Staff People Business Partner

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a People Business Partner to align people strategy with engineering priorities and business outcomes. You will collaborate with leaders to translate workforce plans into practical programs that accelerate delivery.

You’ll coach executives to build inclusive, high-performing teams, scale programs, and apply data-driven insights to improve engagement and performance in a high-growth tech environment.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources.
• Proficient across the full spectrum of HR processes.
• Skilled coach and collaborator focused on developing inclusive, high-performing teams.
• Experienced in implementing and scaling people programs that drive employee engagement.
• Applied data-driven insights to optimize people strategies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering leaders to align people strategy with business priorities and outcomes.
• Advise on org design, workforce planning, performance, change management, and ER.
• Coach and influence leaders to build high-performing teams and navigate difficult decisions with clarity and empathy.
• Turn business needs and insights into practical HR programs and actions that drive meaningful impact.
• Communicate complex issues and recommendations clearly to enable informed leadership decisions.

Skills

HR leadership

People analytics

Change management

Employee coaching

Org design

Education

HR degree or certification

Job description

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About The Team

The People Business Partner Team at Relativity Space operates at the intersection of our people and our business. We serve as strategic partners and trusted advisors to leaders, bringing strong business judgment, People expertise, and practical solutions to complex organizational challenges. In a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve quickly, we stay focused on what matters most—enabling high-performing teams and helping Relativity achieve its audacious goals.

About The Role

• Partner with Engineering leaders to align people strategy with business priorities and outcomes.
• Advise on complex people and organizational challenges, bringing strong judgment across org design, workforce planning, performance, change management, and ER.
• Coach and influence leaders to build high-performing teams and navigate difficult decisions with clarity and empathy.
• Turn business needs and insights into practical solutions, programs, and actions that drive meaningful impact.
• Communicate complex issues and recommendations clearly and simply, enabling leaders to make informed decisions.

About You

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources
• Demonstrated proficiency across the full spectrum of HR processes, with a proven ability to navigate and drive success in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Skilled coach and collaborator focused on developing inclusive, high-performing teams and leaders through empathy and partnership.
• Experienced in implementing and scaling people programs that drive employee engagement and professional development.
• Proven ability to apply data-driven insights to continuously optimize people strategies, aligning employee experience with business objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Engineering or other highly technical organizations.
• Experience working in high-growth, fast-paced technology environments.
• Experience using people analytics to identify trends and inform organizational decisions.
• HR degree or certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, or related).

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range

$146,000—$218,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].