HR Specialist (Aerospace and Defense)

Location: 100% onsite in Torrey Pines, San Diego, California, US

Salary: $60,000–$70,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides staffing opportunities, including this HR shared-services role supporting an aerospace and defense organization.

What you will do

• Process high-volume employee lifecycle transactions in SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP, and related HR systems, including hires, rehires, transfers, promotions, compensation changes, organizational updates, and terminations.
• Manage and resolve approximately 30–40 HR cases per day through ServiceNow while maintaining complete documentation and service-level expectations.
• Review, validate, and reconcile employee, position, compensation, effective-date, approval, and supporting-documentation data across HR systems.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, duplicate records, missing information, workflow issues, and transaction errors.
• Partner with HR Services, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, managers, and HR Centers of Excellence on audits, compliance reviews, quality control, and process improvements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 4 years of experience in HR data entry, HR administration, HR shared services, or a similar HR support role.
• Working knowledge of employee lifecycle processes, HR transactions, and employee record maintenance.
• Experience reviewing and validating employee data for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with strong attention to detail, organization, communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to partner professionally with HR teams, payroll, benefits, talent acquisition, managers, and other stakeholders.
• Commitment to confidentiality, established procedures, and audit-ready HR records.

Nice to have

• Experience with HRIS, SuccessFactors Employee Central, SAP, and ServiceNow.
• Experience validating I-9 documentation.
• Strong data accuracy, quality control, and reconciliation skills.
• Experience supporting HR compliance, operational audits, or process standardization initiatives.
• Ability to train lower-level support staff or provide direction when needed.

Culture & Benefits

• Temp-to-hire position with a 6–12 month contract and potential conversion based on performance.
• Day-shift schedule in a structured, process-driven HR shared-services environment with collaborative HR partners and supportive leadership.
• For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer: major medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and statutory sick pay where required.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the employment process.