Job Title: Director of HR

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Want to be part of a team of people working to reimagine urban transportation by making air travel a viable option for everyone? Join the first 30 people, all in an epic helicopter hangar office, to help us achieve our vision by building the world's largest transportation company!

Location: Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Hawthorne, CA

Benefits: Outstanding benefits include excellent health/dental/life/disability, paid vacation, 401K, sick leave & holidays and catered lunches and snacks!

Skyryse is reimagining urban transportation for the 21st century by making air travel a viable option for more people.

We see a future where flying Skyryse to a meeting, out to dinner, or home from the office is as natural as hopping in a car. Only it will be way faster and a whole lot more fun. Our service will make it effortless to travel door-to-door in major cities, unlocking new possibilities for how people live, work, and play. To support our efforts, we are embedding the world’s most advanced perception technology into our aircraft, giving pilots greater situational awareness and making air travel safer for everyone.

Why this role exists:

Reporting to the CEO, the Director of HR will help align Human Resource strategy with expanding business goals while continuing to build and maintain a strong company culture. You will develop and own the Human Resource operations road map with a continued focus on streamlining and automating business processes to create a value-added Human Resource organization that can effectively support our growing global business.

What’s in it for me?:

Founded in 2016, and growing rapidly, our employees come from Robinson, Tesla,  Lockheed, Northrup Grumman, and the U.S. Military, passionate about a world where safe, affordable and environmentally friendly air travel is a viable option for everyone. Join on the ground floor, and help us achieve our vision by working with the CEO and other Skyryse leaders in setting and executing the strategy and operational programs for Human Resource.

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Required Experience:

• 8-10 years progressive HR experience

• Benefits development + administration experience

Objective Outcomes:

• Use employee engagement, talent management, and professional development as strategic differentiators, finding creative ways to drive a high-performing organization

• Lead and optimize supporting Human Resource infrastructure and business processes

• Responsible for identifying process improvements across all areas of Human Resource and work with the Human Resource team to manage change and prepare the organization for scaling and growth

• Ensure Human Resource systems align with other internal technologies supported by key partners

• Evaluate current processes to identify areas for improvement through process improvement and technical solutions

• Manage the planning, design, configuration, development, testing, implementation, training and support of Human Resource technology solutions working collaboratively with I.T. and other stakeholders

• Manage the Human Resource data with a focus on data quality and driving improvements, to provide efficient, effective, and compliant Human Resource services.

• Own the data quality and on-going improvements to data to deliver accurate and reliable workforce data with corresponding reporting and analytics

• Serve as a trusted, independent counsel and advisor as a leader with Human Resource expertise and perspective

• Help establish, build and maintain a culture to attract and retain top talent and leadership

Core Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, as well as a business-oriented approach to Human Resource

• Understand the business strategy and interpret and drive programs and practices with a highly strategic focus around compensation, benefits, performance management, and talent development

• Provide exceptional project management and customer service

• Possess a deep understanding of state and local laws and regulations

• Strong knowledge of HR systems; compensation; benefits; policies; processes and employee relations

Personal + Professional Attributes:

• Confident

• Goal orientated

• High level of emotional intelligence

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities

• Comfort and familiarity in dealing with highly confidential information

• Maturity (resonates with our core value “company > team > self”)

• Extreme ownership (able to fail, analyze, then turn it into a learning experience)