People Operations Lead — Space Tech Scale-Up

Roboticsconnected; Broomfield (CO); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 135.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Stock options & equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Catered lunches

Descripción de la vacante

Katalyst seeks an experienced HR leader to own the day-to-day HR functions across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, changes, leave, performance processes, and offboarding. You will partner with managers to align people programs with rapid growth in a defense-tech environment.

Based onsite in Broomfield, Colorado, the role offers a base salary range of $90,000-$135,000 with long-term incentives, relocation support, and full medical coverage as part of a comprehensive rewards package.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in HR, People Operations, HRBP, or employee relations in high-growth tech/aerospace environments.
• Independent handling of employee relations, performance concerns, coaching, policy interpretation, documentation, and sensitive situations.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. employment practices and compliance.
• Experience onboarding, leave, performance management, promotions, compensation changes, offboarding, and HR documentation.
• Ability to influence managers and executives with practical options and judgment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, discretion, and handling of confidential information.

Responsabilidades

• Own the day-to-day HR function across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employee changes, leave and accommodations coordination, performance processes, offboarding, documentation, and employee support.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to managers on employee relations, performance, feedback, team dynamics, policy interpretation, and difficult people decisions; help leaders act quickly while maintaining fairness and good judgment.
• Build and improve practical HR programs, policies, and operating rhythms that can scale with Katalyst, balancing consistency and compliance with speed and flexibility.
• Lead employee relations matters from initial concern through investigation, documentation, recommendation, and resolution; recognize when issues require escalation or outside legal guidance.
• Own or oversee HRIS and people-data integrity, ensuring employee records, job changes, compensation updates, leave information, reporting, and required documentation are accurate and timely.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Finance, IT, Security, Payroll, Benefits, and functional leaders so hiring, onboarding, employee changes, workforce planning, and departures are coordinated cleanly.
• Develop manager resources and lightweight training around feedback, performance expectations, documentation, interviewing, onboarding, leave, employee relations, and other core people-management responsibilities.
• Support compensation, promotion, performance-review, engagement, workforce-planning, and organizational-design processes with clear data, thoughtful recommendations, and disciplined follow-through.
• Identify people risks and recurring friction points, then build repeatable solutions that improve employee experience, manager effectiveness, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Conocimientos

HR leadership

Employee relations

Policy interpretation

Communication

Compliance knowledge

Discretion

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Rippling

HRIS

Payroll systems

Descripción del empleo

Katalyst seeks an experienced HR leader to own the day-to-day HR functions across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, changes, leave, performance processes, and offboarding. You will partner with managers to align people programs with rapid growth in a defense-tech environment.

Based onsite in Broomfield, Colorado, the role offers a base salary range of $90,000-$135,000 with long-term incentives, relocation support, and full medical coverage as part of a comprehensive rewards package.