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.

Leading a HR Team of ~20, you will be responsible for management of the Human Resources Function for all professional employees and hourly employees in the Rotating Parts and Compressor Airfoils Value Stream. RP&CA is comprised of 8 Plants and 2 JV’s covering over 4700 employees. Primary responsibilities include executive coaching, employee relations, teaming, recruiting & staffing, organizational vitality, career development, mentoring, succession planning, compensation planning, performance appraisal and organizational communications.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Partner with the business leaders to develop and execute both long-term and short-term HR strategies that directly support and enable business objectives; develop and embed a contemporary organizational culture and leverage change acceleration techniques to assist in driving broad change
• Act as an organizational & simplification champion who builds organizational capabilities, reduces complexity and partners with clients to maximize team performance
• Strategically partner with business leaders to design and implement the most effective global organizational structures and manage transitions
• Provide timely, effective and direct coaching to business leaders, assisting in the development of strong, contemporary leadership skills
• Provide strategic coaching to key talent in extended client group as it pertains to succession planning, career path development, and performance management
• Lead leadership assessment in the organization, identifying key employee strengths and development needs in order to recognize, select, retain and develop key talent
• Lead succession planning and talent development strategies for the organization, identifying critical roles and preparing potential talent and pipelines mentoring, training, etc.
• Strategically lead business and HR team through critical HR operating rhythms such as Talent Review, salary planning and performance management
• With the support of the HR team, develop and drive strategies to attract, develop, engage and retain strong and diverse talent
• Provide overall leadership to the HR team, delivering appropriate coaching, mentoring and development opportunities (including exposure to HR Business Partner skills and experiences), communicating proactively, and ensuring HR team engagement & retention

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a variety of Human resource positions, both client and specialist based
• Required to travel 30% of the time

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated ability to work in demanding/changing environments, team oriented culture, see through complexity and ambiguity, energize/mobilize a team/client and strategically promote an inclusive/diverse workforce
• Has ability to attract and retain talent as well as developing competencies within function.
• Strategic mindset with strong business acumen resulting in the ability to connect dots and develop / drive HR agenda with proactive thought leadership
• Strong Employee Relations experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Established project management skills and capable of handling multiple issues and/or projects simultaneously by documenting, planning, marketing, and executing programs to completion.
• Excellent collaboration, influencing, project management, organizational and change agent skills
• Strong internal and external customer service focus, with a genuine desire to assist others
• Has had roles that grows breadth and depth of expertise in HR, providing professional or thought leadership.
• Influences policy and ensures delivery within own function, linking with other functions of the organization.
• Passion for innovative HR solutions, process improvement
• Sound knowledge of local labor laws and government requirements
• PHR/SPHR certification
• Master’s degree in human resources, labor relations or business administration from an accredited college or university