People Operations Lead

Los Angeles, CA (onsite, including weekends) · $175,000–$225,000 + equity A very well-funded energy company is scaling from R&D into construction and manufacturing, across Los Angeles and other sites. Its most urgent people need is employee relations. It wants a senior, hands-on people operations leader who handles sensitive issues well and can build the function as headcount grows. What you'll do Own employee relations: investigations, performance concerns, policy questions and hard conversations Advise managers and leadership on people decisions Build out core people operations: policies, handbook and compliance Keep the company compliant in California and in other states as sites grow Work with the people systems team on HRIS and process automation Partner with site people leads as new locations grow What you bring Several years as an HR generalist, HRBP or people operations leader, with deep employee relations experience California employment law and multi-state compliance experience Built or rebuilt people operations at a fast-growing company Calm, direct judgment in sensitive situations Wants to be in the office with the team, weekends included Nice to have: supporting manufacturing or hourly workforces; helping open a new site Mural Group is recruiting for this role on behalf of a client. Apply here and a Mural recruiter will be in touch.