Senior HR Advisor Consultant

Candidates must be located within 50 miles of Tustin, CA due to the potential to travel to Client Sites.

Job Description:

My Client is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to provide strategic, hands-on human resources support to our clients across California. This is a dynamic consulting role where priorities and assignments will vary based on client needs.

The Senior HR Advisor will serve as a trusted HR partner to clients, providing guidance on employee relations, HR compliance, performance management, policies and procedures, investigations, and other workplace matters. The ideal candidate is a seasoned HR professional who can confidently assess situations, provide practical recommendations, work independently, and effectively communication with both employees and business leaders.

This position is primarily remote, with occasional on-site client meetings as needed. Flexible scheduling is a key benefit of the role, providing the opportunity to balance meaningful, high-impact work with personal commitments.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant experience in a senior HR Business Partner, HR Management, or HR consulting/advisory role.
• In-depth knowledge of California and federal employment laws and regulations with the ability to interpret requirements and provide practical guidance to clients.
• Broad knowledge of HR disciplines, including employee relations, performance management, compensation, recruitment, leave management, HR compliance, policy development, and organizational effectiveness.
• Demonstrated experience advising multiple clients, business units, or divisions in a consulting, HR Business Partner, or similar capacity.
• Proven experience independently managing and resolving complex employee relations matters, performance issues, and other sensitive HR situations.
• Experience developing, reviewing, and implementing employee handbooks, HR policies, procedures, and compliance practices.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience developing and delivering employee or management training, including the ability to develop training materials and curricula.
• Experience with compensation analysis and benchmarking is a plus.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and at client locations, while effectively managing multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong, trusted relationships with business owners, executives, managers, and employees at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex HR and compliance matters clearly and effectively.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to provide practical, business-minded HR recommendations.
• High degree of professionalism, ethics, sound judgment, and personal integrity, particularly when handling confidential and sensitive employee and client information.
• Must be able to work independently with minimum guidance.
• Must have intermediate to advance knowledge of MS Office products, include PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred.
• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our Client provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.