Gusto · 1 day ago
HR Consultant
San Francisco, CA, Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $115K/yr
4+ years expGusto is on a mission to grow the small business economy, providing essential services like payroll and health insurance. As an HR Consultant, you will drive people operations for small business clients, focusing on talent management, compliance, and organizational development.
Bookkeeping and PayrollEmployee BenefitsEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the organizations you support to achieve People objectives, including attracting, hiring and onboarding great talent, developing and retaining staff, and achieving goals around helping companies stay compliant
Influence business and talent initiatives that support short and long-term business goals, including driving practices that enable high performance and operational excellence
Initiate and maintain effective communications with leadership and employees; provide coaching and guidance on matters related to performance management, offer feedback on style and behaviors to improve employee productivity and engagement
Engage in strategic workforce planning by assessing organizational capabilities; identify competency and talent gaps, ensure development of people resources; and introduce succession planning
Identify and translate current and future business needs into a comprehensive People Plans
Provide organizational development support through interventions such as organization design, development solutions, leadership coaching, and proactive change management
Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients
Process and maintain client HR data, including employee onboarding and offboarding, help administer payroll, benefits, and other HR functions, and ensure clients stay up-to-date on HR regulations and compliance requirements
Provide excellent customer service
Qualification
Required
4-8 years of HR experience as a People Operations Specialist and/or HR Generalist across various industries and scales
Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly and concisely conveying information to employees at all levels
Strong proficiency with cutting edge technology across the workplace and high level of comfort in quickly adopting new technology
Proficiency with HR software, Google Suite, and modern productivity tools (Slack, Asana, Zoom, etc.)
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities, demonstrating urgency and adaptability to changing business needs
Significant experience with workforce analytics, using data and reporting to drive strategic decisions
Demonstrated agility and ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environments
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle issues ethically and with integrity
A perpetual learner who strives for excellence while remaining laser focused on our mission to help clients thrive
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)s
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (49)
2024 (54)
2023 (19)
2022 (37)
2021 (24)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$746.1MKey Investors
Friends & Family CapitalT. Rowe PriceAkkadian Ventures
2023-01-28Series Unknown
2022-05-12Series E· $55M
2021-08-10Series E· $175M
Leadership Team
Josh Reeves
Head of Gusto (CEO) and Co-Founder. Building Gusto for the Long Term.
Edward Kim
Co-founder and Head of Technology
Recent News
General Catalyst
2025-12-30
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