Senior Manager, People Programs

Role Description

The Senior Manager, People Programs is an individual contributor role that builds, manages, and completes projects supporting enterprise initiatives across Talent, Compensation and Benefits, and HR Operations. This role partners with Senior Leaders and functional owners to move their priorities from concept to completion through structured project execution, stakeholder coordination, and Workday configuration support.

This role is Remote and may require travel to various locations such as Folsom and Long Beach, CA, Denver and Pueblo, CO, and Huntsville, AL.

In this role, the essential functions are:

• Manage employer brand campaigns and projects by coordinating content, timelines, and cross-functional inputs from Marketing and Communications.
• Buildout the Talent Champion Program, coordinating nominations, communications, materials, and tracking as business leaders are developed into talent advocates and structured interviewers.
• Manage logistics for performance review cycles including communications, training materials, system readiness, and post-cycle reporting.
• Project manage segments of succession planning and talent review cycles.
• Support job architecture and leveling with Comp and Benefits, including job profile updates.
• Support annual merit and bonus cycle execution, including Workday Advanced Compensation configuration, manager tools, and communications rollout.
• Lead and support change management initiatives for HR technology and process rollouts, including training logistics, communications, and adoption tracking.
• Document HR processes through SOPs and workflow diagrams to support sustainability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with HRIS, IT, Payroll, and Finance to coordinate upstream and downstream project dependencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, or related field.
• 10 or more years of progressive HR experience, with project coordination experience across at least three of the four functional pillars: Talent Acquisition, Talent & Performance, Compensation & Benefits, or HR Operations.
• Demonstrated project management experience supporting HR initiatives with cross-functional stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects within the design, build, and implementation of annual and semi-annual performance review processes, payroll systems, talent acquisition programs, talent assessment methodologies, competency frameworks and leadership development, and/or Mergers & Acquisitions.

Requirements

• Travel up to 50%, including the possibility of overnights within the U.S.
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. person, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of employment.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment background investigation in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match of up to 4% to help you build long-term financial security.
• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.