PEOPLE & CULTURE

Rocket Lab’s People & Culture team is responsible for looking after our most valuable asset: our people. Across our global teams, the People & Culture team supports our people and departments across recruitment, new staff orientation, compensation, training and development. They make sure our growing and diverse global team is supported and capable of delivering our projects and customer’s missions, and they’re responsible for supporting their development, nurturing their skills and talent, and retaining the world-class people already on our team.

PEOPLE AND CULTURE SPECIALIST

Based onsite at Rocket Labs global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, The P&C Specialist, will work in partnership with the P&C Team to provide overall P&C-related administrative program support. The ideal candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, be flexible to change, and support a growing human resource team and organization. You will be responsible for partnering with the P&C team to ensure all initiatives and deliverables for the department are met. Must have a strong, customer focused approach to duties. The ability to prioritize, be organized, and detail oriented is essential to the role.

WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:

• Work closely with BPs / Generalists to build trust with assigned employee base by providing accurate and timely responses to employee inquiries, including questions about benefits and policies, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
• Provide general human resources guidance and support to employees and managers.
• Enter and maintain data in payroll system and other HR related systems. Perform daily and periodical data audits to ensure data integrity. Research data discrepancies and perform applicable clean-ups. Develop and produce reports, create forms and job aids, maintain organizational charts and intranet.
• Maintain employee files and the HR filing system.
• Provides guidance on leave plans, policies, requirements, eligibility, and job protection rights (FLMA, CFRA, SDI, PDL, PFL, LTD and Workers’ Compensation)
• Support employee engagement initiatives including P&C sponsored events, activities, trainings etc.
• Organize and facilitate onboarding and orientation for new employees and conducts terminations/exit interviews.
• Help drive process improvement and change initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or similar field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 2 years of HR professional experience
• Knowledge in MS Office and HRIS.

THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:

• Paylocity and Workday experience
• Outstanding communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing. 
• Must be physically able to commute to buildings
• Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise.