Associate Director, Human Capital Management

York Space Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

York Space Systems seeks an Associate Director, Human Capital Management to shape a modern, scalable people function during a critical growth phase. Located onsite in Greenwood Village, CO, you will lead enterprise-level HR practices, partner with leaders, and drive strategic people initiatives.

You will balance hands-on execution with forward-looking planning, developing training, managing compensation, and guiding organizational design to support rapid scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of HR experience with 4+ years in leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing and facilitating management training programs.
• Experience leading compensation programs and ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with VP HCM to translate strategy into actionable HR priorities and operational plans.
• Develop, deploy, and oversee management/employee training and development programs with scalable framework.
• Refine compensation programs to ensure competitiveness, equity, and business alignment.
• Support job architecture and organization design with leaders and HR teams.
• Advise on complex employee relations matters; ensure fair and compliant outcomes.
• Lead organizational change and scalable growth through targeted interventions and coaching.
• Execute HCM processes and lifecycle operations with continuous improvement.
• Lead a small team focused on coaching and performance management.
• Ability to travel up to 15% as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Training design

Compensation design

Organizational design

Employee relations

Change management

HR strategy

Communication

Data reporting

Multistate experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

York is seeking an Associate Director, Human Capital Management to play a key role in shaping a modern, scalable people function during a critical phase of growth.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a newly public company and help build the people strategy, from foundational infrastructure to leadership development and partnership for a rapidly scaling business.

The successful candidate will lead, develop, implement and operationalize enterprise-level people practices by providing hands-on leadership that turns priorities into action. This role partners closely with leaders to align people strategy with business objectives, ensure compliance, strengthen leadership capability, and support scalable organizational growth. This role requires a hands-on approach, balancing day-to-day execution with forward-looking strategic planning.

The role reports to the VP, Human Capital Management (HCM), will be located onsite at our Greenwood Village, Colorado facility where the majority of our employees are based.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with VP HCM to provide input and develop strategy into actionable HR priorities and operational plans; serves as hands-on partner wit lifecycle management and teams to ensure high-quality execution across programs and initiatives.
• Develop, deploy, and oversee management/employee training and development programs, including the design of a scalable management development framework; effectively facilitates learning programs related to management, leadership and other topics as necessary.
• Facilitate the continued refinement, implementation, and operational components of compensation programs to ensure competitiveness, equity, and alignment with business strategy.
• Support job architecture and description management by working with leaders and HCM team to develop, refine and maintain job architecture and descriptions; helps leaders and teams on organization design, roles, etc.
• Serve as a senior advisor on complex and sensitive employee relations matters, providing guidance to leaders, directors and HR partners to ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes; oversees overall company intersection of employee relations, accommodations, leave administration, etc.
• Partner with leadership to drive organizational change, building processes, systems, and practices that support scalable growth; strengthen workforce capability through targeted interventions, talent programs, and coaching leaders, managers and employees.
• Execute HCM processes and employee lifecycle operations with a continuous improvement mindset; strives for efficient and optimal experience for stakeholders, employees and cross-function partners while utilizing continuous improvement methods to evolve HCM operations.
• Lead a small team with focus on coaching, developing and managing performance; strives to grow and develop talent for the future.
• Ability to travel up to 15% as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 4 years in leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and facilitating management training and other development programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading the design, administration, and maintenance of compensation programs, partnering with Legal and Finance to ensure compliance, operational feasibility, and high-quality execution across all compensation cycles and processes.
• Experienced in organizational design, workforce planning, and strategic HR leadership.
• Strong employment law acumen and experience managing highly complex HR matters; multi-state experience preferred.
• Proven ability to design scalable people practices in high growth environments.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset is solutions-focused; works effectively with varying levels of an organization to build strong and trusted working relationships.
• Able to lead through change and ambiguity, setting clear priorities and maintaining disciplined execution in evolving business conditions.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, appropriate for collaborating with leaders, building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, and effectively representing the organization in communications with candidates and other external parties.
• Hands on HRIS experience including data management and reporting; experience with system configuration and optimization is a plus.
• Willingness to perform operational tasks as well as manage more involved or sophisticated projects.