Senior People Ops Partner — Scale a High-Impact Team

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Health benefits

401(k) plan with match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

On-site lunch stipend

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. People Operations Business Partner to drive strategic partnerships, manage employee relations, and scale HR processes during a critical growth phase.

You will handle compliance, policies, lifecycle management, and cross-functional HR initiatives for engineering and manufacturing teams, while coaching leaders to build a high‑performance culture.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of HR or People Operations experience, including support for technical, engineering, manufacturing, or operations teams
• Experience in high-growth startup or aerospace/tech environments
• Strong knowledge of California employment law and HR compliance practices
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters and workplace investigations
• Experience coaching managers through difficult conversations, performance management, and organizational challenges
• Experience supporting exempt and non-exempt employee populations

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People Operations partner to managers and employees across technical and operational organizations
• Coach managers on performance management, employee development, organizational effectiveness, communication, accountability, and team dynamics
• Partner with leaders to support organizational scaling, workforce planning, team structure and succession readiness
• Navigate challenging people matters with sound judgment, confidentiality, and compliance awareness
• Provide practical, business-focused People Operations guidance in a fast-moving engineering and manufacturing environment
• Lead cross-functional People Operations initiatives and special projects
• Support onboarding, offboarding, transfers, promotions, and employee development processes
• Drive performance management processes including calibration discussions and development planning
• Support workforce changes and organizational restructuring as the company grows
• Utilize HRIS and reporting tools to improve efficiency and decision-making
• Support implementation and optimization of HRIS, performance management, and employee engagement platforms

Skills

People partner

Coaching managers

Employee relations

Organizational effectiveness

Communication

Tools

Lattice

Rippling

ADP Workforce Now

Insperity

BambooHR

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. People Operations Business Partner to drive strategic partnerships, manage employee relations, and scale HR processes during a critical growth phase.

You will handle compliance, policies, lifecycle management, and cross-functional HR initiatives for engineering and manufacturing teams, while coaching leaders to build a high‑performance culture.