HR director and HR manager jobs in California
50 open roles for HR directors and HR managers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Crusoe, Pure Storage, Leandata, Databricks and Figma have the most. 3 are remote and the median advertised salary is $244K.
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- Senior Manager/Director, People Business PartnerSila · 🇺🇸Alameda, CA$161K - $239KLead and above
- Director of People OperationsRidealso · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$180K - $230KLead and above
- Senior Director, People Experience (Americas)PlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Mateo, CA$274K - $410KLead and aboveWorkday
- VP, People Business PartnerDEPT® · 🇺🇸NY, US, CA, US, IL, US - Remote$200K - $240KRemoteLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations
- HR ManagerCurrents Management · 🇺🇸California, US (Remote); Los Angeles, California, US (Hyb…$115K - $145KRemote
- Head of People PartnershipVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$175K - $225KLead and aboveEmployee relationsCompensation
- Director, People PartnersPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$211K - $274KLead and abovePerformance managementEmployee relationsEmployment law
- Director of People Operations & Experiencegoodr · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$175K - $195KLead and above
- HR ManagerObsidian Security · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$165K - $185KGCPSnowflakeDatabricks
- Associate Director, People Operations (Contract)BridgeBio Pharma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA/Hybrid$145K - $230KHybridLead and aboveWorkday
- Head of PeoplePrimeIntellect · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Lead and aboveLangChainDatadogDatabricks
- Director, HR Business Partner (Technology)Heartflow · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$220K - $270KLead and aboveWorkforce planningEmployee relationsCompensation
- Head of PeopleLilt Corporate · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—HybridLead and aboveMachine LearningLLM
- Director, HR Business PartnerTarsus Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$188K - $264KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations
- Executive Director, People Business PartnershipAcadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. · 🇺🇸Princeton, New Jersey, United States; San Diego, Californ…$261K - $326KLead and above
- Head of People OperationsEmbedding Vc · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—Lead and above
- Director, People Success - GTMCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $295KLead and abovePerformance managementEmployee relationsCompensation
- Manager/Associate Director, People & Culture OperationsDispatch Bio · 🇺🇸Philadelphia or San Francisco Office—Lead and aboveExcel
- Head of People TechnologyATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $250KLead and aboveWorkday
- Head of People (Senior Director)Tonal · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$220K - $300KHybridLead and abovePerformance managementHRISWorkforce planning
- Director, People Operations and Total RewardsLeandata · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$145K - $175KHybridLead and above
- Head of PeopleSubstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco (HQ)$250K - $295KHybridLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations
- Head of People TechnologyMoloco · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, California, United States$202K - $308KLead and aboveMachine Learning
- Director, HR + Legal Technology & TransformationPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$253K - $309KLead and aboveData qualityData governanceHRIS
- VP of PeopleGc Ai · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California$265K - $365KHybridLead and aboveLLM
- LA Kings - Sr Director Human ResourcesAEG Worldwide · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA—Lead and aboveWorkdaySHRM certificationPowerPoint
- Senior Human Resources ManagerClockwork.io · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$140K - $180KSenior
- VP, PeopleLyft · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—Lead and aboveAgileM&AWorkforce planning
- People LeadRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $380KLead and abovePayrollCartaHRIS
- Director of Human ResourcesAlexander Valley Healthcare · 🇺🇸Cloverdale, California, United States—Lead and aboveSHRM certificationReconciliationsPerformance management
- HR Director and Business PartnerCoram Ai · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale—Lead and aboveLLMComputer Vision
- Head of PeoplePeriodic Labs · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$350K - $450KLead and above
- People LeadGoodfire · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—Lead and aboveEmployee relationsBenefits administrationRisk management
- Senior HR Manager, North America & EuropeZilliz · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA—SeniorRAGVector databasesPerformance management
- Director, People Partners - Product, Design & EngineeringFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; San Francisco, CA • United States$235K - $317KLead and aboveWorkforce planningChange management
- Head of PeopleLeandata · 🇺🇸Santa Clara$250K - $350KHybridLead and above
- Head of People OperationsChowNow · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA or Remote$197K - $257KRemoteLead and aboveSHRM certificationPerformance managementWorkforce planning
- Executive Director, People & Culture Business PartnerKardigan · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, United States$274K - $357KLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningEmployee relations
- Head of PeopleExa · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$250K - $450KLead and above
- Director, Human Resources StrategyMezzetta · 🇺🇸Larkspur, CA/American Canyon, CA$180K - $200KLead and above
- HR ManagerFoundational Industries · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—SpanishIncident responseEmployment law
- Vice President of PeopleRondo Energy · 🇺🇸Alameda, CA$225K - $275KLead and above
- Senior Director/ VP, People OperationsVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$280K - $420KLead and aboveWorkday
- Director, People M&ADatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$180K - $310KLead and aboveM&AWorkforce planning
- Head of PeoplePicogrid · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$180K - $220KLead and abovePerformance managementHRISWorkforce planning
- Human Resources ManagerInversion · 🇺🇸Playa Vista, California, United States$134K - $195K
- Head of People & OperationsPylon Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Lead and above
- Director People, Operations & HRBPInterface Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $220KLead and aboveWorkforce planningGreenhouseEmployment law
- Director, People Success - Digital Infrastructure GroupCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $295KLead and abovePerformance managementEmployee relationsCompensation
- Director of People Operations & Total RewardsCollege Track · 🇺🇸Oakland, California$115K - $165KLead and above
Who is hiring for HR director and HR manager roles in California
Where HR director and HR manager roles in California are
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Questions about HR director and HR manager jobs in California
- How many HR director and HR manager jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 50 open HR director and HR manager jobs in California at 47 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 6 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most HR director and HR manager jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Pure Storage (2), Crusoe (2), Leandata (2), Sila (1) and Ridealso (1). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote HR director and HR manager jobs in California?
- 3 of the 50 open HR director and HR manager jobs in California (6%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do HR director and HR manager jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $244K, based on 38 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $200K and $281K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the HR director and HR manager jobs in California?
- 0 of the 50 open HR director and HR manager jobs in California (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 33 postings that state experience, the median asks for 10 years. 47 companies are hiring and 6 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing HR director and HR manager jobs in California?
- 5 of the 50 open HR director and HR manager jobs in California (10%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, LangChain. Employers still list 50 such roles today at 47 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do HR director and HR manager jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Employee relations (32%), Workforce planning (28%), Performance management (26%), Change management (20%), Compensation (14%) of the 50 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in HR director and HR manager jobs in California?
- Director (10), Head of People (8), HR Manager (3), Executive Director (2), Head of People Operations (2): the most common titles among the 50 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are HR director and HR manager jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 50 HR director and HR manager jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 47 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 6 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $244K. 3 (6%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for HR director and HR manager jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.