Hermeus

Hermeus

HR Business Partner

Los Angeles, CA

Sponsorship not specified$115k-$130kDetected 119 days ago
Performance ManagementHRISCompensationEmployment LawLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • This role balances strategic partnership with hands-on execution, driving efficiency, supporting growth, and creating an exceptional employee experience in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

  • HR Business Partnership & Organizational Design
  • Partner with leadership to align team structures, leveling, and headcount planning with program priorities.
  • Drive consistency in hiring practices by ensuring roles, levels, and compensation align with our internal frameworks.
  • Lead local performance management efforts, including calibration, promotion readiness, and development planning.
  • Partner with the HR Operations Manager to ensure smooth execution of onboarding/offboarding, compliance, payroll coordination, and HRIS workflows.
  • Support People Ops programs (e.g., performance reviews, compensation planning, engagement surveys) by localizing communication and implementation for Los Angeles.
  • Maintain compliance with labor laws and ensure site-level alignment on policy execution.
  • Collaborate with Facilities, IT, and Security to provide a safe, compliant, and high-quality employee experience.
  • Hermeus is a venture-backed defense aviation company reclaiming the lost art of rapid iterative prototyping to build the fastest aircraft in the world today.

Requirements

  • 5-6 years of progressive HR or People Operations experience, with at least 2 years supporting technical or manufacturing organizations.
  • Strong understanding of employment law and HR compliance.
  • Experience with workforce planning, leveling frameworks, and organizational design.
  • A bias for action and the ability to move seamlessly between strategic partnership and tactical execution.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills and Experience:

Skills

  • Experience supporting high-growth engineering or manufacturing teams.
  • Familiarity with tools such as ADP, Lattice, Lever, and Jira.
  • SHRM-CP, PHR, or similar certification is a plus.

Compensation

  • Drive consistency in hiring practices by ensuring roles, levels, and compensation align with our internal frameworks.

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid health card
  • 401k & Retirement Plans
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Unlimited PTO (exempt) and generous accrued PTO (non-exempt), plus 12

Equal opportunity

  • Hermeus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Employment decisions at Hermeus are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

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