People & Culture Business Partner

TrellisWare launched in 2000 with an innovative culture striving to push technological boundaries in the area of wireless communications. We are now a worldwide leader in highly advanced algorithms, waveforms, and communications systems that range from small form factor radio products to fully integrated solutions.

At TrellisWare, we connect passion with purpose and together we make an impact- on our careers, our company, and the world. And you can too. If you love to innovate and collaborate in a dynamic environment where boundaries are being pushed, you belong at TrellisWare. Where the opportunity to serve is not a challenge but a gift. Where you're never going alone. Because there's too much at stake to go solo.

Our People & Culture Team is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner. You would be responsible for spearheading and owning many facets of human resources. Fostering team cohesion and sustaining a positive, inclusive environment is a shared responsibility across our People & Culture team. Each member contributes not only by delivering on their individual responsibilities but also by investing in their own growth and supporting the development of others. This dedication to unity, professional excellence, and continuous improvement directly influences TrellisWare's success and helps us bring our core values to life-delivering excellence, pushing boundaries, and empowering people.

The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Manage compliance with local, state, and federal labor laws-including California labor law, regulations applicable to federal contractors, and employment laws in other states where the company operates.
• Serve as a collaborative partner and thought contributor within the People & Culture team, offering insights, ensuring P&C best practices, and honoring shared team norms and decision-making processes.
• Serve as a trusted partner to managers and employees by addressing concerns with empathy, consistency, and fairness-supporting positive employee relations and a respectful, compliant work environment.
• Provide guidance to managers and employees on People & Culture policies, while ensuring alignment with organizational values.
• Manage the company's leave of absence process, serving as the primary point of contact for leave-related matters. Support and educate employees and managers through the leave of absence process (e.g., FMLA, CFRA), ensuring a positive experience and full compliance in partnership with the company's third-party leave administrator.
• Oversee and manage ADA accommodation requests, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and consistency with internal policies, team norms, and company values.
• Coordinate and/or deliver required trainings (e.g., anti-harassment, OSHA).
• Update and maintain the employee handbook to ensure alignment with current laws, internal policies, and company culture; partner with legal and internal stakeholders on revisions and communication.
• Support employee benefits-related activities in partnership with the Compensation & Benefits Manager, including responding to employee inquiries, assisting with open enrollment, and coordinating with third-party providers to ensure a positive employee experience.
• Conduct reference checks and support elements of the pre-employment process.
• Collaborate with internal legal and P&C team members to apply compliant and consistent employment practices.
• Support employee file management and audit preparation activities.
• Assist with onboarding logistics, employee data updates, and system-related tasks as needed.
• Contribute to People & Culture special projects as assigned (e.g., compliance audits, process updates, documentation reviews), in alignment with team norms and priorities.

Education and work experience requirements are:

• 5 years' experience in Human Resources / People & Culture
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, communications, psychology, or related field of study required.
• PHR or PHRca strongly preferred
• Experience working in human resources department in California required.
• HRIS experience required. Paylocity or similar HRIS preferred.

To be considered for this position, you would need to meet, at a minimum, the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed here:

• Broad understanding of human resources best practices.
• Ability to independently research best practices/legal requirements and make recommendations for appropriate course of action.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion at all times.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively while ensuring proper approvals received on projects as necessary.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrates excellent organization skills with the ability to effectively plan and prioritize, including taking initiative and meeting deadlines.
• Self-motivated, efficient and detail oriented.
• Professional demeanor with a high degree of flexibility, strong process orientation, analytical and problem-solving ability, good judgment and strong business focus.
• Basic knowledge of office equipment such as faxes, computers, phones, copiers and printers.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Effective execution and decision making.
• Champion of change and promotes innovation.

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with qualified disabilities.

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach within hands and arm's length, stoop, kneel, and crouch, talk and hear.
• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Additional requirements are:

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency
• This role requires a regular in-office presence of at least three days per week to support collaboration and business needs during core hours of 9am - 5pm. Up to two days per week may be worked remotely in alignment with TrellisWare's Hybrid Working Model policy, which also requires flexibility to be onsite any day as needed. While general availability during core hours of 9am - 5pm is important, the emphasis is on meeting role responsibilities, delivering outcomes, and collaborating effectively-not on adhering to a fixed schedule.

Note: Many of TrellisWare's positions require a security clearance or the ability to obtain one. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

TrellisWare Technologies pays competitively according to the market in an individual's geographic location, in addition to their qualifications and experience. The posted range is for individuals located in the San Diego, CA area. The pay range for this position is: $80,000-100,000k, annually.

Disclaimer - The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Nothing in the job description restricts the company's right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time for any reason.

*TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer.*

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000