People Programs Manager

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.

Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.

If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

At Hadrian, we’re not just building autonomous factories — we’re building the teams, systems, and culture that will power the future of aerospace and defense manufacturing. As we scale, the People team plays a critical role in shaping how we attract, enable, and retain world-class talent across both engineering and advanced manufacturing.

Working on the People team at Hadrian means designing and operationalizing the foundation of a company that blends cutting-edge robotics, AI, and precision manufacturing — while supporting a workforce that spans software engineers, machinists, program managers, and everything in between.

We’re looking for builders: thoughtful, action-oriented team members who care deeply about people, process, and performance — and who want to help create a company culture that’s as strong as the infrastructure we’re deploying.

As a People Program Manager, you’ll drive enterprise-wide initiatives that shape how our People Team operates and delivers impact. In this highly cross-functional role, you'll own the end-to-end delivery of critical people programs - while building the systems, processes, and structures that keep our team aligned, accountable, and moving fast.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, operations, and people. If you’re a curious, humble, and analytically-minded individual with a bias toward action and impact, we’d love to hear from you.

• Enable People Team Strategy by driving end-to-end delivery of highest priority, critical People-wide programs (e.g., new hire onboarding and employee engagement initiatives)

• Develop tracking and communication practices to ensure progress, accountability and an understanding of how our work ladders to key initiatives

• Drive process analysis and design - identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and scalability within people and recruiting operations

• Identify and implement initiatives that move People Team metrics; measure and monitor metrics and deliver ad hoc analyses to inform strategy

• Lead large scale change management efforts across the People Team

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to guide implementation of critical programs and priorities

• 5+ years of experience in HR consulting, change management, communications, project management

• Experience building and scaling an end-to-end new hire onboarding program that evolves with Hadrian as we grow.

• Partner on the design, deployment, and analysis of employee engagement surveys, translating insights into actionable recommendations.

• Track record building AI-powered tools and automated workflows to customize programs and improve operational efficiency.

• Proficiency of project management methodologies, change management principles, tools and best practices

• High confidence in and commitment to relationship-building, especially at the leadership level

• Resourcefulness, persistence, and ability to thrive in fast paced, entrepreneurial environment

• Evaluate insights and translate them into audience appropriate messages. Strong editing skills

• Ability to work independently and a strong sense of ownership

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize and juggle multiple projects

• MBA or advanced degree in HR management or organizational behavior/communications

• Project management and change management certifications (i.e., PMP, PfMP, CCMP)

• Lean six-sigma or similar certifications

• Experience supporting both exempt and non-exempt populations in manufacturing, defense, or similarly complex environments

For this role, the target salary range is $140,000 - $190,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
  401k

• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.

• Flexible vacation policy

• Equity

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Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.

Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.