HR Associate

ABOUT WIND RIVERX

Wind RiverX (WRX) is the wholly owned U.S. Subsidiary of Wind River. WRX is the fully FOCI mitigated entity charged with the sale of the entire Wind River software product stack into the US Public Sector market.

Wind RiverX operates at the intersection of mission-critical software and national security. As our Public Sector business expands across U.S. Federal and Defense markets, we are hiring VP Operations contracting manager to serve

This role sits as a key leadership member, responsible for not just operational efficiency and excellence, but the responsibility to cultivating and promoting a working environment in WRX that is based on trust, respect, and dedication to our US Government Customer base.

YOUR ROLE

As an HR Associate, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and employees within a highly regulated, security-sensitive environment. This role combines strategic HR partnership, analytical responsibilities, and operational execution. You will:

• Act as a liaison between leadership and employees, ensuring alignment of people strategies with organizational priorities.

• Perform HR analyst duties, including data reporting, compliance tracking, and workforce analytics.

• Support recruiting efforts for cleared positions and meeting federal proxy requirements.

• Maintain strict confidentiality and safeguard Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in compliance with federal security standards.

• Ensure adherence to NSA and federal guidelines for hiring, onboarding, and employee lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Operational HR Partnership

  • Collaborate closely with the parent company's HR team to ensure alignment on policies, compliance standards, and strategic initiatives while adhering to federal proxy and security requirements.

  • Partner with senior leaders to design and implement people strategies aligned with federal proxy requirements.

  • Support organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategies for classified programs.

  • Use HR metrics and analytics to inform decision-making and ensure compliance with government regulations.

• HR Analyst Functions

  • Prepare and analyze HR reports, dashboards, and compliance documentation.

  • Monitor workforce trends, attrition, and headcount planning for cleared roles.

  • Ensure accurate recordkeeping and audit readiness for federal compliance.

• Recruiting & Talent Support

  • Support the organization via sourcing, screening, and onboarding candidates requiring security clearance.

  • Manage clearance documentation and liaise with security teams throughout the hiring process.

  • Support succession planning and career development initiatives for critical roles.

• Employee Relations & Engagement

  • Act as a trusted partner to the legal team for employee relations, investigations, and conflict resolution.

  • Drive engagement initiatives that foster a secure, inclusive, and high-performance culture.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

• Highly detail-oriented, strong organizational skills and time management

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Human Resources or People Teams partnering with leaders of their respective client groups and a career journey showing an increase in responsibilities.

• Prior experience in defense, intelligence, or federal contracting environments strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated solid foundation of business fundamentals and metrics.

• Excellent organizational, planning and presentation skills.

• Evidence of effective leadership and communication abilities.

• Effective interpersonal relationship skills to navigate in a matrixed organization.

• Able to influence various stakeholders.

• Able to think strategically and translate into practical operational plans to make things happen.

• Results driven and able to deliver outcomes in a timely manner.

• Ability to move through ambiguity, taking action in order to make progress and learn, and making improvements based on new information.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• 5+ years related experience required. Training and/or Organizational development experience required.

• Passion for adult learning and development

• Highly detail-oriented, strong organizational skills and time management

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.

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