People Leader for Robotics & Hardware

Atomic Machines; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity included

Job summary

Atomic Machines in Emeryville seeks a seasoned Head of People to lead HR operations, compensation, employee relations, learning, and organizational development. You will partner with the CEO and senior leaders to shape org design, drive leadership effectiveness, and scale People functions as the company grows.

You will build and lead a small People team, own the compensation strategy, equity cycles, and HR policies, and collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring, onboarding, and career paths

Qualifications

• First principles thinking oriented to Atomic Machines needs.
• Extensive People leadership experience in startup or high-growth contexts.
• Proven ability to design and implement performance, leveling, and calibration systems.
• Experience with AI adoption in HR processes and policy questions.

Responsibilities

• Lead Organizational Development with executives on org design, clarity, spans, layers, and leadership effectiveness.
• Manage performance cycles: calibration, promotions, and career development.
• Oversee AI and productivity initiatives using People tools and data while ensuring confidentiality.
• Own HR operations, HRIS, payroll, benefits, policy, and compliance.
• Design learning and leadership development to shift management practices.
• Partner across Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, R&D, IT, Finance, and Legal.

Skills

First principles thinking

You do the work and set the direction

10+ years in People

Experience scaling a company

Performance management & leveling

AI tools in people work

Compensation & benefits ownership

Employee relations judgment

Executive trust & delivery

Hardware/manufacturing/deep-tech

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS

Payroll

Job description

Atomic Machines in Emeryville seeks a seasoned Head of People to lead HR operations, compensation, employee relations, learning, and organizational development. You will partner with the CEO and senior leaders to shape org design, drive leadership effectiveness, and scale People functions as the company grows.

You will build and lead a small People team, own the compensation strategy, equity cycles, and HR policies, and collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring, onboarding, and career paths