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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