Talent & People Partner

Description Role: Talent & People Partner Location: Leipzig, Germany COMPANY OVERVIEW Covenant is a global defense company headquartered in Washington, D.C., building long-range precision strike weapons for the United States and its allies. Its flagship munition, Anthem, combines heavy payload and long range at a fraction of the cost of comparable legacy systems, with production volumes designed to meet the demands of prolonged conflict.

Designed as an end-to-end weapon system that is simple to store, transport, and field, Anthem is produced in the United States, Germany, and Israel. For more information, visit covenant.com THE ROLE As a People & Talent Partner, you will be a key member of the team launching and scaling Covenant's Leipzig, Germany manufacturing facility.

This role combines recruiting, HR, and employee support, with a strong focus on building and retaining the workforce required to operate a high-rate production environment. You will own recruiting for the site, manage relationships with staffing and recruiting firms, support onboarding and employee development, and serve as a trusted partner to managers and employees on day-to-day HR matters.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys being close to the operation, solving problems quickly, and building the people infrastructure needed to support a rapidly growing manufacturing organization.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Own recruiting for hourly and salaried positions across the Leipzig manufacturing facility. Develop and execute hiring plans in partnership with site leadership and functional managers. Manage external staffing and recruiting firms, including performance, priorities, contracts, and recruiting pipelines. Build talent pipelines for production, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and other site functions.

Lead candidate screening, interview coordination, offer processes, and pre-employment activities. Own the onboarding experience and ensure new employees are prepared to be successful from day one. Partner with managers on employee performance, attendance, engagement, retention, and workforce planning. Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and help resolve day-to-day workplace issues.

Support employee relations matters, investigations, and performance management in partnership with HR leadership. Ensure site HR practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies. Maintain accurate employee records and support HRIS administration, reporting, and compliance requirements.

Partner with payroll and benefits teams to support employee questions and resolve issues. Track recruiting and workforce metrics including headcount, hiring velocity, turnover, retention, and staffing needs. Identify opportunities to improve recruiting, onboarding, and employee experience as the organization scales. Partner with site leadership to build a strong culture of accountability, ownership, and operational excellence.

Support training, workforce development, and employee engagement initiatives. Help establish scalable HR processes and infrastructure as Covenant's manufacturing operations grow. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in recruiting, HR, or a combination of both.

Experience supporting a manufacturing, production, warehouse, industrial, or other operational workforce. Proven experience recruiting hourly employees at scale. Experience managing staffing agencies, recruiting firms, or other external talent partners. Working knowledge of HR practices, employee relations, onboarding, and employment compliance.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization. Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Comfortable working onsite and spending significant time on the manufacturing floor. Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

U.S. Person status required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist, People Partner, Recruiter, or Talent Acquisition Partner in a manufacturing environment. Experience supporting the launch or rapid growth of a new manufacturing facility. Experience with high-volume hourly recruiting and workforce planning. Experience working in defense, aerospace, automotive, robotics, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.

Experience with HRIS and ATS platforms. Familiarity with Texas and federal employment regulations. SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or similar certification. Experience building HR processes and infrastructure in a startup or high-growth company.

Salary

Requirements