SpaceX

HR Projects Manager

SpaceX$90K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 4+ years in HR or program management
  • 6+ years leading cross-functional HR projects
  • Proven skills in managing complex projects
  • Experience with HRIS and data analysis tools
  • Strong communication skills and collaboration ability
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Project management training or certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and execution of HR projects across functions
  • Partner with HR leaders to identify improvement opportunities
  • Drive projects from planning through implementation
  • Use data to define success metrics and monitor progress
  • Analyze trends in collaboration with the HR Data team
  • Implement scalable HR solutions aligned with company priorities
  • Support organizational change efforts during transformations

Benefits

  • Full-time onsite role at Cape Canaveral, FL
  • Travel opportunities (up to 10%) based on project needs
  • Innovative work environment at a leading aerospace company
  • Opportunity to influence significant HR initiatives and processes
  • Engagement in a fast-paced and dynamic company culture
Full Job Description
HR PROJECTS MANAGER

As a Human Resources Projects Manager at SpaceX, you'll be responsible for leading critical projects that improve how we operate, grow, and support our teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is deeply curious about how things work, and enjoys solving complex problems across people, process, and data. You'll work closely with HR Business Partners, Corporate Business Operations, and business leaders to deliver initiatives that drive efficiency, consistency, and impact across the organization. We're looking for someone with a strong HR foundation who can think strategically, execute precisely, and partner effectively across a wide range of stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Lead the design and execution of HR projects and initiatives across functions, geographies, and teams
  • Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to understand challenges and identify opportunities to improve tools, processes, and programs. Support and collaborate with HR Business Partners on projects/initiatives they are leading
  • Drive projects from planning through implementation-scoping goals, building timelines, identifying key milestones, and managing communications
  • Use data to define success metrics, monitor project progress, and inform recommendations
  • Collaborate with the HR Data team to surface and analyze trends that inform decision-making
  • Help develop and implement solutions that make HR processes more scalable, consistent, and aligned with company priorities
  • Support organizational change efforts, including restructuring, realignments, and other transformation work
  • Ensure projects align with company culture, business strategy, and compliance expectations

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of experience in HR or program management
  • 6+ years of experience managing or leading cross-functional projects involving HR systems, processes, or policy implementation (including, but not limited to, core HR initiatives such as performance management, onboarding, HR compliance)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Strong collaboration and influencing skills across all levels of the business, including senior leadership
  • Experience using HRIS systems and people data to inform project decisions (e.g., Workday, Tableau, Excel)
  • Track record of improving HR programs or processes that supported business growth or transformation
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a dynamic environment
  • High attention to detail, organization, and follow-through
  • Training or certification in project management (e.g., PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, SQL, Power Automate)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Willing to travel up to 10%, based on project needs
  • Able to work extended hours or weekends when required
  • Must be able to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
  • This is a full-time onsite role based in Cape Canaveral, FL. Remote work will not be considered


ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
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8,000 employees
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Founded
2002

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