People and Culture Strategy Partner - Engineering

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

We're excited to offer an opportunity to join the Viasat Government People & Culture (P&C) team as a People & Culture Strategy Partner. This hybrid role combines meaningful in-person collaboration at our Carlsbad office with the flexibility of remote work.

As a People Strategy Partner, you'll serve as a business-embedded P&C leader, aligning people strategies with business objectives across a designated area of Viasat Government (VGOV). Reporting to the Senior Director, People Strategy Partner, you'll act as a strategic advisor, problem solver, and change agent supporting workforce planning, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and cultural transformation. You'll define talent challenges, hypothesize and test solutions, and deliver outcomes that support both immediate priorities and long-term goals. You'll collaborate closely with business leaders, employees, managers, and Centers of Excellence (COEs) to ensure people strategies are data-informed, scalable, and future-ready.

Strategic Planning & Business Alignment

• Partner with leaders to develop and execute people strategies that drive performance and support future workforce needs
• Lead strategic workforce planning, including reskilling, upskilling & succession planning
• Analyze business data and KPIs to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and solutions.
• Ensure people strategies are aligned with VGOV's long-term objectives and operational realities

Talent Problem Solving & Agile Project Delivery

• Define talent-related challenges and lead short-cycle, agile projects to design and test solutions
• Collaborate with COEs to access deep P&C expertise and deliver customer-centric outcomes
• Ensure solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned to long-term workforce and organizational goals
• Example projects may include
  • Implementing P&C dashboards and analytics to drive data-based decision making
  • Developing and executing plans to address talent gaps, succession, and future skill needs in alignment with business strategy
  • Developing and executing strategies to proactively pursue low-cost production to support business priorities.

Consulting, Coaching & Leadership Support

• Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to managers and functional leaders
• Facilitate leadership development and succession planning
• Influence leaders to foster a high-performance, inclusive culture

Organizational Development & Change Management

• Lead or support transformation initiatives such as restructuring, culture change, and M&A integration
• Drive organizational design improvements to enhance productivity
• Champion inclusion and employee experience programs

Performance Management & Analytics

• Implement and support performance management processes aligned to business goals
• Use people analytics to measure impact, inform decisions, and guide strategic interventions
• Monitor engagement, turnover, and performance indicators within assigned area

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Act as a liaison between business units and P&C Centers of Excellence to ensure delivery of specialized services
• Partner with P&C Shared Services for efficient execution of transactional and administrative P&C support
• Build strong relationships across the business and P&C to ensure seamless execution of people initiatives

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or related field; HR certification preferred
• 5+ years of experience in HR business partner, generalist, or employee experience roles
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic and agile HR initiatives
• Strong knowledge of workforce planning, organizational development, and performance management
• Strong project management skills with the capability of balancing multiple competing business and P&C priorities
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or highly regulated industries preferred

Understanding and working knowledge of:

• Strategic Thinking & Business Alignment
• Talent Problem Solving & Agile Delivery
• Workforce Planning & Organizational Development
• Consulting, Coaching & Influence
• Data Literacy & People Analytics
• Cultural Intelligence & Inclusion Advocacy
• Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.