US People Enablement & Product Lead

Orbital Witness; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Office in NY (2 days/wk)

401k match

Equity options

Medical, dental, vision

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Development budget

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Team off-sites

Job summary

Orbital is seeking an experienced People Enablement Partner to design, deliver, and scale People products across Partner and Product layers in the US. You will be one of the first US-based hires, influencing how the function evolves and partnering with UK and US leaders to land consistent solutions.

The role is hybrid with a NY footprint, reporting to the London-based People Director and later to the US VP of People as the team grows. Join a fast-paced AI startup shaping people ops.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in People Partnering, especially with Go-To-Market or Commercial teams.
• Start-from-the-challenge mindset with human-centred design approach.
• Solid knowledge of US federal/state employment laws (FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, EEO).
• Hands-on with FMLA and other leave processes, advising managers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose team challenges and surface insights for the People Product roadmap.
• Enable managers with coaching and resources.
• Apply product management principles to design People processes.
• Design scalable People Products and measure outcomes.
• Own end-to-end People Product lifecycle from problem to rollout.
• Advise on US employment matters across states.

Skills

People Partnering

Go-To-Market

Operational effectiveness

US employment law

FMLA administration

AI/technology

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional

Communication

Tools

HRIS

Justworks

Notion

Slack

Google Workspace

Hibob

Job description

Orbital is seeking an experienced People Enablement Partner to design, deliver, and scale People products across Partner and Product layers in the US. You will be one of the first US-based hires, influencing how the function evolves and partnering with UK and US leaders to land consistent solutions.

The role is hybrid with a NY footprint, reporting to the London-based People Director and later to the US VP of People as the team grows. Join a fast-paced AI startup shaping people ops.