Job Description Summary

Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.

This experienced HR leader will work in a matrixed organization and support the Edison Works Business Unit with a rapidly growing client group of ~400 employees including ~15 executive leaders. Specific coordination will be needed across Edison Works Engineering, Defense Engines, and parts of the Technology and Operations Organization. This role will work closely with the four General Managers in Edison Works and their staff for the deployment of Integrated Talent Strategies and Rhythms for the total Edison Works Team.

We look to this leader to execute a comprehensive People Strategy, with a focus on the culture of respect for people, continuous improvement, and customer focus while ensuring alignment with the Defense and Systems HR Leadership and broader GE Aerospace vision.

Job Description

Essential 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 EW leadership team, forging strong relationships with leadership and providing leadership coaching to clients 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.
• Strategically lead business 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.
• Lead and /or support Aerospace wide HR initiatives or functional projects as appropriate.

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a related discipline
• Minimum eight years of increasing HR responsibility (with emphasis on HR leadership/people strategies, coaching, employee solutions)
• US Citizen with eligibility to obtain a 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) 
• 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.
• Employee Relations and or Union Relations experience desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make independent decisions and manage competing priorities
• High responsiveness and customer service focus
• Passionate advocate for employees, committed to fostering success and engagement
• Collaborative team player with a drive to cultivate a positive and inclusive work environment
• Demonstrates sound judgment while upholding integrity, compliance, and confidentiality
• Interest in innovative HR solutions and a proactive approach to process improvement
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organization abilities
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, capable of engaging stakeholder at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to support various types of clients in different job types (ex: sales, engineering, manufacturing, suppl