SpaceX

Sr. HR Business Partner

SpaceX • $110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of human resources experience
  • Experience supporting engineering or manufacturing environments
  • Proven ability to build effective relationships
  • Familiarity with HR software such as Workday, Greenhouse, or UltiPro
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Respond to employee inquiries and provide direction on employee relations issues and performance management
  • Act as a business partner for strategic HR initiatives with employees and senior leaders
  • Collaborate with HR functional experts to optimize programs for client groups
  • Counsel employees and managers on company policies and compliance with laws
  • Oversee promotion opportunities and exit interviews to support retention and career development
  • Implement HR recommendations and strategies with management
  • Assist in documenting and implementing HR policies and processes
  • Maintain confidentiality in all HR matters

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with top talent in the aerospace industry
  • Dynamic and fast-paced work environment
  • Engagement with various HR functions and strategic initiatives
  • Chance to influence SpaceX-wide HR programs
  • Hands-on experience with organizational optimization and leadership development
Full Job Description
SR. HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER (EMPLOYEE RELATIONS INVESTIGATION)

As a Sr. Human Resources Business Partner at SpaceX, you will be given the opportunity to partner with some of the most talented professionals in the world: executing people strategies to retain talent, coaching employees and managers on HR policies and guidelines and working to ensure the SpaceX mission is a constant reality for all employees. We serve as trusted professionals providing guidance and feedback to our client groups, driving efficiencies and best practices in a highly dynamic and fast-paced organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Respond to employee inquiries, questions and complaints, and provide information, guidance and direction on employee relations issues, performance management, and other core HR functions
  • Operate as a key business partner to employees, managers, directors and senior leaders on workforce analytics, organizational optimization, leadership development, and other strategic initiatives
  • Work closely with the functional experts in HR (recruiting, training and development, compensation, and benefits) to ensure programs are optimized for the needs of your client groups and to shape SpaceX-wide programs
  • Counsel and assist employees and managers, guided by the Company's policies and relevant laws/regulations
  • Facilitate internal transfers, oversee and facilitate promotion opportunities, conduct exit interviews, and identify trends to support retention, career development and to minimize risk for the business
  • Work with managers and above to implement key HR recommendations and change efforts
  • Assist with the creation, documentation, and implementation of human resources policies, programs, and processes
  • Uphold standards of strict confidentiality with respect to all matters and documents
  • Maintain employee files and process HR transactions in Workday

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of human resources experience

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Experience in an engineering, production or manufacturing environment supporting an exempt and hourly workforce
  • Demonstrated success at building effective relationships
  • Ability to lead with a positive attitude and approach challenges head-on
  • Experience independently handling employee relations issues
  • Familiarity with Greenhouse, UltiPro, and/or Workday
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to use independent judgment to make decisions as well as organize and prioritize work
  • Demonstrated excellence thriving in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Hawthorne, CA area
  • Position requires ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed
  • Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX locations


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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Founded
2002

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