Top Senior HR Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Drive people operations for assigned small business clients: lead hiring, onboarding, performance and compliance; advise leadership on workforce planning, org design, succession, and development; administer HR data, payroll/benefits support, and deliver excellent client service while leveraging HR technology and analytics.

Lead global HR business partnering for R&D, Engineering, Product, Security, and Research organizations. Advise senior technical executives, align talent strategy with business goals, architect AI-native organizational structures, evolve career frameworks, manage succession and retention, guide complex change, and coordinate People Team centers of excellence. Lead a global HRBP team while applying people analytics and executive coaching to improve organizational health, leadership effectiveness, and workforce outcomes.

Own the end-to-end People lifecycle for M&A: lead HR due diligence, partner with Corporate Development, build cross-functional integration playbooks, orchestrate Recruiting/Comp/Immigration/Payroll workstreams, and design day-1 onboarding and retention programs to integrate acquired technical teams under compressed timelines.

Serve as strategic HR partner to a 2,000+ R&D organization, leading org design, performance calibration, people programs, engagement analysis, and coaching senior leaders to scale the org and improve talent outcomes.

Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle, leave administration, HRIS optimization, multi-state compliance, and frontline employee/manager support. Improve HR processes, produce reports/metrics, and support onsite workplace operations including an office relocation. Act as a trusted partner to deliver consistent, compliant, and scalable People operations.

Owns end-to-end HR operations for US and Canadian employees and contractors, including onboarding, offboarding, benefits, employee records, compliance, employee relations, performance management, compensation reviews, manager training, and HR systems. The role administers Rippling, Lattice, and Ashby, supports SOC 2 compliance, coaches managers through performance issues and PIPs, maintains policies, and coordinates benefits and training vendors.

Manages day-to-day HR operations, including onboarding, payroll, benefits, employee records, and compliance. Supports finance and administration through expense reports, accounts payable and receivable, purchasing, invoicing, inventory, and monthly close activities. Coordinates vendors, shipping, receiving, contracts, subcontractor documentation, government reporting, audits, and WAWF invoicing. The role also improves internal processes, supports employees and managers, and handles confidential information in a growing robotics and defense technology company.

Leads global compensation and benefits programs, including salary structures, incentive plans, equity, benefits, open enrollment, 401(k), leave administration, compliance, audits, and payroll coordination. Owns HR metrics, systems, policies, process improvements, change management, and AI-in-HR strategy. Partners with leadership, vendors, payroll, IT, and external stakeholders to improve employee experience and operational efficiency.

Leads broad HR services including employee relations, workforce planning, talent management, performance management, compliance, HR operations, analytics, and organizational effectiveness. Administers Paycom, develops workforce dashboards, oversees investigations and HR processes, facilitates training, supports change initiatives, and advises leaders. Provides supervision, coaching, workflow oversight, and development for HR team members. The role may be filled at the HR Manager or Senior HR Manager level depending on experience and scope.

Own end-to-end multi-state payroll, HRIS administration, compliance, reporting, integrations, and HR operations for clients. Lead HRIS and payroll implementations, system configurations, workflow automation, change management, employee lifecycle processes, and stakeholder workshops. Advise clients on employment law compliance, maintain data integrity and audit readiness, resolve payroll issues, and optimize people processes across varied organizations.

Owns the people workstream for mergers and acquisitions from diligence through close and integration. Responsibilities include building diligence questionnaires, analyzing employment and compensation data, assessing risks, modeling compensation and equity structures, supporting negotiations, managing integration readiness, and developing reusable playbooks and automation. The role partners with corporate development, legal, finance, and people leadership while operating across global, confidential, and often ambiguous transactions.

Supports HR programs and operations across North American locations, focusing on compensation, benefits, payroll, HR systems, vendor management, and employee and leader support. Partners with plant managers, coordinates performance and talent processes, manages Workday and UKG transactions and reporting, and supports HR projects, implementations, policy updates, and process improvements.

Lead HR Process Improvement for HR Shared Services by identifying, designing, and implementing process enhancements. Manage a team, run cross-functional projects, drive change management, use data to measure impact, and engage stakeholders to improve efficiency and employee experience.

Own the HR function as a hands-on solo operator, managing recruiting, onboarding, multi-state payroll, benefits, HRIS data, compliance, policies, performance cycles, compensation operations, employee relations, engagement, and office administration. Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, and leadership while supporting U.S. and Italy employees, improving workflows, and maintaining reliable people programs in a distributed technology company.

Leads enterprise HR reporting, dashboards, workforce analytics, data governance, quality controls, and reporting automation using Workday and related tools. Partners with HR leaders and business stakeholders to deliver executive-ready insights for workforce planning, talent strategy, compliance, and organizational effectiveness. Serves as a Workday reporting subject matter expert, resolves complex data issues, improves reporting processes, and mentors junior analysts.

Leads the company’s people and culture strategy while overseeing employee relations, engagement, retention, talent management, onboarding, training, offboarding, HR operations, compliance, benefits, payroll coordination, investigations, legal risk, safety programs, and HRIS administration. Advises the CEO and leadership team, supervises an HR Generalist, supports managers and employees, and ensures employment practices align with legal requirements and organizational goals.

The HR Generalist partners with business leaders, managers, employees, Talent teams, and HR centers of expertise to deliver employee experience programs and resolve people matters. Responsibilities include employee relations, manager coaching, talent and compensation cycles, investigations, workforce insights, KPI tracking, HR data maintenance in Workday, employment compliance, and organizational planning. The role supports global teams, promotes diversity and belonging, and provides strategic and operational HR guidance across the employee journey.

Administers and improves employee benefits and leave programs, including health, retirement, disability, FMLA, accommodations, and annual enrollment. Ensures regulatory compliance, data accuracy, payroll reconciliation, vendor performance, employee communications, and timely case resolution. Partners with HR, Payroll, Legal, managers, employees, third-party administrators, and HRIS teams on complex cases, system testing, reporting, wellness programming, and process improvements.

Provide senior HR leadership and strategy across payroll, benefits, HRIS, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. Build retention frameworks, define HR KPIs, manage HR team and vendors, maintain legal compliance, draft HR budgets, and partner with leadership to drive culture, engagement, and organizational development.

Partners with business leaders on employee engagement, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, talent assessment, organizational design, and manager capability. Coaches leaders through complex people issues, uses workforce and engagement data to guide decisions, supports organizational changes, and collaborates cross-functionally on talent, training, and HR initiatives. The role is remote on the East Coast with hybrid work during transition and requires up to 25% travel.

Supports and optimizes HR technology by analyzing requirements, configuring HCM modules, developing tests, resolving production issues, maintaining data integrity, supporting integrations and reporting, and leading system enhancement workstreams. Partners with HR, Payroll, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders while ensuring privacy, security, governance, documentation, training, and continuous improvement. Provides subject-matter expertise, coaches users and analysts, and applies responsible AI practices.

Supports and optimizes HR technology by analyzing requirements, configuring HCM systems, testing enhancements, resolving production issues, maintaining data integrity, supporting integrations and reporting, and leading project workstreams. Partners with HR, Payroll, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders while ensuring privacy, security, governance, and compliance. Coaches users and analysts and drives continuous process improvement.

Leads strategic and operational HR support across a multi-site portfolio of arenas, stadiums, and theaters. Partners with venue and regional leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, employee relations, labor strategy, compliance, talent management, succession planning, leadership development, engagement, retention, and change initiatives. Supports salaried and hourly workforces, seasonal staffing, union environments, and consistent HR program execution across geographically dispersed venues.

Serve as US HR SME managing compliance, HRIS (HiBob), PEO liaison (ADP TotalSource), onboarding/offboarding, payroll and benefits (including 401(k)), employee relations and ER cases (PIPs), policy updates, audits, and US-specific HR projects while partnering with global HR and payroll teams.

The Human Resources Manager oversees HR and administrative functions at DEN, including employee relations, labor relations, talent acquisition, compliance, performance management, corrective action, employee complaint intake, investigations, and HR reporting. The role partners with HR and recruiting teams, supports management and employees, maintains compliance with employment laws and bargaining agreements, and builds relationships across the aviation and security community.