People Operations Partner

People Operations Partner

About Us:

BlackSky is a geospatial intelligence solutions provider that enables organizations to task, collect, and transform data from earth observation, global sensor networks, mobile devices, and social media to deliver on-demand insights about places, events, and assets that are critical to their operations. BlackSky provides satellite collection, data, and cloud based -processing and analytic solutions to organizations that are capitalizing on the exponential growth of a wide range of sensor and collection platforms for delivering the next generation of GEOINT and location intelligence solutions. BlackSky has extensive expertise and capabilities in commercial remote sensing, multi-source analytics, cloud computing, open-source software development, Amazon Web Services, and big data geospatial analytics. BlackSky provides solutions to commercial and government organizations with relevant programs with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), US. Army, and U.S. Air Force Research Labs.

As a part of our People Operations team, your responsibilities will cover many facets including: on-boarding, off-boarding, general HR and benefits administration and payroll support, stock administration, engagement needs, and paperwork and platform maintenance. A successful candidate will have previous HR experience and have strong communication skills, a proactive and problem-solving attitude and a customer-service spirit. This hybrid position will be supporting our corporate headquarters in-person a few times a week in Herndon, VA and will report to the Director, People Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the new hire onboarding concierge by managing pre/post hiring activities, 0-90 day orientations/check ins, and consistently delivers a first class onboarding experience. Coordinates employee and contractor systems and access with IT.
• Perform detailed HRIS data management and reporting with a high sense of quality data control
• Triage and answer questions from a shared inbox, issues grant awards, updates ShareWorks data and other administrative equity support as needed.
• Oversee the recognition program administration: order gifts for employee special occasions and as part of future programming.
• Write and ghost write internal communications and prepares People Ops PowerPoint presentations.
• Provide compliance and policy administration support by monitoring the HR regulatory environment for applicable changes to BlackSky and debriefs People Ops Management; prepare quarterly compliance reviews PowerPoint.
• Partner with the People & Culture team and DEI committee to help plan and manages employee events and meetings.
• Assist recruiting team from time-to-time as needed.
• Maintain organized HR digital files and record keeping; perform employment authorizations as needed
• General HR Administration: assist the overall People Ops team as needed with programs, training delivery and special projects.
• Manage the employee offboarding process including exit interviews, separation agreements, PIIA documentation completion, IT equipment return and more.
• Provide coaching and support to teams as needed for HR processes.
• Provide SOX support in partnership with payroll, stock/equity, and other controls.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or a related field.
• At least three (3) years of related HR experience.
• HRIS experience, specifically with ADP.
• Proficient knowledge of HR procedures and policies.
• Detail-oriented and proactive in solving problems and seeking improvements, comfortable taking initiative of projects and managing from start to finish.
• Internal customer service orientation.
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, EQ, ethics, and cultural awareness.
• Resourceful, problem-solving aptitude and desire to improve as we grow.
• Previous experience at a public company and partnering with legal and payroll on controls.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working the tech or space industry.
• PHR or SHRM-CP.
• ADP Workforce Now, ShareWorks and Greenhouse ATS knowledge.

Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life, and AD&D insurance
• BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire da