Pacific Staffing is partnering with our Sacramento based client to identify a Senior HR Generalist to provide broad, hands-on human resources support across a multi-state organization. This role is ideal for an experienced HR professional who excels in employee relations, HR compliance, benefits and leave administration, recruiting support, and HRIS management. The Senior HR Generalist will partner closely with employees, managers, and leadership to deliver consistent, high-quality HR guidance while supporting key HR programs, documentation, and organizational initiatives.
- Pay: $80K-$90K per year (DOE)
- Direct Hire
- 100% onsite for first 3-4 months with hybrid flexibility afterwards.
Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day HR guidance to employees and managers across multiple states.
- Support employee relations, including coaching, performance concerns, investigations, and corrective action documentation.
- Assist with recruiting, candidate coordination, staffing agency communication, interviews, offers, and onboarding.
- Coordinate employee changes such as transfers, promotions, compensation updates, leaves, and separations.
- Administer employee benefits, enrollments, qualifying life events, and related documentation.
- Track leaves of absence and workplace accommodations in accordance with policy and law.
- Support workers’ compensation administration, modified duty coordination, and communication with carriers.
- Assist with performance review cycles, documentation, and manager follow-up.
- Maintain accurate HRIS data, personnel files, and confidential employee records.
- Prepare HR reports, notices, correspondence, and documentation.
- Ensure consistent application of company policies and compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Support HR projects, audits, policy updates, reorganizations, and process improvements.
- Partner with payroll and benefits teams to resolve issues involving pay, timekeeping, deductions, and eligibility.
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment with sensitive information.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a multi-state environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.
- Experience handling employee relations matters and documentation.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems (Paylocity, HiBob, or similar).
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain confidentiality.
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
