Human Resources​/Talent Manager

Human Resources / Talent Manager

Position Title:Human Resources & Talent Manager
Department: Administration
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports: None at this time
FLSA Classification: Exempt - Administrative
Employment Type: Full-time, regular
Work Location: 900 Court Street, Martinez, CA - on-site, with travel to program sites
Travel: Regular local travel within the East Bay; periodic travel to the Santa Cruz office
Salary Range: $85,000–$105,000 annually, depending on experience

The HR & Talent Manager leads Thrive Support Services' in-house human resources function. The position owns the full employee lifecycle at Thrive: attracting and hiring staff, onboarding and credentialing them, keeping their required training and certifications current, maintaining audit-ready personnel records, supporting supervisors through performance and conduct matters, and administering the policies that govern all of it.

Thrive engages a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and an outside HR Consultant for payroll administration, benefits administration, workers' compensation, and legal interpretation of employment law. The HR & Talent Manager is not a processor of PEO transactions. The position exists to do the work the PEO cannot: work that requires knowing Thrive's employees, Thrive's programs, and the training, clearance, and documentation requirements that apply to a California Regional Center-funded provider of services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The position exercises independent judgment on significant matters affecting the workforce and is expected to identify problems, design solutions, and bring recommendations rather than await direction.

Thrive operates five program lines
- Supported Living Services, Independent Living Services, Coordinated Family Support, Respite, and Tailored Day Services - across the East Bay, with an expansion underway into the Santa Cruz Regional Center catchment area. Direct support staffing is the single largest determinant of service delivery capacity and of compliance standing with the Department of Developmental Services and the Regional Centers.

Two consequences follow, and they shape this role. First, recruiting and retention are operational priorities, not administrative ones. Second, training currency, background clearance documentation, and personnel file completeness are audit-tested items. This position owns both.

PEO and HR Consultant: Payroll processing and tax filing, benefits administration and carrier relationships, workers' compensation claim administration, leave eligibility determination, and interpretation of wage-and-hour, leave, and classification law.

HR & Talent Manager: Everything requiring knowledge of Thrive's people, programs, and regulatory requirements - recruiting, onboarding, credentialing, training, records, employee relations intake, policy administration, and people analytics.

Outside Employment Counsel: Legal advice, investigations at the Director level and above, and review of separation agreements.

The full allocation is set out in the HR & Talent Manager Decision Rights and Responsibility Matrix, which is incorporated into this job description by reference.

Percentages are approximate and will vary with hiring volume and the compliance calendar.

• Manages the full recruiting cycle for all Thrive positions: intake with the hiring manager, requisition routing, posting, sourcing, and applicant screening.
• Writes and maintains job descriptions across the organization, including review of…