Head Of People (Aerospace)

TL;DR

Head of People (Aerospace): Building and scaling the people infrastructure for a high-growth company developing cloud seeding technology with an accent on organizational design, performance management, and compensation systems. Focus on creating practical, scalable HR processes that support technical and scientific teams while maintaining high standards of accountability and clarity.

Location: On-site in El Segundo, CA

Company

hirify.global is a high-performance research and engineering company pioneering modern cloud seeding systems to mitigate water scarcity.

What you will do

• Define and implement core people systems including performance management, onboarding, and compensation.
• Partner with the executive team on organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership structure.
• Build scalable HR infrastructure, including HRIS, compliance, and benefits administration.
• Serve as a strategic HRBP to leaders, coaching them on team health, performance, and manager effectiveness.
• Design and maintain compensation structures, equity frameworks, and leveling practices.
• Oversee the Talent function to ensure hiring priorities are aligned with business needs and workforce planning.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading People, HRBP, or People Operations in a high-growth company.
• Strong executive partnership and organizational design experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build practical systems for performance management and manager effectiveness.
• Working knowledge of compensation, leveling, equity, benefits, and compliance.
• Exceptional communication and judgment with the ability to create structure without unnecessary bureaucracy.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting technical, scientific, aerospace, robotics, or hard tech organizations.
• Experience scaling a company through meaningful headcount growth from early-stage environments.
• Experience managing or partnering closely with a Talent/Recruiting function.
• Experience designing or implementing HRIS and people analytics systems.
• Experience building manager capability and leadership operating rhythms.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build people infrastructure from the ground up in a high-performance environment.
• Competitive compensation package including salary and equity participation.
• Focus on scientific rigor, technical excellence, and disciplined execution.
• Collaborative culture emphasizing servant leadership and cross-functional communication.