Vice President Human Resources - Terran Orbital
Irvine, CA
About the Job
Summary
Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.
Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Vice President of Human Resources to join our growing team. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President of Human Resources will be responsible for in the development and execution of human resources strategy and will provide leadership and direction to promote the company's critical priorities, culture, mission, and values. This role would lead a team of human resources business partners, payroll, benefits, and recruiting.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to promote the company’s critical priorities, mission, values, and culture initiatives.
- Align diversity and inclusion efforts with Terran Orbital’s values and business strategy.
- Provide innovative people solutions to address complex business issues.
- Translate the business strategy into a human capital strategy for competitive advantage.
- Create a total rewards strategy to attract, motivate and retain.
- Lead and execute a Pay for Performance management process including but not limited to performance evaluations, incentives, and recognition.
- Develop a workforce planning forecast and talent acquisition strategy.
- Accountable for talent management, learning and development and knowledge continuity efforts.
- Establish key performance indicators to measure and improve performance.
- Partner across organizations to identify and streamline efficiencies and effectiveness.
- Investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues.
- Ability to travel and work irregular and/or long hours, including weekends and holidays, as needed to execute on HR related initiatives.
Requirements
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related field is required; master’s degree is preferred.
- 10+ years of broad progressive HR experience for various organization and in multiple functions.
- Experience leading teams and supporting senior leadership.
- Ability to assess team and organizational health/dynamics and drive culture change.
- Experience leading talent management and succession planning strategies, including long-term organization design.
- Experience driving strategic workforce planning.
- Applied project management experience.
- Exposure to high-risk situations, assessing risk and developing risk mitigation strategies.
- Experience designing and leading strategic people initiatives.
- Ability to measure performance through data driven analysis and outcome impact.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and strong presentation skills.
- Teaming and collaboration skills across all levels of the organization.
- Strong organization skills, ability to effectively manage high-volume workload and competing priorities.
- You will need to be a U.S. Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret clearance.
Benefits
Benefits
- 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- 401(k) Match
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Salary Range $190,000-$320,000
Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer equity for each employee, 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, unlimited flex time off, covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!
About Terran Orbital
Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com
Work Environment
The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.
Disclaimers
To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant 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. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.
Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@terranorbital.com.
Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.
And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.