Senior Personnel Specialist

About the role

The Senior Personnel Specialist will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for all aspects of personnel transactions for GO-Biz, including payroll, benefits, leave balances, time reporting, disability pay, and other payroll functions.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform all aspects of personnel transactions for GO-Biz including payroll, benefits (FMLA, NDI, SDI), leave balances, time reporting, disability pay, and all other payroll functions.
• Apply laws, regulations, and bargaining unit contract provisions concerning personnel transactions.
• Provide courteous and timely responses to internal/external customers.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance in all personnel transactions.

Requirements

Under the general direction of the Supervisor I (Assistant Personnel Officer), in the Human Resources Unit, the incumbent will serve as a subject matter expert for personnel transactions.

Qualifications

Experience processing complex personnel transactions, including types of transactions processed and laws, rules, regulations, and policies applied. Experience researching complex personnel or payroll issues in state civil service and resources used from control agencies. Experience balancing competing deadlines and responding to customers while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Ability to apply laws, regulations, and bargaining unit contract provisions concerning personnel transactions. Ability to research complex personnel or payroll issues in state civil service and resources used from control agencies. Ability to balance competing deadlines and respond to customers while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$5,663.00 - $7,097.00 per month

Schedule

Hybrid: This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule and requires reporting in-person at headquarters in Sacramento up to 4 times a week.

Department Information

The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California's leader for job growth and economic development efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more.

Special Requirements

Exam Requirements: Unless you have transfer or reinstatement eligibility, please take the exam to obtain eligibility: CalCareers Educational Requirements: If you are using education as your basis of meeting the minimum qualifications, you must provide school transcripts. Employment Application: Interested applicants must fill out the "Employment History" section of the State Application (STD 678) with all relevant experience to be considered for this position. GO-Biz will not review attached resumes in lieu of the Employment History section of the State Application (STD 678). Failure to fill out the Employment History section of the State Application (STD 678) will result in disqualification. Statement of Qualifications: The completed SOQ shall be titled “Statement of Qualifications – Senior Personnel Specialist” in the upper left corner of the document. Your first and last name shall also be in the upper right corner of the document. The completed SOQ must have 1-inch margins, Arial 12-point font, must not exceed two (2) pages and must number and restate the question being answered. Do not include the instructions in the completed SOQ. Describe your experience processing complex personnel transactions. Include the types of transactions you have processed; and the laws, rules, regulations, and/or policies you have applied. Describe your experience in researching complex personnel or payroll issues in state civil service and the resources you used from control agencies. Describe your experience with balancing competing deadlines and responding to customers while also ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application. Final Filing Date: 8/9/2026