Senior People Business Partner

Pyka is looking for a Senior People Business Partner to serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to managers, elevate People strategies, and support employees at all levels.

In this role, you will work with leadership to help design, plan, and deliver new People initiatives. Initial priorities will include leadership/management development, performance management, feedback, and change management. In addition to driving initiatives, you will provide input to other People Team members related to a wide range of initiatives and employee programs.

You will also be a partner for employees across the organization, delivering support and guidance at all stages of their employment journey.

About Pyka

Pyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.

To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems.

We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA.

Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries.

What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and provide thought leadership regarding organizational and people-related strategy and execution
• Provide recommendations to help guide decisions related to organizational structures, retention, and other employee-related activities
• Continue to improve and evolve people programs such as our performance review cycle, leveling framework and management coaching
• Oversee the onboarding, offboarding, and performance review processes to ensure a seamless experience for employees at all stages of their employment journey.
• Assess management training needs and deliver high-impact programs in support of manager development, utilizing a combination of partnering with external vendors and building training internally
• Analyze people data and trends to inform recommendations on strategy and programs that will address meaningful gaps or needs within the company
• Provide proactive coaching and advisement to leaders on a wide variety of topics including performance management, employee relations, organizational design, and learning and development
• Guide and coach employees through resolving conflicts and complex people issues
• Maintain in depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
• Continuously assess for process improvements while partnering with the broader People team to implement innovative solutions

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a People Business Partner in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with both hourly and salaried employees
• Experience at a hardware manufacturing company preferred
• Experience implementing and evolving People programs
• Strong knowledge of industry practices and current regulations for both hourly and salaried employees
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with leaders and employees at all levels
• High level of follow-through and accountability

Company Perks

• $130,000–$160,000 per year base salary + competitive equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k)
• Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks

Export Control Requirements

This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.

Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

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