Sr. Human Resource Business Partner Manager

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) seeks a Sr. Human Resource Business Partner Manager to serve as an embedded HR partner to NC3, SAOC, and Looking Glass program leaders.

You translate program goals into workforce strategies, lead workforce planning, and drive organizational development in a fast-paced, program-driven environment. You will coach leaders, handle employee relations, and travel up to 25% to program sites while maintaining strong engagement and culture across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 11+ years of progressive HR experience, incl. leadership or mentoring roles.
• HRBP experience supporting a program/project-based, or dynamic organization.
• Experience in workforce planning and identifying skill gaps.
• Experience in organizational development and change management.
• Strong employee relations, investigations, and policy guidance.

Responsibilities

• Embed HR partner to NC3, SAOC, and Looking Glass program leaders.
• Translate program scope and requirements into workforce plans and actions.
• Lead organizational design, succession, and leadership development.
• Coach leaders and HR colleagues and mentor high-potential employees.
• Manage employee relations, investigations, and risk with Legal partners.
• Travel to program sites to engage employees and gather on-site insights.
• Use data to advise leadership and measure organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Data analytics

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Workday HRIS

Job description

As the Sr. Human Resource Business Partner Manager supporting NC3, you will serve as a trusted advisor to program and functional leadership while delivering high-impact, practical HR solutions. You will translate program goals and customer commitments into workforce and organizational strategies, applying strong HR expertise, business acumen, and data-driven insight to drive performance and long-term workforce effectiveness. You will lead workforce planning, advance strategic organizational development, and manage employee relations matters with sound judgment and integrity. You will coach and mentor leaders and HR colleagues, build trusted relationships across the program, and spend meaningful time on site with employees to strengthen engagement, culture, and retention. This role is ideal for an HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, program-driven environment, enjoys being close to the workforce, and brings a balanced blend of strategic thinking, analytical decision-making, execution, and a genuine desire to develop people. As SNC’s corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Program HR Business Partnership

Serve as the embedded HR partner to NC3, SAOC, and Looking Glass program leaders, understanding program scope, contract and customer requirements, staffing profiles, and operating rhythms to deliver HR strategies that enable program execution and mission success.

Workforce Planning

Partner with program and functional leaders to translate program demand, contract milestones, and financial plans into short- and long-term workforce requirements, including headcount, critical skills, and capabilities. Use workforce analytics to identify gaps and risks and drive integrated actions across hiring, development, retention, succession, redeployment, and organizational design.

Strategic Organizational Development

Assess organizational structure, leadership capability, and team effectiveness; recommend and implement organizational design, succession, leadership development, and career development strategies aligned with future program needs. Guide leaders and teams through change by building readiness, aligning stakeholders, and communicating clearly.

Coaching & Mentoring

Coach program leaders and managers on people leadership, performance management, difficult conversations, and team development. Mentor emerging leaders and high-potential employees across the supported programs to build bench strength and support career growth.

Employee Relations

Manage and advise on employee relations matters, including investigations, performance and conduct concerns, and conflict resolution, in partnership with the Employee Relations and Legal teams. Analyze trends and root causes to identify systemic issues and drive proactive solutions that strengthen accountability, culture, and workforce risk management.

Employee Engagement & Site Presence

Travel to program sites and customer locations to engage directly with employees and leaders, listen to workforce concerns, and champion engagement, recognition, and retention initiatives. Translate what you hear on site into actionable recommendations for leadership.

Analytical Decision-Making

Leverage workforce, talent, and business data to identify trends, diagnose root causes, evaluate risk, and provide actionable recommendations that help leaders prioritize actions and measure organizational effectiveness.

HRBP Team Leadership

Lead, develop, and mentor your team, setting clear expectations and ensuring quality service delivery and consistent application of HR practices across the supported organizations.

Relationship Building & Influence

Cultivate trusted partnerships with senior leaders, program managers, and cross-functional stakeholders (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, Legal, and HR Operations), using business insights and sound judgment to influence outcomes without relying on positional authority.

Cultural Stewardship

Reinforce organizational values and champion a healthy, inclusive, high-performance culture across the supported organizations.

Operational & Project Excellence

Deliver HR programs and projects with strong execution discipline, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and compliance with applicable employment laws, contractual requirements, and company policy.

Technology & Process Optimization

Use HR systems, tools, and analytics to improve efficiency, scalability, and decision-making across HR processes. Apply AI-enabled tools responsibly while protecting confidentiality, exercising human judgment, and complying with company policy and data-handling requirements.

Qualifications

• You Must Have Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 15 years of related experience is required. A higher-level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• 11+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 2 years leading or mentoring HR team members or leading complex HR initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience as an HR Business Partner supporting a program, project-based, or similarly dynamic organization, with the ability to understand and support business operations and customer-driven priorities.
• Demonstrated experience in workforce planning, including partnering with leaders to forecast staffing needs, identify skill gaps, and develop actions to close them.
• Demonstrated experience in organizational development, including organizational design, talent and succession planning, leadership development, and change management.
• Strong employee relations experience, including conducting investigations, advising managers on complex or sensitive matters, and mediating conflict, with working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor leaders and HR colleagues, and to influence and engage leadership at all levels.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to operate with autonomy, navigate ambiguity, and drive continuous improvement in a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong analytical and business insight capabilities, including experience using data analysis and workforce metrics to support decisions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate sound judgment, integrity, and professionalism in sensitive or high-impact situations.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% to program sites and customer locations, in addition to operating in an office.

Qualifications We Prefer

• HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry, or familiarity with the U.S. Department of Defense, government contracting, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed or multi-site workforces, including on-site or customer-site employee populations.
• High proficiency with Workday or comparable HRIS platforms, including HR reporting tools and people analytics.
• Familiarity with organizational effectiveness tools (e.g., competency models, assessments, workforce analytics) to support talent and organizational development initiatives.
• Strong program and project management capabilities, with experience leading cross-functional HR initiatives.
• Experience working in matrixed, fast-changing, or growth-focused environments that require agile decision-making and strong partnership skills.

Essential Functions

• Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment.
• Ability to travel as required (up to 20%).
• Must be able to work on a computer for extended periods.
• Strong hand/finger dexterity for computer tasks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment subject to constant change.
• Occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.

Estimated Starting Salary Range

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $173,260.72 - $238,233.49.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position. SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team! SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains &ndash sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.