People Business Partner

CHAOS Industries
Hawthorne, CA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior HR professionals with engineering experience who thrive in fast-paced environments and can drive people strategies with data and collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in engineering teams and a track record of strategic employee engagement
    — “partnering with our engineering teams to enhance talent development and performance”
  • Professionals who can autonomously design and implement HR programs with measurable outcomes
    — “Autonomously lead the design, implementation, and iteration of new people programs”
  • Individuals who have worked in high-growth environments and can align with company expansion goals
    — “Collaborate with senior leadership to build, develop, and execute people strategies through our next iteration of anticipated growth”

Things to consider

  • The role involves managing complex employee relations and may require handling sensitive issues independently
    — “Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with a global team structure and cross-office collaboration
    — “headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize a history of creating data-driven HR programs that improve retention and productivity
    — “Utilize people metrics to drive key insights and decisions around growth and retention”
  • Showcase your ability to coach leaders and foster trust through feedback and collaboration
    — “An effective partner and coach to managers and leaders; delivers feedback and challenging information in a way that builds trust and collaboration”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • enhanced talent development
  • improved employee engagement
Typical background
HR business partnertalent management

Skills & requirements

Required

HR ManagementCoachingStrategic Planning

Preferred

Data AnalysisTraining

Stack & domain

HR Business PartnerPeople MetricsData-driven ProcessesCoachingLeadershipEmotional IntelligenceHuman ResourcesEngineering

About the role

Original posting from CHAOS Industries via Greenhouse

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. 

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.

Role Overview

We are looking for a People Business Partner to join our HR team. In this role you will be responsible for thinking strategically and providing daily support across all levels of teams. The role involves partnering with our engineering teams to enhance talent development and performance.

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic thought partner to business owners on people-related strategies and employee engagements

Collaborate with senior leadership to build, develop, and execute people strategies through our next iteration of anticipated growth

Coach and advise for best practices within the team

Provides guidance and input on business restructures, workforce planning, and succession planning

Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation

Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues

Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention

Autonomously lead the design, implementation, and iteration of new people programs, as well as assess and improve current people programs

Utilize people metrics to drive key insights and decisions around growth and retention

Building data-drive and proactive processes to attract, grow and retain our talent

Required Qualifications

3+ years of HR Business Partner experience, preferably with engineering client groups

Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience

Experience across multiple HR/People channels

Thrives in fast-paced and outcome-oriented environments

An effective partner and coach to managers and leaders; delivers feedback and challenging information in a way that builds trust and collaboration

Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of emotional intelligence

Data-driven and detail-oriented

Why CHAOS?

Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company

Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more

Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code

Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses

Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $110,000 -$165,000 

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. 

Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.

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Source: CHAOS Industries careers (Greenhouse)

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