Full Time
$800-$1300/Month
40
Jul 29, 2026
Job Title: HR Generalist – US & California Employment Practices (Full-Time, US Company)
Salary: $800–$1,300/month USD (depending on experience) + 13th month pay + HMO after 90 days + internet allowance
Hours: Full-time, 40 hrs/week, minimum 4 hours overlap with US Pacific Time
We're a US-based healthcare and housing organization with a California presence, on a mission to help our clients thrive. We're hiring an experienced HR generalist to run our people operations end-to-end — and the make-or-break requirement is real working familiarity with US employment practices, especially California's. If you've supported US clients on CA wage-and-hour rules, leaves, and compliant onboarding, you're exactly who we're looking for.
What you'll do:
? Own onboarding and offboarding for US employees and international contractors (offer letters, I-9/W-4 coordination, handbook acknowledgments, exits)
? Keep our employee handbook and policies current with California requirements (wage & hour, meal/rest breaks, overtime, paid sick leave, CFRA and other leaves)
? Track compliance calendar items: CA harassment-prevention training deadlines, minimum wage updates, required postings and notices, workers' comp renewals
? Administer payroll inputs and benefits through our HRIS (Gusto, Rippling, or similar) and coordinate with our CPA/CFO
? Support recruiting: post roles, screen candidates, schedule interviews, run reference checks
? Maintain personnel files and HR documentation to audit-ready standard
What we're looking for:
? 3+ years HR generalist experience, with at least 1 year supporting US clients or a US-facing BPO/shared-services HR team
? Demonstrated working knowledge of California employment law basics — you don't need to be a lawyer, but you must know what triggers CA rules and when to escalate (final legal signoff stays with our US counsel/CFO)
? Experience with a US payroll/HRIS platform (Gusto, Rippling, ADP, Paychex, or similar)
? Excellent written English and airtight confidentiality habits
? Bonus: HR certification (aPHR/PHR, SHRM-CP), experience with EOR platforms, or CA-specific compliance training
How to apply:
Apply directly through this job post with your resume, expected salary, and a short note (3–4 sentences) describing the most complex US or California HR compliance situation you've handled.
IMPORTANT: make "Golden Gate" the first words of your application so we know you read the full post. Shortlisted candidates complete a paid test ($40): a short scenario exercise on CA onboarding compliance.