Senior HR Generalist (Commercial)
Location: Remote within US
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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to solve challenges ranging from the simple to the highly complex in aviation. Together, we get the job done—and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture support you in building a long-term career with a team you can count on every day.
Description
StandardAero, one of the world’s largest independent aviation MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) providers, is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to support our global Commercial organization, including Sales and Business Development across the Commercial Engine Services and Military, Helicopter & Energy divisions.
In this role, you will serve as a trusted HR advisor and strategic liaison between the business and HR functions, providing both strategic and hands-on support to leaders and employees across a complex, matrixed, and globally distributed organization. You will partner closely with business leaders and the VP of HR to drive talent strategies, support revenue-generating functions, and ensure a consistent, high-quality employee experience across regions.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a strategic liaison between the business and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to align HR programs with business priorities
- Partner with the VP of HR and collaborate with regional/site HR teams to ensure effective, locally aligned execution of HR initiatives
- Serve as a primary HR partner to Commercial and Sales leaders, supporting organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy
- Provide HR guidance on employee relations, performance management, and policy interpretation, ensuring consistent and compliant practices
- Lead and resolve employee relations issues and investigations, balancing business needs and risk mitigation
- Coach leaders on performance, development, and leading teams in a matrixed, global environment
- Support and influence change management initiatives tied to business growth and transformation
- Partner with COEs and Compensation to deliver and optimize HR programs, including annual cycles (merit, incentives, job evaluations)
- Utilize HR metrics and people data to identify trends and drive data-informed decisions
- Support talent reviews, succession planning, recruitment, and engagement initiatives, while ensuring compliance with U.S. employment laws and company policies
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 5+ years of HR experience, including direct support of a business function (e.g., Sales, Commercial, or Corporate functions)
- Experience supporting globally distributed teams or international organizations
- Experience working within a matrixed organizational structure
- Experience managing employee relations issues and workplace investigations
- Experience using HR data and metrics to support decision-making
- Ability to travel up to 25% to customer or business locations
- Authorization to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Sales or Business Development organizations across the full sales lifecycle
- Experience supporting transactional and/or long-cycle sales environments
- Experience working in a publicly traded company environment
- Experience supporting revenue-generating or commercial functions
- Experience in a fast-paced, technical, or regulated industry (e.g., aerospace, manufacturing, defense)
- HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR)
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
