ER Advisor (People & Culture team)

ABOUT ROCKET LAB

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets spacecraft and critical subsystems that keep the world connected protected expand humanitys reach to the Moon Mars and beyond. We move fast build real hardware for meaningful missions and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.

While other companies talk about it we do it!

ABOUT PEOPLE & CULTURE AT ROCKET LAB:

Rocket Labs People & Culture team is responsible for looking after our most valuable asset: our people. Across our global teams the People & Culture team supports our people and departments across recruitment new staff orientation compensation training and development. They make sure our growing and diverse global team is supported and capable of delivering our projects and customers missions and theyre responsible for supporting their development nurturing their skills and talent and retaining the world-class people already on our team.

Are you a sharp solutionsfocused HR professional who thrives in a fastpaced environment where no two days look the same Were looking for an People & Culture Advisor who can confidently own ER processes endtoend partner with leaders and keep our people experience running smoothly across the entire employee lifecycle.

This is a dynamic ever-evolving environment youll often need to adapt quickly navigate ambiguity and think outside the box. If you enjoy variety and solving problems creatively this role will suit you perfectly.

WHAT YOULL GET TO DO:

• Lead ER matters from start to finish with confidence sound judgement and strong bestpractice understanding even when navigating complex & ambiguous scenarios
• Provide firstline generalist HR advice across hiring performance attendance change management and offboarding
• Respond to employee queries promptly professionally and with absolute confidentiality
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with leaders employees and external providers
• Contribute to People & Culture projects
• Support with payroll processing of new starters variations of employment terminations and pay run reviews to ensure timely and accurate pay cycles.
• Apply pragmatic solutions in situations where established processes may not exist using initiative and creativity to get to the right outcome

YOULL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 years experience in an HR role with solid employment relations expertise
• Bachelors degree in HR or equivalent qualification
• Genuine ambition to develop and grow in the HR profession
• Strong computer skills including MS Office (especially Excel) and the ability to quickly learn new applications
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy even at pace
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and work effectively in a fastmoving environment
• Organised proactive and able to show initiative when procedures are limited
• Calm steady and solutionsfocused under pressure
• Full driver licence with the ability to travel independently between sites

People who thrive in this role are adaptable and resourceful comfortable operating without rigid processes and able to think on their feet in fastmoving situations. They bring strong procedural and ER experience with the ability to justify decisions and assess risk confidently. Coming from dynamic highvolume environments theyre natural problemsolvers who enjoy tackling bespoke cases and finding practical peoplefocused solutions that balance fairness compliance and pragmatism.

If the above sounds like you apply now!

WHAT TO EXPECT

Were on a mission to unlock the potential of space to improve life on Earth but thats not an easy task. It takes hard work determination relentless innovation teamwork grit and an unwavering commitment to achieving what others often deem impossible. Our people out-think out-work and out-pace. We pride ourselves on having each others backs checking our egos at the door and rolling up our sleeves on all tasks big and small. We thrive under pressure work to tight deadlines and our focus is always on how we can deliver rather than dwelling on the challenges that stand in the way.

Important information:

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Rocket Lab Employees must be a U.S. citizen lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce as applicable. Learn more about ITAR here.

Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for the application/interview process for a job in the United States should contact Giulia Johnson at This dedicated resource is intended solely to assist job seekers with disabilities whose disability prevents them from being able to apply/interview. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND OFFICES ONLY:

For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Under these Regulations you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia Japan New Zealand Switzerland the European Union or a country that is part of NATO or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality. For more information on these Regulations click here ITAR Regulations.