Senior People Ops Partner — Growth & Culture

Astrolab; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO

Weekly lunch stipend

On-site snacks

Monthly social hour

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is seeking a Sr. People Operations Business Partner in Hawthorne, CA to scale our workforce and uphold a high‑performance culture.

The role combines strategic partnership with hands‑on execution in a fast‑moving engineering and manufacturing environment. You will coach managers, lead employee relations, ensure California compliance, and drive workforce planning, onboarding, performance management, and policy improvements across technical and operations teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of HR or People Operations experience, including technical/engineering/manufacturing teams.
• Experience in high-growth startup or aerospace/tech environments.
• California employment law and HR compliance knowledge.
• Managing complex employee relations matters and investigations.
• Coaching managers through difficult conversations and performance management.
• Experience supporting exempt and non-exempt populations.
• Experience with HRIS and performance management systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People Operations partner to managers and employees across technical and operational orgs.
• Coach managers on performance management, development, and accountability.
• Support organizational scaling, workforce planning, and succession readiness.
• Handle employee relations matters with confidentiality and compliance.
• Provide guidance in a fast-moving engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Drive compliance with California employment laws and HR policies.
• Lead HRIS, reporting, and process improvements across the function.

Skills

HR / People Operations

Employee relations

California employment law

Coaching managers

Performance management

Exempt vs non-exempt

HRIS systems

Growth-stage / startup environment

Tools

Lattice

Rippling

ADP Workforce Now

Insperity

BambooHR

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is seeking a Sr. People Operations Business Partner in Hawthorne, CA to scale our workforce and uphold a high‑performance culture.

The role combines strategic partnership with hands‑on execution in a fast‑moving engineering and manufacturing environment. You will coach managers, lead employee relations, ensure California compliance, and drive workforce planning, onboarding, performance management, and policy improvements across technical and operations teams.