized compensation philosophy, job architecture, and salary structure across every company.

Run the annual merit, bonus and promotion cycles, with budgets modeled alongside Finance.

Design incentive plans that are simple to explain and easy to audit.

Lead pay transparency and regular pay equity reviews.

Advise executives on leadership pay, offers and retention.

Deliver accurate, on-time payroll for every entity.

Lead Rippling payroll through stabilization after the January cutover.

Keep California wage and hour practices airtight: overtime, regular rate, meal and rest premiums and final pay.

Own tax filings, year-end and payroll audits.

What We Offer

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✓Shape a benefits strategy that balances competitiveness and cost.

✓Run renewals and open enrollment with our broker and carriers.

✓Manage 401(k), PEO and other vendor relationships.

✓Own leave of absence administration and ACA, COBRA and ERISA compliance.

✓$170,000 – $220,000 USD per year + bonus eligibility

Own the Rippling roadmap, integrations, security roles and data integrity.

Lead the HR Technology Manager and HR Help Desk.

Standardize onboarding, job changes, offboarding, and records across every company.

Keep policies, the employee handbook and required notices current.

Deliver people analytics that leaders trust: headcount, labor cost, turnover and pay equity.

Find the manual steps in HR and payroll and automate them.

Bring AI into Help Desk answers, document generation and audit checks, with controls for privacy and accuracy.

Build the HR automation roadmap with IT and Finance.

Run report for hours saved, errors removed, and cycle times cut.

Build and develop a People Operations & Total Rewards team that is fluent in technology.

Sit on the HR leadership team and help shape the HR roadmap.

Partner with HR business partners, Talent, Finance and Legal as one HR team.

Manage the function's budget and vendor spend.

Requirements

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10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years leading total rewards, payroll or HR operations and 3+ years managing teams.

Deep, hands-on knowledge of California wages and hour and leave law, plus multi-state experience.

Designed salary structures and run merit and incentive cycles for 1,000+ employees.

Owned payroll and HRIS, Rippling experience, or leading a payroll or HRIS conversion, is a strong plus.

A proven record of automating HR, payroll or benefits, with measurable results.

Hands-on with HRIS workflows, reports and Excel or Google Sheets, and uses AI tools in day-to-day work.

Strong analytical skills and ability to explain pay and benefits to executives and employees alike.

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance or a related field, or equivalent experience.

CCP, CBP, GRP, SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification.

Experience in multi-brand, franchise, manufacturing, home services or retail environments.

Incentive pay design for commissioned sales and skilled trades or installers.

Experience bringing HR functions together after an acquisition or reorganization.

Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Glendale, United States

On-site at the office

Who can apply

About this job

Pay per year: $170,000–$220,000 a year; 63% above the $119,750 median for People Operations jobs on Jobera (76 salaries).
Who can apply: United States
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