Autum Rosenberger
FRACTIONAL HR BUSINESS PARTNER | HR OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE | TALENT ACQUISITION
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About
Hands-on HR professional with 15+ years in HR operations, employee relations, and compliance, plus prior leadership experience in talent and staffing management. Skilled at building HR infrastructure from the ground up — designing compliant policies and processes, resolving employee relations issues, and driving improvements that strengthen engagement and reduce turnover. Known for stepping into ambiguous or under-built HR functions and creating structure that leadership and employees can rely on.
Experience
HR Business Partner - Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical Industry - Orange County, CA
(2025-10)
Serve as a hands-on HR partner to executive leadership while independently managing day-to-day HR operations.
- Built and improved HR policies, procedures, compliance practices, and HR infrastructure from the ground up; identified and corrected I-9 and policy compliance gaps.
- Own employee relations, performance management, and manager coaching to support a stable, engaged workforce and reduce turnover.
- Manage onboarding/offboarding, benefits, leave, payroll, workers' compensation, HRIS, and employee communications; support international hiring for a global organization.
- Created management training and California compliance programs (IIPP, Workplace Violence Prevention, SDS/HazCom) adopted organization-wide.
HR Consultant — Talent Strategy & Executive Search - Executive Search & HR Consulting - Remote
(2022-01 - 2025-12)
- Managed national full-cycle recruiting for professional, operational, management, and leadership roles across multiple industries.
- Partnered with executives and hiring managers to define role requirements, develop recruiting strategies, and improve interview and selection processes.
- Advised clients on hiring needs, compensation, talent availability, and candidate selection; managed offer development and negotiation.
HR Manager - Small Business / Professional Services - Arizona
(2014-01 - 2022-12)
Built and independently managed the HR function from the ground up, establishing processes that scaled with headcount growth.
- Owned full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, retention, and offboarding.
- Managed payroll, employee records, workers' compensation, and compliance in line with Arizona employment law.

