HR Leader - Edison Works Engineering

Job Description Summary
This HR leadership role will lead a team of 2 HR Professionals in Cincinnati OH in support of the Edison Works Engineering Team with a client group of ~800. This role also supports the Emerging Technologies Engineering, as part of the broader Defense and Systems Business and portfolio. The majority of this workforce hold US Security Clearances and operate in classified environments.

Job Description Summary
This HR leadership role will lead a team of 2 HR Professionals in Cincinnati OH in support of the Edison Works Engineering Team with a client group of ~800. This role also supports the Emerging Technologies Engineering, as part of the broader Defense and Systems Business and portfolio. The majority of this workforce hold US Security Clearances and operate in classified environments.

Job Description


Roles and Responsibilities

• Partner with the business leadership team including broader organization leaders to understand industry and market dynamics, and design and execute HR strategies and activities aligned with business priorities.
• Lead and partner with business planning and organizational alignment and strategy, articulate insights to business leaders about HR risks and implications of key business activities and provide commercially sound solutions to support the business objectives.
• Serve as a key contributor to the Edison Works Engineering leadership team, forging strong relationships with leadership and providing leadership coaching to clients and HR team for professional and personal development.
• Communicate with a high level of impact and strong influencing and collaborating skills. Work with the business leaders, Defense and Systems HR Leadership teams and CoEs (Talent, Total Rewards, Workforce Engagement & Insights, Employee Experiences, etc.), communications and Government Relations, as appropriate.
• Communicate a clear, accurate understanding of HR KPIs and metrics (e.g., culture & engagement survey, succession bench metrics, attrition) to the business and provides insights and strategic direction on how to use them to grow the business, deliver results and drive continuous HR improvement.
• Provide leadership to the HR team, delivering appropriate coaching, mentoring and development opportunities, communicating proactively, and ensuring HR team engagement, retention, and growth.
• Strategically lead business and HR team through critical HR operating rhythms such as talent review, strategic workforce planning, succession planning, salary planning, and performance management
• Develop and drive strategies to attract, develop, engage, and retain strong and diverse talent in partnership with the HR team.
• Lead and /or support Aerospace wide HR initiatives or functional projects as appropriate. Strong partnership with Total Rewards on staying current and proactive on market positioning for talent requiring US Security Clearances

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with major concentration in HR related field
• At least 5 years direct experience in client-focused HR generalist role including learning and development, recruiting, employee relations, and compensation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Department of Defense security clearance.

Desired Characteristics

• A track record and reputation as a trusted advisor and someone who can influence business leaders and the strategic direction of the organization.
• Strong analytics, business, and financial acumen (e.g., understand the business and impacts of financial statements on business operations) Strong Engineering and Commercial acumen, a client focus and be able to support the organization to drive new business.
• Deep project and change management skills, with the ability to act as a change agent high energy individual with the ability to lead, coach and advise leadership to empower employees and builds high-performing teams.
• Experience leading HR teams
• 10 years of client facing HR experience

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