People & Culture Generalist II

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

 

Summary
The People & Culture Generalist will provide support in the areas of Human Resource onboarding, offboarding, compliance, positive employee experience, and process improvement projects. The People & Culture Generalist’s primary responsibility is to assist in the implementation of P&C policies, programs, and initiatives to meet the needs of the organization and its employees. The P&C Generalist is responsible for assisting the P&C Business Partner team with a variety of HR duties across all AV locations. In this position, the People & Culture Generalist will use their HR functional expertise to align critical human resources principles with business objectives.
 
Position Responsibilities:

• People & Culture Support: Provide general P&C support to employees and managers, such as answering P&C related inquiries/tickets, supporting P&C team with addressing employee concerns, and providing guidance on P&C policies and procedures.
• Assists employees with day-to-day P&C inquiries; works with internal P&C Centers of Excellence to ensure employee questions are answered thoroughly and timely; completes full circle follow up to employee.
• Provides guidance and interpretation of P&C policies to employees.
• Supports P&C by maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; recommends best practices and supports in the review of policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Performs administrative P&C processes by completing various business processes in Workday to support the employee life-cycle (e.g., separations, promotions, work location changes, etc); maintains paper and online employee records
• Manages and/or supports the employee separation exit process, including exit meetings, processing separations in Workday, separation paperwork and proper documentation for both contingent and non-contingent workers
• Continuously strives to identify, formulate, and execute process improvements and efficiencies 
• Manages and/or supports the implementation of approved P&C and business strategies
• Manages and/or supports specific P&C projects as needed
• Act as an AV employer brand ambassador to both internal and external candidates and stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

 
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience):

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 2+ years of related experience working in human resources
• Knowledge and understanding of a variety of areas within Human Resources including onboarding, offboarding, performance management, compensation, and benefits
• Possess current understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication, with the ability to “think on one's feet” in high pressure situations
• Highly collaborative style, capable of working across multiple functional areas to represent the People & Culture team
• Resourceful mindset and strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects successfully
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Operating Systems, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

 
Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies:

• Prior Human Capital Management system experience (Workday preferred)
• Experience with multiple large, company-wide program implementations
• Able to work effectively and efficiently across functions and have a proven track record of working successfully across multiple levels of an organization
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
• Focuses on teamwork and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

 
Physical Demands:

• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

 
Special Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required.

Clearance Level

 

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$64,500 - $91,350

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

 

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder), asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or a person approved for an export license from the appropriate governing agency.