Manager HR Business Partner 2 - Palmdale or Redondo Beach, CA

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is currently seeking an HR Business Partner Manager 2 to provide leadership to a team of HR Business Partners. This role will be responsible for human capital strategy in support of functional leaders, including senior leaders through the VP level. This role will have direct reports and require occasional travel to support geographically dispersed client groups. The position can be located in Palmdale or Redondo Beach, CA.

This role has key responsibilities supporting leadership in Mission Assurance, Global Supply Chain, and Sector headquarters acting as a strategic partner and consultant to position the organizations to meet long-term objectives, strengthening and optimizing the functions. The successful candidate must have strong business acumen, leadership engagement and high levels of emotional intelligence in order to meet both current and future needs. 

The HR Manager will partner with the HR Director to develop and execute talent strategies that support sector and enterprise goals, providing HR guidance and counsel to leaders and managers regarding succession planning and talent development, reward and recognition, compensation, organization effectiveness, performance management, staffing and employee relations.  

Keys to success include:

• Ability to listen, communicate, collaborate, and influence effectively across levels and functions.
• Strong project management skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Someone who is energized by and adept at navigating ambiguous cultural and business sensitivities to drive some stability and clarity, and champion diversity and inclusion, performance, and employee engagement.
• Working well under pressure

Specific duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Establish a solid understanding of the business, build, and expand relationships with client leadership teams, and create effective partnerships
• Lead client leaders through processes focused on strong succession planning and strategic leadership movement.  Partner with business leaders to build leadership depth to support the succession planning process. Support and enable leaders to make informed decisions about talent and to hold their organizations accountable for business results.

• Provide day-to-day people leadership of team and create an environment that accelerates development of HR talent; apply rigorous knowledge management to capture learning, drive continuous improvement, and enhance employee engagement

• Proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities within the organization and develop solutions in partnership HR business partners, division and matrix leadership, and program/division HR business leaders.
• Provide business insight through data analytics, researching and benchmarking to develop solutions to current business issues as well as proactively engage in risk mitigation.
• Leverage and partner with HR colleagues across other functions, programs, and Centers of Excellence (COEs) to support talent strategies

• Represent the HR function with Executive Leadership Team members as needed in partnership with or in place of the Functions HR Director.

This position has significant leadership contact and requires a candidate with strong leadership and decision-making skills with the ability to perform in an environment of ambiguity and continuous change. Position must model the Northrop Grumman values as well as the leadership behaviors. The incumbent must have strong communication and executive presence.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field and a minimum of 8 years of applicable and progressive experience in HR OR Master’s degree in HR or related field and a minimum of 6 years of applicable and progressive experience in HR
• Solid track record in overall HR business roles, project management, and acting as a trusted HR advisor
• Demonstrated success in the application of HR principles, concepts, policies, and practice
• Proven ability to influence for impact at all levels and develop and internal network to gain support for best HR practices
• 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 Qualifications:

• Experience working with a matrix or homeroom environment
• Demonstrated experience supporting and influencing senior executives

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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