Head of Employee Experience

ATOMS Careers page; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life and disability

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Discretionary vacation days

8 paid holidays

Job summary

Atoms seeks a senior leader to shape and own the global Employee Experience function from San Francisco. You will build onboarding, engagement, internal communications, and learning programs, guiding cross-functional teams and crafting the employee journey.

You’ll lead a small team, own change communications for org initiatives, and partner with HR to drive a compelling people agenda. This onsite role emphasizes hands-on leadership and measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in employee experience, internal communications or related people programs, including 3+ years managing a team.
• Built programs from scratch with a lean team; comfortable doing work and setting strategy.
• Excellent writer who has owned internal communications for a company, including exec and change comms.
• Onboarding and engagement for in-person teams across multiple offices; global experience a plus.
• High standards, fast, hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Build the function: set strategy/roadmap across onboarding, engagement, internal comms and learning.
• Own the new hire experience, tailored by business unit, with 90-day toolkit.
• Lead engagement and events: all-hands, anniversary events, Q&As, monthly in-person events, content.
• Set the internal voice: communications strategy for announcements, all-hands, performance reviews, promotions.
• Lead change communications for organizational changes and integration of acquired teams.
• Launch learning: develop learning programs, starting with frontline managers.
• Measure what works: use engagement/onboarding/attrition data to drive investment and show impact.
• Build and lead a small team across onboarding, engagement, communications and learning.

Skills

Employee experience

Internal communications

Team management

Excellent writing

Global experience

Job description

Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.

Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that.

Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.

This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.

We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.

If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.

What you'll do

• Build the function: Stand up employee experience at Atoms. Set the strategy and roadmap across onboarding, engagement, internal communications and learning.
• Own the new hire experience: Own the new hire orientation experience, in person and virtual, tailored by business unit. Build the communications, resources and 90-day toolkits that set new hires and their managers up to succeed.
• Lead engagement and events: Oversee global all-hands, anniversary events, new hire Q&As with leadership, and a monthly in-person event series, plus internal content that shares what each business is building.
• Set the internal voice: Own communications strategy and writing for company-wide announcements, all-hands, and recurring programs such as performance reviews and promotions.
• Lead change communications: Build the communication plans behind organizational changes, program changes and the integration of newly acquired teams.
• Launch learning: Build and expand on Atoms' learning programs, starting with training for frontline managers.
• Measure what works: Use data such as engagement, onboarding ramp and attrition to decide where to invest and to show impact.
• Build and lead the team: Hire and develop a small team across onboarding, engagement, communications and learning. Partner closely with HR Business Partners and Workplace.

What we're looking for

• 7+ years in employee experience, internal communications or related people programs, including 3+ years managing a team.
• You've built programs from scratch with a lean team, and you're as comfortable doing the work yourself as setting the strategy.
• You're an excellent writer who has owned internal communications for a company, including executive and change communications.
• You've run onboarding and engagement for in-person teams across multiple offices at a company hiring at high volume. Global experience is a plus.
• You hold a high bar, move quickly and stay hands-on.

At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time—bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team—so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our San Franciscooffice. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $182,000 - $225,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Discretionary vacation days
• 8 paid holidays per year

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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