People & Culture Generalist

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  Summary The People & Culture (P&C) Generalist provides day-to-day support across the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding POC, offboarding, compliance, employee experience, and process improvement initiatives. This role assists in the implementation and administration of P&C policies, programs, and initiatives to meet the needs of the organization and its employees. In this position, the People & Culture Generalist will use their HR functional expertise to align critical HR principles with business objectives across the various enterprise locations it supports.   Position Responsibilities • Provide general P&C support to employees and managers, including responding to inquiries, addressing employee concerns, and providing guidance and interpretation on P&C policies and procedures.  • Serve as a first point of contact for employment-related inquiries from employees and managers, escalating complex and/or sensitive matters to appropriate P&C staff.  • Assist employees with day-to-day P&C inquiries; partner with internal Centers of Excellence (e.g., Benefits, Compensation, HRIS, Talent Acquisition) to ensure questions are answered thoroughly and in a timely manner, with full follow-through and closure.  • Run daily P&C functions, including onboarding new employees, administering benefits and leave processes, and ensuring consistent enforcement of company policies and practices.  • Perform administrative P&C processes in Workday to support the full employee lifecycle, including new hires, promotions, separations, work location changes, and other employee data changes.  • Open business needed requisitions within the Recruiting tool and monitor progress with the Talent Acquisition team. • Manage and/or support the employee separation and exit process, including scheduling and conducting exit meetings, processing separations in Workday, completing separation paperwork, and ensuring proper documentation.  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date HR files, records, and documentation in accordance with company policy and legal requirements.  • Support efforts to maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations; recommend best practices and support the review and updating of policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance.  • Maintain current knowledge of HR trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies, and apply this knowledge to P&C practices and recommendations.  • Manage and/or support the implementation of approved P&C and business strategies, programs, and process improvement initiatives, including large, company-wide program implementations as assigned.  • Identify opportunities to improve P&C processes and systems and help develop and implement solutions that enhance efficiency, employee experience, and data integrity.  • Reinforce AV company values and promote positive employee experience.  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners and P&C team members to support organizational goals and ensure alignment of HR practices with business objectives.  • Perform other duties as assigned to support the P&C function within the organization.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience) • The position is an in-person role and will be located in Huntsville, AL. • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.  • 2+ years of related experience working in Human Resources.  • Knowledge and understanding of key HR functional areas, including onboarding, offboarding, performance management, compensation, and benefits.  • Current understanding of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Microsoft operating systems.  • Proficiency with, or ability to quickly learn, HRIS and talent management systems.  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and “think on one’s feet” in high-pressure situations.  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.  • Strong time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities successfully.  • Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and maintain strict confidentiality.  • Highly collaborative style with the ability to work effectively across multiple functional areas and levels to represent the P&C team.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies • Prior HRIS experience (Workday preferred).  • Experience with multiple large, company-wide program implementations, to include mergers and acquisitions.  • Proven ability to work effectively and efficiently across functions and multiple levels of an organization.  • Ability to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where small teams share a broad variety of duties.  • Strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives.  • Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products.  • Commitment to learning from mistakes and continuously improving performance of oneself, others, and the company.  • Strong team orientation and focus on putting 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 - $98,250 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a ca

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