Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 day ago
Senior Human Resources (HR) Director
United States-California-El Segundo
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $330K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a Senior Human Resources (HR) Director to provide strategic leadership in support of their Air Dominance Division. This role involves developing and executing HR strategies to attract and retain talent, while also leading a team of HR Business Partners to implement core HR processes across the division.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Implementing division HR strategy and initiatives aligned to sector and division matrix
Leveraging data insights and trends to identify division level business challenges; proactively partnering with / influencing division leadership to strategize business solutions; developing and leading planning, design, implementation, communication, and delivery of high impact HR initiatives across the division and in partnership with peer HR Business Leaders
Strengthening capabilities, empowerment, and accountability among the division HR team to provide best-in-class HR partnership and thought leadership
Partnering with division leadership to develop talent management, succession planning, and talent review strategy / cadence to bolster technical / functional leadership talent capability and strengthen the talent pipeline
Partnering with division leadership to identify talent retention strategies to drive best in class employee experience (leveraging total rewards, company mission and values, best in class culture, career development and employee flexibility)
Leading / analyzing and presenting employee survey data/key themes to leadership; supporting leadership action plan development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with at least 12 years of HR or related experience – OR – a Master's degree with at least 10 years of HR or related experience
Experience managing and leading teams; strong people leader and manager with a focus on inspiring / enabling an inclusive, development-focused, and high-performance culture
Strong collaborator and relationship-builder; keen ability to influence, coach, and consult with multiple senior executives concurrently
Experience and focus on proactively identifying trends, risks, and opportunities. Regularly advocating for improvements
Excellent business acumen; leveraging HR processes, tools and data/data analytics to accelerate business results and enhancing business and employee growth and the employee experience
Strong change management experience, problem solving skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptable
Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional projects to completion
Executive level verbal and written communication skills
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Preferred
Current DoD Secret security clearance or higher
Basic understanding of, or previous experience in, Aerospace & Defense and/or government contracting
Experience leading a team as a Human Resources Director responsible for multiple HR disciplines
Proficiency with HRIS platforms and technology (e.g. Workday)
Experience working in a matrix environment
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase