Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Manager

South San Francisco

Location:

Hybrid – South San Francisco, CA

Schedule:

Full-Time / Exempt

Department:
Human Resources

Reports to:

Senior Human Resources Director–Human Resources

Pay Range: $110,000 - $120,000 DOE

Aspiranet, a leading California-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting children, youth, and families, is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Human Resources Manager to join our team. If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and have a passion for providing excellent operational support while collaborating and working with the HQ team, we’d love to hear from you.

Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed. Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions:
Foster Care and Adoption, Transitional Aged Youth (TAY), Residential, Intensive Home-Based Services, Behavioral Health, and Family and Community. At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater—helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.

The Human Resources Manager provides direct management with guidance and oversight from HR leadership for a broad range of functions, including employee relations, investigations and documentation, coaching and supporting people leaders, and working on cross functional HR projects. This role reports to the Senior Human Resources Director. The HR Manager partners closely with HR managers and employees to ensure consistent and effective employment practices across the agency.

This management position is part of a team that includes HR specialists and generalists, providing subject matter knowledge on various human resources matters in a high‑volume, highly regulated, distributed workforce environment.

The ideal candidate has experience supporting employee populations across a distributed workforce and has strong HR Generalist experience, including understanding and communicating employee labor laws and policies, best practices, and staying up to date on labor laws and policies.

• Provides guidance to employees and managers on agency policies and procedures, labor laws and general HR best practices.
• Responds promptly to employee workplace concerns, following internal policies and processes to address concerns and conduct investigations as needed, ensuring legal compliance and working towards a mutual resolution.
• Guides managers through challenging conversations, workplace conflict, and performance improvement discussions, coaching leaders to apply policies correctly and manage issues proactively.
• Conducts and documents employee relations investigations, prepares findings and recommendations, and partners with leadership to implement appropriate next steps.
• Performs exit interviews and integrates findings into regular reporting to inform recruitment and retention strategies.
• Supports HR projects and initiatives related to employee engagement, organizational development, employee records management, and total rewards programs.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Assists in developing, updating policies and processes to ensure consistency and compliance across the organization.
• Ensures accurate and confidential employee records and HR documentation in accordance with agency standards and legal requirements.
• Runs HR reports and analyzes workforce data to identify trends, uncover insights, and inform process improvements, retention strategies, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Participates in HR audits, including fiscal, compliance, personnel file, and process audits to ensure organizational and regulatory compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; HR certification preferred.
• Minimum of five years of related progressive HR experience, with 2 to 3 years as HR Generalist, preferably in a diverse and…