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People Partner

Hadrian Automation· Business
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Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco Bay Area, CA$170k - $190kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Hadrian is hiring a People Partner to enable both the workforce and the business to perform at their highest levels, supporting a diverse staff from engineers to hourly trades in a regulated, high-integrity environment.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders to align people strategies with business goals.
  • Proactively manage and resolve employee relations issues with high judgment and discretion, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
  • Support and guide the implementation of performance management cycles, feedback culture, and employee development frameworks tailored to diverse workforce needs.
  • Equip managers with the tools, training, and guidance needed to effectively lead teams across all levels of the organization, from engineering to the shop floor.
  • Champion initiatives that promote employee engagement, high trust, and a sense of belonging — while reinforcing accountability and performance standards.
  • Support org-level transitions such as reorgs, leadership changes, and policy rollouts with clear planning, thoughtful communication, and change enablement.
  • Interpret and apply people policies in ways that maintain fairness, clarity, and consistency across sites, shifts, and job types.
  • Partner closely with peers in People Ops and Recruiting to drive holistic and scalable people programs that serve the full org.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant HR business partner industry experience.
  • Experience supporting both exempt and non-exempt populations, ideally in environments with manufacturing, engineering, or high-compliance requirements.
  • Thrives in a dynamic environment with a diverse set of employees and evolving business needs; can flex between tactical support and long-term strategic thinking.
  • Understands the business, its drivers, and how people programs impact operations, performance, and culture.
  • Brings discipline to processes, follow-through, and documentation — especially in a compliance-driven and audit-sensitive environment.
  • Navigates sensitive conversations with empathy, clarity, and maturity; builds trust across all levels of the organization.
  • Clearly conveys information, decisions, and feedback in ways that resonate with both desk-based employees and hourly team members on the shop floor.
  • Handles complex, gray-area people issues with sound judgment, risk awareness, and an eye for practical solutions.
  • Builds strong relationships with stakeholders across the business to enable aligned and executable people strategies.
  • Strategic advisor and coach to EPD leadership. Partner with VPs and directors as a thought partner on people implications of their roadmap, and coach managers
  • Organizational design and change management
  • Workforce planning and talent strategy with recruiting
  • Performance, talent, and compensation cycles. Running calibration, promotion, and comp planning for the org, plus succession and identifying critical-role risk
  • Partnering with the legal team on ER cases and investigations

Skills

Required:HR business partnershipEmployee relationsPerformance managementCompliance and policy interpretation

Benefits

  • 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
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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