Human Resources Manager

Human Resources ManagerThe People team advances TAAF's mission by ensuring that every member of our team is supported, engaged, and equipped to do their best work in service of safety, belonging, and prosperity for the AAPI community. Reporting to the Head of People, the Human Resources Manager plays a key role in delivering TAAF's People strategy and employee experience. This position manages core HR programs and processes across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to benefits, performance, engagement, and offboarding, while serving as a collaborative partner to employees, people managers, and the Head of People.The ideal candidate is a proactive, collaborative HR professional who sees the People function as both an operational partner and a driver of the employee experience. They are a force multiplier, someone who brings structure, follow-through, sound judgment, and a solutions-oriented mindset to the work, enabling the People team and broader organization to operate more effectively. This person will work closely with the Head of People as a trusted partner across the full employee lifecycle, helping translate People strategy into thoughtful, practical, and consistent employee experiences. They are comfortable rolling up their sleeves, independently owning projects and processes, collaborating across teams, and identifying solutions before problems become barriers. They balance attention to detail with an understanding of the bigger picture and are energized by building and improving systems in a growing organization.ResponsibilitiesPartner with the Head of people to manage recruitment and hiring processes from job posting through offer, partnering with hiring managers to deliver an organized and thoughtful candidate experiencePartner with the Head of People to design and deliver engaging onboarding, orientation, professional learning, recognition, and employee engagement experiencesCoordinate employee transactions, including onboarding and offboarding, exit interviewsHelp deliver a consistent high-quality employee experience across the full employee lifecycle, identify opportunities to strengthen engagement, connection, and belongingServe as an accessible resource to employees and people managers on day-to-day employee matters, policies, performance expectations, feedback, and HR processes, escalating complex or sensitive matters to the Head of People as appropriateSupport performance management cycles, including goal setting, feedback conversations, performance documentation, and performance improvement plans, helping ensure consistent and equitable practices across the teamManage day-to-day People operations, including HRIS data, personnel records, employee status changes, timekeeping/PTO coordination with Payroll, and other employee lifecycle transactions, ensuring accurate and timely information across systemsSupport benefits administration and open enrollment, partnering with employees, Finance, brokers, and vendors to ensure a smooth and responsive employee experienceMaintain compliant personnel records and support multi-state leave administration, workers' compensation, unemployment claims, and other employment compliance requirements in partnership with the Head of PeopleMonitor applicable city, state, and federal employment requirements and support the implementation and communication of policies, procedures, and guidelinesProduce and maintain People data and reporting, including headcount, turnover, engagement, and other workforce metrics, identifying trends and opportunities to improve processes and inform-decision makingPartner closely with the Head of People to translate People strategy and organizational priorities into practical programs, processes, communications, and employee experiencesOwn assigned People projects and initiatives from planning through implementation, proactively identify needs, solving problems, communicating progress, and ensuring timely follow-throughEvaluate People processes and systems and recommend improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and quality of the employee experienceServe as a collaborative, solutions-oriented partner across the organization, bringing sound judgement, curiosity, and willingness to step in where needed to advance People team organizational priorities