Senior HR Business Partner

K2 Space•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

As a Senior HR Business Partner at K2 Space you will play a pivotal role in shaping our company's culture and people strategy. You will work closely with leadership to design and implement HR initiatives that align with our mission, fostering an innovative and inclusive environment where top talent can thrive. You will leverage your well-honed understanding of applicable labor and employment law to ensure the company is as compliant as it is compelling. This is a unique opportunity to build the HR function from the ground up in a dynamic, cutting-edge industry, driving impact at every level of the organization. If you're passionate about people and space, this is the role for you.

Requirements

8+ years as an HR Business Partner, preferably partnering with technical teams, engineering, and operational leadership
Experience and demonstrated success operating in high-growth environments (early stage startup or similar)
Prior experience in a fast-scaling startup
Demonstrated ability and past success influencing and coaching both people managers and individual contributors throughout an organization, achieving positive resolutions to complex matters without damaging relationships
Experience with succession planning and longer-term leadership develop in order to ensure internal talent development and readiness
Manager coaching leading to consistently high-performing teams
Hands-on experience working with internal stakeholders and independently managing complex employee relations matters, internal investigations, and similar contentious matters
Direct experience with California labor and employment law, including working with both non-exempt and exempt workers, wage and hour matters, employee entitlements, and similar laws and regulations
Demonstrated abilit y to plan, implement, and own complex projects with multiple stakeholders
Direct experience with HRIS and performance management tools, such as 15Five, Rippling, Leapsome, Lattice, ADP Workforce Now, etc.

Nice To Haves

Professional HR certifications such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR
Experience working in a California-based aerospace, engineering, technology, or hardware manufacturing technology startup
Utilization of people data analytics to make recommendations and impact outcomes
Experience with AI tools and applications
Experience managing HR functions for non-exempt employees with specific experience with California labor regulations

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic partner and reliable resource for people managers and individual contributors, fostering a positive and productive work environment
Partner with leadership to anticipate workforce risks and support organizational scaling while ensuring a safe, inclusive, and productive work environment across all sites
Coach and support managers so they know how to address and manage people matters confidentially and compliantly .
Respond to employee questions and provide information, guidance, and direction on core HR functions
Foster a healthy and productive workplace by proactively identifying and addressing potential employee relations matters before they materialize, and by managing and driving solutions to existing employee relations matters in a timely, collaborative, and fair way
Identify, develop, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to deploy HR policies, programs, and processes that are required to meet contractual requirements, at law requirements, and that enable the business to scale
Drive internal initiatives that foster employee engagement and satisfaction, and that promote employee retention
Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws across multiple states
Contribute to strategic initiatives that support the company’s goals, such as diversity and inclusion efforts and workforce development programs