Sr. People Operations Business Partner (Aerospace)

Location: Hawthorne, California, United States; Workplace type: Onsite

Salary: $125,000–$145,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is developing and operating a fleet of multipurpose commercial planetary rovers to support exploration and operations on distant planetary bodies.

What you will do

• Partner with managers and employees across technical and operational organizations on performance, development, team dynamics, accountability, and organizational effectiveness.
• Support workforce planning, team structures, succession readiness, organizational scaling, and restructuring initiatives.
• Manage employee relations matters, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, corrective actions, and performance concerns.
• Ensure compliant onboarding, offboarding, internal transfers, promotions, employee development, and performance management processes.
• Develop scalable People Operations policies, SOPs, workflows, and infrastructure.
• Analyze retention, engagement, turnover, and organizational health trends while optimizing HRIS, performance management, and employee engagement platforms.

Requirements

• 6+ years of HR or People Operations experience supporting technical, engineering, manufacturing, or operational teams.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or aerospace and technology environment.
• Knowledge of California employment law and HR compliance practices, including wage and hour practices, leave administration, accommodations, investigations, and employee documentation.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters and coaching managers through difficult conversations and performance challenges.
• Experience supporting exempt and non-exempt employee populations.
• Experience with HRIS and performance management systems such as Lattice, Rippling, ADP Workforce Now, Insperity, or BambooHR.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, hardware engineering, robotics, automotive, defense, or other highly technical industries.
• Experience supporting rapid headcount growth and organizational scaling.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
• Experience partnering with engineering, program management, production, and executive leadership.
• Experience with government contracting environments or compliance-driven organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, direct, respectful, and transparent working environment.
• Focus on balance, diverse perspectives, purposeful execution, and measurable impact.
• Equity ownership in the company.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits, plus a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible PTO, parental leave, weekly lunch stipend, and complimentary onsite snacks and beverages.
• Monthly onsite social hour with food and drinks.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by a recruiter phone interview.
• Hiring manager virtual interview and video interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer and hiring decision.