HR Business Partnership
Trusted advisor to managers across Engineering, Product, Go-to-Market and Operations — employee relations, performance management, manager coaching, organizational design and workforce planning.
HR Business Partner · People Operations
Samantha
Rodriguez
Global HR Business Partner | People Operations & Employee Experience | Scaling High-Growth Technology Teams
I help global SaaS and technology organizations grow without losing their footing — partnering with Engineering, Product, Go-to-Market and Operations leaders to scale teams, strengthen manager capability, and build the people programs and operational infrastructure that hold up under pressure.
California — open to remote
Professional profile
A people partner built for scale
Strategic HR Business Partner with experience supporting global SaaS, software engineering and technology organizations through periods of rapid growth and transformation.
I have spent my career close to the teams that build the product — advising managers on employee relations and high-risk performance cases, running performance and compensation cycles, and keeping employee lifecycle operations accurate across North America, Europe and APAC. Along the way I have owned end-to-end payroll for a 400-plus employee workforce and led talent reviews for hundreds of engineers and technical specialists.
My approach is practical: give managers the language and the frameworks to handle people decisions themselves, then remove the operational friction underneath them. That means standardized documentation, clean HRIS data, defensible compliance, and processes that still work when the headcount doubles.
Core expertise
Where I create the most value
Four areas that consistently define my work with high-growth technology organizations.
People Operations & HRIS
Employee lifecycle operations, HRIS administration in ADP, end-to-end payroll for a 400+ employee workforce, data integrity, workforce reporting and audit-ready records.
Compliance & Employee Relations
Multi-state, Canadian and UK employment compliance — California wage and hour, FMLA, CFRA, FEHA, ADA, I-9 and E-Verify — plus 35+ complex investigations led each year.
Process Improvement
SOP development, workflow automation and AI tooling that standardize documentation, reduce manual work and improve execution across Finance, Legal and Talent Acquisition.
Highlight
Bringing AI into People Operations
Certified in Generative AI for HR Professionals (IBM), I apply AI tools and automation to the parts of HR that quietly consume the most time — standardized workflows, documentation and SOPs.
The result is less manual administrative work, more consistent process execution, and an HR function that can spend its attention on managers and employees rather than paperwork.
Selected results
Impact
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01
Onboarding rebuilt end to end
Standardized and optimized onboarding operations, cutting manual work by 70% and new-hire ramp time by 25% while improving first-90-day satisfaction, compliance and documentation consistency.
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Retention driven by data, not guesswork
Built retention strategies from exit interview and engagement data, reducing voluntary turnover by 18% and lifting engagement by 25%.
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03
A stronger leadership bench
Directed semiannual talent reviews for 400+ employees across North America and the UK, strengthening the leadership pipeline by 22% and leadership readiness by 20% through succession planning and organizational design.
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04
An intern program that became the talent pipeline
Created and led the Intern Development Program, turning a pilot into the company's most effective talent pipeline with a 95% conversion rate to full-time roles — reducing recruiting costs and increasing internal promotions.
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05
Career architecture at scale
Standardized 500+ technical and non-technical job descriptions, improving career architecture, workforce planning and talent acquisition effectiveness.
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Managers equipped for hard conversations
Designed and led practical manager training on communication, feedback and conflict resolution, improving collaboration and reducing interpersonal issues by 35%.
Career
Professional experience
From HR generalist to global business partner across engineering-led organizations.
Dec 2025 — Mar 2026 · Remote
Global Human Resources Business Partner
Aspect Software
Supported People Operations and HR Business Partner activities for Engineering, Product, Customer Success and Go-to-Market teams within a global B2B SaaS organization. Managed employee lifecycle operations across North America, Europe and APAC, advised managers on complex employee relations and high-risk performance cases, and owned cross-functional process improvements spanning Finance, Legal and Talent Acquisition.
Jan 2024 — Nov 2025 · Costa Mesa, CA
Senior HR Generalist / HR Business Partner
Mission Critical Electronics
Partner to Operations, Sales, Engineering and GTM leaders across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom for a 400+ employee population. Owned end-to-end payroll administration through ADP, full-cycle recruitment for Engineering, Operations and GTM roles, performance and compensation cycles, I-9 and E-Verify compliance, and 35+ complex employee relations investigations annually.
Dec 2020 — Jun 2023 · Remote
Human Resources Specialist — Learning & Development
Bosch Global Software Technologies
Supported a global software engineering and digital services organization across the United States, Germany, Mexico and India. Led performance management and talent review cycles for 200+ engineers and technical specialists, redesigned DEI and wellness programs (+15% engagement, +20% inclusivity ratings), and guided change management through COVID-19 restructuring affecting 500+ employees while maintaining 95% workforce stability.
Mar 2019 — Nov 2020 · Hybrid
HR Generalist
Bosch Global Software Technologies
Standardized onboarding operations and reduced manual work by 70%, created and led the Intern Development Program with a 95% full-time conversion rate, standardized 500+ job descriptions, and partnered with Engineering and IT leaders on workforce planning, technical recruiting strategy and employee relations.
Capabilities
Areas of practice
Employee lifecycle
- Onboarding
- Offboarding
- Internal transfers
- Employee records
- HR documentation
Compliance
- Multi-state compliance
- California employment law
- FMLA
- CFRA
- FEHA
- ADA
- I-9 & E-Verify
- Policy administration
- Audit readiness
Operations
- HRIS administration
- Payroll administration
- Process improvement
- SOP development
- Workforce reporting
- Cross-functional project management
People programs
- Performance reviews
- Talent reviews
- Employee relations
- Manager coaching
- Compensation cycles
- Employee experience
Systems & tools
- ADP
- SAP
- PayFactors
- Notion
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
Credentials
Education & certifications
Education
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Bachelor of Human Resources Management
ITESO — Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Certifications
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) HRCI
- Extraordinary Human Capital Management Specialization University of Michigan
- Human Resources Analytics UC Irvine
- Generative AI for Human Resources Professionals IBM
Contact
Let's talk
Open to HR Business Partner and People Operations roles — remote or California based. If you are scaling a technology team and want a people partner who can hold both the strategy and the operations, I would be glad to connect.
Email
samanthasofiar@gmail.com
LinkedIn
samantha-rodriguez
Phone
(310) 487-9904
Location
California — open to remote