Sr. HR Business Advisor

Title: Sr. HR Business Advisor - Hybrid

Location: San Diego, CA

Duration: 4 Months, with a possible extension and possible conversion to a Full-Tiime position

Note : Onsite with business leaders a minimum of 3 days/week

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third party or C2C candidates will not be considered.

Job Description

Position Summary

Provide experienced, organized HR Business Partner coverage during a leave of absence, supporting multiple business units in San Diego. This temporary assignment emphasizes continuity, practical guidance, and timely execution of established people processes while learning the business. The scope centers on immediate priorities and targeted support rather than long-term strategy or major organizational redesign.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide responsive HR guidance to designated leaders and employees, building working relationships and learning business priorities.

• Coach managers on day-to-day performance management, employee engagement, and team concerns.

• Coordinate Talent Review and performance calibration activities, including leader preparation, scheduling, materials, and follow-up within established timelines.

• Facilitate calibration discussions as needed, supporting fair, evidence-based decisions and documenting development and succession actions.

• Support defined workforce planning and organizational changes, coordinating implementation with leaders and HR partners.

• Address employee concerns and support investigations, conflict resolution, and corrective action with discretion and consistent application of company policies.

• Coordinate with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Talent & Development, and Employee Relations to resolve needs and deliver established programs.

• Track priorities, deadlines, and follow-through for assigned people processes and projects, using workforce data to inform practical recommendations.

• Medical device or industry-specific experience is not required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including some direct HR Business Partner experience.

• Experience advising managers, handling employee relations, and supporting performance management and Talent Review.

• Experience providing HR support across multiple business units.

• Strong organization, prioritization, and follow-through, with the ability to learn a business quickly and manage concurrent deadlines.

• Clear communication, facilitation, and practical problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently, protect confidential information, and exercise sound judgment about when to involve HR partners.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and practical problem-solving skills.

• Ability to provide responsive HR guidance to designated leaders and employees while building effective working relationships and understanding business priorities.

• Experience supporting workforce planning and organizational changes, including coordinating implementation with business leaders and HR partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical devices, life sciences, biotechnology, or another highly regulated environment, or other experience supporting Tech, engineering orgs, and/or manufacturing organizations.

• HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR.

• Basic knowledge of Workday is preferred but not mandatory.

• HR certifications are preferred but not mandatory.

Required Skills :

1. Demonstrated technical knowledge of US employment and labor laws

1. Ability to form relationships with business leaders through business acumen

1. Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Skills (nice to have)

1. Experience in Org Design and Talent Review cycles

1. Ability to handle competing demands from various business orgs simultaneously

1. Some perfunctory data analytics – taking data and making meaning of it to represent data to business leaders (e.g. Excel, reading Tableau)

Disqualifiers/ Dislikes on Resumes:

• Focus on HR transactions with little emphasis on driving business needs – e.g. "managed employee files" or "set up team activities and events". Not looking for a lot of "compliance" heavy resumes (we have teams who focus on compliance) or party planners, but rather I'm seeking someone who has lead, guided, and helped solve People problems for business leaders (e.g. Org design, org development, talent management, talent planning, workforce planning).

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's in Business, HR, Organizational Psychology, or other related

Software Skills Required:

• Microsoft Office (including basic intermediate Excel)

Required Certifications:

• PHR preferred, not required

Work related years of experience

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 - 8 years of related experience.

Interview :

• 1 Interview ( One round of panel interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams)
• Web Conference