About Wowza

Wowza powers the world's leading live and on-demand streaming experiences. From global events and enterprise broadcasts to AI-powered video intelligence at the edge, Wowza provides the most trusted, extensible, and developer-friendly streaming platform on the market

Position Summary

The HR Lead will own the day-to-day HR function end-to-end for approximately 90 -100 employees on a global scale. This role is responsible for building and maintaining a consistent employee experience, ensuring strong compliance foundations, administering benefits, and implementing scalable performance and engagement systems as the company grows.

This role partners closely with leadership and serves as the primary point of contact for all HR operations.

Core Responsibilities:

Employee Lifecycle & HR Operations

Serve as primary HR contact for employee support and guidance
Own onboarding and offboarding workflows, ensuring consistency and compliance
Maintain employee records, documentation, and HR policies
Standardize and continuously improve HR processes

Compliance & Risk Management

Own HR compliance across federal, state, and local requirements
Manage documentation, audits, and required reporting through Rippling
Partner with leadership and legal counsel as needed on employee relations matters
Ensure consistent handling of employee issues and investigations

Benefits Administration

Administer company benefits programs and serve as employee resource
Improve benefits communication and enrollment processes
Partner with brokers/vendors to optimize plans and cost efficiency

Performance & Manager Enablement

Build and manage lightweight performance management cadence
Increase adoption of goal-setting and performance tracking tools (Rippling)

Engagement & Culture

Implement and leverage employee engagement measurement
Drive recognition programs and internal communication cadence
Support culture initiatives aligned with company values

HR Systems & Reporting

Own HRIS administration (Rippling)
Provide monthly People metrics update to leadership (wins, risks, decisions needed)
Track HR operational metrics and recommend improvements

Success Metrics

Ownership of onboarding processes
Ownership of offboarding processes
Ownership of salary updates (raises, promotions, comp changes in system)
Improved employee response time and HR clarity
Increased adoption of performance tools
Engagement trend improvement over time
Reduced executive time spent on HR escalations

Benefits

This role is required to be onsite in our Lakewood office 2-3 days per week.

Benefits & Perks

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000

Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (effective Day 1)
401(k) with strong company match
Dependent Care FSA
Employer-paid Life Insurance and AD&D
Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid Parental Leave
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Training & Development opportunities
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Who We Are

Wowza Media Systems is a Colorado-based global leader in video streaming software. Our technology powers live and on-demand video delivery for education, healthcare, enterprise, gaming, government, and more—reaching customers in over 100 countries. Backed by Clearhaven Partners, we continue to grow by pushing innovation in scalable, low-latency video streaming.

Why Join Wowza?

At Wowza, you'll be part of a fast-paced, mission-driven team working on solutions that power critical real-world applications—from live-streaming graduations to helping parents monitor NICU care. We encourage ownership, collaboration, and innovation while providing a supportive, global team environment.

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