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Director, People Business Partners

Long Beach, CAFull-time$184k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Lead the People Business Partner team to drive organizational design, talent strategy, and change leadership across a rapidly growing aerospace and hardware manufacturing company with sites in the US, Japan, and France.

Role type

Senior Director, People Business Partner (IC)

Builds

Organizational structures, talent strategies, and ways of working for Haven space stations, Vast Satellite, and future products.

Domain

Aerospace, defense, complex hardware manufacturing

Required skills

Organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, talent management, change leadership, performance management, compensation planning, employee relations, people analytics, HR systems, employment law compliance, team management, strategic advising

Preferred skills

Aerospace/defense/hardware manufacturing experience, scaling HRBP teams, international location support, SHRM-SCP/SPHR certification

Technologies

HR systems, people analytics tools

Responsibilities

Develop and own the People Business Partner strategy and operating model; Lead and coach the People Business Partner team; Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leaders on organizational design and talent; Drive alignment and execution of company-wide people programs; Translate business strategy into people strategy; Design business partner coverage across multiple global locations; Champion employee engagement using data; Partner with Legal and Employee Relations for compliance; Build scalable HR workflows.

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on IC with strategic mentorship