People Business Partner

True Anomaly•Long Beach, CA

13d•$115,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

Partner with leaders across Finance, Legal, Business Development and Mission Readiness to build high-performing, engaged teams. This is a strategic partnership role – not a generalist position – suited for a People professional with 5-7 years of experience who can build credibility fast, manage competing priorities across multiple lean functions, and operate with autonomy in a high-growth environment being built from the ground up. Reports to the Director, People Business Partners.

Requirements

5–7 years of progressive HR experience, with 3–4+ years in a Business Partner or strategic HR role
Experience supporting corporate functions (Finance, Legal, Ops, Business Development) or professional services
Strong foundation in performance management, talent planning, ER, and compensation support
Able to build credibility quickly with operationally focused leaders skeptical of HR's value
Comfortable operating independently day-to-day while partnering with Manager, PBP on complex decisions
Proven ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities across multiple small teams
Bachelor's degree required
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR preferred
Aerospace, defense, or high-growth tech experience a plus

Responsibilities

Serve as the dedicated PBP for corporate function leaders, providing counsel on org design, talent planning, leadership development, and workforce strategy.
Build trusted relationships through proactive consultation and a genuine understanding of the challenges unique to enabling functions — compliance rigor alongside speed, lean teams scaling fast, and non-technical career paths without established ladders.
Guide managers on performance management, succession planning, and career development.
Focus particularly on building professional development pathways for non-technical roles.
Drive execution of people programs — performance cycles, talent reviews, engagement initiatives — and feed insights back into program design.
Own low-to-moderate complexity ER cases independently.
Conduct investigations, advise managers, and ensure consistent, values-aligned resolution.
Escalate high-stakes or legally sensitive matters to the Director, PBP.
Partner with the Compensation Manager on comp cycles for corporate teams, including market benchmarking and data analysis for professional roles.
Analyze engagement, attrition, and performance data across your client groups to surface patterns, flag risks early, and contribute cross-functional themes to quarterly exec readouts.
Partner with Manager, PBP to assess capability gaps, prioritize learning needs across lean teams, and identify cross-functional development opportunities.
Support change initiatives — restructures, workforce planning, scaling efforts — ensuring alignment with business goals and a positive employee experience throughout.
Model and embed True Anomaly's values — Be The Offset, What Would It Take, It's The People — through coaching, everyday practices, and intentional focus on teams that are often distributed or operating independent.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees
Accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees
12 paid holidays
Parental Leave
Sick Leave
Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
401(k) retirement plan
Fitness reimbursement
Dog Fridays
Equity participation