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Human Resources Consultant (Hybrid – San Francisco Bay)

San Rafael, CAHybridPart Time$125,000–$140,000 /yrPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • HR consultant
  • people and process challenges
  • HR systems
  • growth
  • accountability
  • culture
  • strategic
  • multiple industries
  • business sizes
  • organizational structure

Nice to have

  • consulting experience
  • SPHR
  • internal HR leaders

Role summary

Pacific Crest Group seeks an experienced HR Consultant for a hybrid, part-time role in the San Francisco Bay Area. The consultant will assess client organizations, build HR infrastructure (policies, compliance, performance management, employee relations), and coach leaders to support growth and culture. This client-facing position requires 7+ years of broad HR experience across multiple industries, strong systems thinking, and the ability to advise executives. Consulting experience or SPHR certification is a plus. The role involves regular travel to client sites.

Pacific Crest Group is a 25+ year consulting firm providing customized HR, finance, accounting, and business advisory services to growing organizations. Our clients rely on us for practical leadership that helps them scale, improve performance, and build healthy, productive workplaces.

We are looking for an experienced HR Consultant who can step into client environments, quickly assess people and process challenges, and partner with leaders to build HR systems that support growth, accountability, and culture.

This is a diverse client-facing role for someone who is both strategic and hands-on, and is accustomed to providing HR support to a variety of business sizes and industries.
What You’ll Do
  • Assess organizational structure, talent, and HR practices
  • Build and improve HR infrastructure (policies, compliance, onboarding, performance management, employee relations)
  • Coach leaders and managers on accountability and team performance
  • Help growing companies scale their people practices
  • Navigate employee relations issues with professionalism and discretion
  • Partner with finance and operations consultants when people issues affect productivity and systems

What Makes You a Great Fit
  • 7+ years of broad HR experience (employee relations, compliance, organizational development)
  • Experience in multiple industries and business types
  • Comfortable advising owners and executives
  • Strong systems thinker who builds HR processes that actually get used
  • Confident communicator who balances empathy with accountability
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and self-directed - able to switch gears between multiple clients
Consulting experience and SPHR or other certification is a plus, but strong internal HR leaders ready to move into consulting are encouraged to apply.
Compensation and Benefits
Hybrid part-time role with regular onsite work at our San Rafael office and client locations. Must be willing to travel to client sites in the greater Bay Area on a regular basis.

Compensation: Annual salary range: $125,000 - $140,000, prorated for part time schedule.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and 401(k); PTO and paid Holidays. Benefits are available to part-time employees scheduled to work 24 hours per week or more.
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