Senior HR Business Partner (Aerospace and Defense)

Location: 100% onsite in Palmdale, California; 5/40 schedule. Travel and extended hours may be required.

Salary: $130,000–$140,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides direct-hire staffing opportunities, including roles supporting aerospace and defense organizations.

What you will do

• Advise business leaders and employees on employee relations, performance management, coaching, and workplace issues.
• Manage complex employee relations cases, conflict resolution, progressive documentation, policy interpretation, and employment-law compliance.
• Support employee engagement, retention, career development, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Facilitate performance management training, performance reviews, talent development sessions, and HR training.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and leadership on interviewing, selection, compensation reviews, merit, bonus, and out-of-cycle compensation processes.
• Analyze HR data, exit interview trends, and workforce metrics in Excel to recommend actionable solutions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience in a corporate environment.
• Significant HRBP or Employee Relations experience; generalist-only and retail-only backgrounds without strong HRBP or employee relations experience will not be considered.
• Strong knowledge of California and federal employment laws.
• Experience with performance management, coaching, conflict resolution, progressive discipline, documentation, and advising senior leaders.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, charts, and data analysis tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Training, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace and defense or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience with compensation planning, merit increases, bonus programs, and salary analysis.
• Experience with talent management, succession planning, leadership development, and HR training.
• Experience using HR data and analytics to identify workforce trends and recommend solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct-hire, full-time employment in a corporate environment.
• Opportunity to influence leadership decisions, employee engagement, retention, and workplace effectiveness.
• Work in a collaborative environment focused on accountability, teamwork, and professional growth.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and statutory sick pay are offered for qualifying temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer.