Senior People Business Partner

Anduril Industries; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 144,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Health coverage

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to join the People team. You will provide strategic HR support to client groups, focusing on talent development, engagement, and performance improvements at all levels.

In this role, you will partner with senior leaders to craft and execute people strategies aligned with anticipated hyper growth, coach teams, and shape organizational development initiatives that build a data-driven, high-trust culture.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of HR Business Partner experience in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with engineering client groups and growth-stage organizations.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and strategic advisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to business leaders on people-related strategies and engagement.
• Lead talent development, employee engagement, and performance initiatives across client groups.
• Design and implement people programs in a high-growth environment.
• Drive compensation planning and people metrics to inform decisions.

Skills

HRBP experience

Engineering focus

Data-driven

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

HRIS tools

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

At Anduril, we’re not just changing the game – we’re redefining it. As a Senior People Business Partner, you will collaborate with leadership and teams across the organization to enhance our high-performing culture within the client groups.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner to join our People team. In this strategic role, you will provide comprehensive support to your client groups, focusing on talent development, employee engagement, and performance enhancement at all levels.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Strategic Advisor:

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to business leaders on people-related strategies and employee engagement.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute people strategies aligned with anticipated hyper growth.
• Shape and drive company goals by aligning people strategy to business objectives applying knowledge in creative, practical, and forward-thinking ways.
• Coach and advise teams on best practices and foster deep relationships to cultivate trust.

Employee Relations:

• Provide guidance on business unit restructures, workforce planning, and succession planning.
• Offer HR policy guidance and interpretation while managing complex employee relations investigations.
• Conduct thorough and objective investigations, working closely with management to improve work relationships and morale.
• Role model employee advocacy, balancing their needs with business objectives.

Organizational Development:

• Serve as a thought leader and lead the design, implementation, and iteration of new people programs while enhancing existing cross functional high impact initiatives.
• Drive process improvements in a dynamic, often ambiguous, high-growth environment.
• Addresses complex, high-stakes challenges by evaluating nuanced and often intangible factors.
• Facilitate talent calibrations and compensation planning, utilizing people metrics for insights on growth and retention.
• Build data-driven processes to attract, develop, and retain top talent.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of HR Business Partner experience, preferably with engineering client groups.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Expertise across various HR/People channels, including compensation & benefits, compliance, employee relations, and learning and development.
• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure, outcome-oriented environments.
• Clear, empathetic, and effective communicator, adept at adjusting approaches based on audience needs.
• Strong collaborator and coach, delivering feedback that fosters trust and cooperation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Data-driven and detail-oriented, with a strategic mindset.
• U.S. Person status is required due to access to export-controlled data.

US Salary Range

$144,000—$192,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.