Regional Human Resources Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Vitesse Systems is looking for a Regional Human Resources Manager to join the team in Newark, CA! Manage with vision, lead with heart, and support every step—because great teams don’t just happen, they’re built.

About Vitesse

Vitesse Systems is a leading provider of highly engineered antenna, thermal management and mission critical solutions used in radar, electronic warfare and C4I applications. No challenge is too difficult for the Vitesse Team. From complex specification driven requirements to precision manufactured components, Vitesse Systems has the experience and expertise needed to execute.

Our Core Values

Our core values drive an environment of employee empowerment, collaboration, and continuous learning throughout our organization.

• Integrity: We act with honesty, own our choices, and build trust through consistency.
• Initiative: We take responsibility, act with purpose, and work together to make things better.
• Impact: We focus on what creates real value — for our team, our work, and our world.
• Integration: We rely on each other’s strengths, operate as one, and achieve more through alignment.

What We Offer:

• 3 Weeks of Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Company Observed Holidays
• Birthday & Anniversary Incentives
• 401K Employer Match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Company-paid Long-term Disability
• Continuing Education Reimbursement Program
• Generous Referral Program

The Role:

This role leads HR operations for the regional sites (NorCal/ NV) while driving enterprise-wide strategy for Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience under the direction of the VP of HR. The manager is accountable for recruitment performance, engagement initiatives, and cultural consistency across all locations. They partner with leaders to strengthen talent pipelines, internal mobility, and performance practices. The role also manages a local HR team, ensuring strong execution and alignment with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

HR Management:

• Lead HR operations for the regional sites, serving site HR and leadership to align talent and culture strategies with business objectives.
• Directly manage the Regional HR team, providing coaching, direction, and support for performance and growth.
• Provide strategic partnership for employee relations, talent management, and compliance to advance business goals.
• Coach and support cross functional leaders in building high-performing teams, using best practices in performance management, feedback, and career development.
• Partner with regional/site HR leaders and business stakeholders to ensure consistency and excellence in recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention efforts.
• Serve as a visible and accessible HR leader, building trust with employees and influencing a culture rooted in engagement, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Lead, support, and execute scalable employee experience initiatives across the organization under the direction of the VP of HR.
• Advise, support, and conduct HR-related investigations.
• Champion company values and cultural priorities, actively supporting initiatives that reinforce mission, belonging, and purpose across all teams.
• Collaborate closely with the Total Rewards, Learning & Development, and Compliance COEs, integrating cross-functional programs to enhance the full employee lifecycle.

Compliance and Reporting:

• Ensure local compliance with industry-specific standards, including AS9100 requirements and client contracts.
• Drive enterprise-wide strategy and execution for Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience, serving as the functional lead across all locations under the direction of the VP of HR.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across the platform, overseeing adherence to Local, State, and Federal labor laws, audit readiness, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Serve as program lead for enterprise HR compliance functions, including EEO, AAP, VETS-4212, wage and hour audits, and other regulatory reporting requirements.
• Coordinate closely with site and regional HR team to execute workforce compliance deliverables and train field teams on policy interpretation and system usage.
• Analyze and report on compliance and workforce data, using insights to guide decision-making and proactively address risks across the organization.
• Optimize and improve HR processes and systems, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and compliance in data management, recordkeeping, and HRIS utilization.
• Own workforce system integrity and analytics, managing data governance, access protocols, and reporting capabilities to support strategic workforce planning.

Recruiting:

• Manage full cycle recruiting for multiple, complex searches, creating innovative sourcing strategies and engagement to bring the best talent to each role.
• Develop and execute fully comprehensive sourcing plans, analyzing requirements to determine target profile needs and matches.
• Coordinate closely with recruiting team members to innovate our research strategy for talent pooling, market mapping and competitor analysis.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers throughout the recruiting process to ensure we meet their hiring needs and goals.
• Own, analyze, and report talent acquisition performance metrics platform-wide, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health, and diversity hiring outcomes; use data to inform decisions and demonstrate impact across all levels.
• Support talent planning and succession efforts, ensuring organizational readiness through strong internal mobility and leadership pipeline development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervises the regional HR team and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of multi-state and/or regional Human Resources experience including supervisory experience
• Proven HR leadership in multi-site or regional environments.
• Knowledge of employment law, compliance frameworks, and HRIS systems.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and lead change across complex environments.
• A collaborative, people-centered approach to leadership, with a strong coaching orientation.

NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Vitesse Systems reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time.

Vitesse Systems, LLC performs work controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These statutes require the protection of technical data and products. The regulations require that such data not be disclosed in written, oral, or visual form to any foreign national without prior export authorization from the Department of State. A foreign national is defined by the U.S. Government under EAR 734.2(b)(2)(ii) and 8 USC 110 (a)(20) as one who:

• Is not a United States citizen
• Is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.
• Does not have politically protected status (embassy, refugee, or asylum)
• Has dual U.S. / foreign citizenship

Vitesse Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Veterans / Disabled Employer