Sr. Employee Experience Partner

Rivian; Normal, Atlanta (IL, GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Insurance benefits (life, medical, and

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Sr. Employee Experience Partner to scale leadership capability across the company. This role focuses on coaching leaders, building scalable tools, and using data to address moments that matter in the employee journey.

The position emphasizes partnering with a wide range of leaders, designing practical resources, and shaping core programs to enhance onboarding and development at Rivian.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HR in a generalist, HRBP, or leadership advisory role.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills to help leaders address real situations with confidence.
• Practical understanding of employee relations and HR compliance with a focus on prevention and clarity.
• Experience building training materials, toolkits, or guides that simplify people processes.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complexity for diverse audiences.
• Proactive mindset to build, improve and iterate.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted partner to people leaders, from first-line managers to senior leaders, helping them navigate everyday team dynamics.
• Identify trends in questions and friction points, then design scalable tools and training.
• Translate real-life needs into practical resources, such as how-to guides or hands-on workshops.
• Collaborate with COEs and HR Business Partners to ensure consistent guidance and reduce friction.
• Deliver targeted coaching and learning moments grounded in empathy, data, and business context.
• Help shape core programs and toolkits to improve onboarding, development, and support for leaders.
• Use data and feedback to identify opportunities for proactive interventions.
• Act as a thought partner to the broader Employee Experience team.

Skills

HR leadership

Coaching leaders

Employee relations

Training design

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Job description

About Rivian

Rivianis on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

Role Summary

At Rivian, we believe people leaders are the most powerful drivers of culture, engagement, and growth. As we evolve our approach to Employee Experience, we're investing in how we support and scale leadership capability across the company. That's where you come in.

We're looking for a Sr. Employee Experience Partner to join our growing People team, someone who brings robust HR and business acumen and a penchant for real-world, scalable solutions. This isn't a traditional generalist role focused on individual employee cases. Instead, you'll be a force multiplier for leaders; coaching them through challenges, unlocking growth opportunities for scale, and using data and feedback to proactively address the moments that matter most in the employee journey.

If you're passionate about equipping leaders to lead with clarity and confidence, and you want to shape the future of how HR supports at scale, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted partner to people leaders, from first-line managers to senior leaders, helping them navigate everyday team dynamics, build confidence, and lead effectively


• Spot trends in the questions, requests, and friction points leaders face, then help design simple, scalable tools and training that meet the moment


• Translate real-life needs into practical resources, whether it’s a how-to guide for navigating tough conversations or a hands-on workshop for driving accountability


• Collaborate with COEs and HR Business Partners to ensure consistency in guidance while reducing friction in our people processes


• Deliver targeted coaching and learning moments that are grounded in empathy, data, and business context


• Help shape and evolve core programs and toolkits that improve how we onboard, develop, and support leaders across the company


• Use data and employee feedback to identify opportunities for proactive interventions that elevate the overall employee experience


• Be a thought partner to the broader Employee Experience team, offering perspective, and a keen eye for what's working

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HR; preferably in a generalist, HRBP, or leadership advisory role


• Strong coaching and facilitation skills, with a knack for helping leaders work through real situations with confidence


• A practical understanding of employee relations and HR compliance, but a passion for prevention, enablement, and clarity


• Experience building or delivering training, toolkits, or guides that make people processes easier and more effective


• Comfort navigating ambiguity and working across a matrixed, fast-moving environment


• Strong communication skills; you can distill complexity into simplicity and tailor your message to your audience


• A proactive mindset and a desire to build, improve, and iterate

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is USD $89,900-$112,400 for Illinois based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian's 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [e-mail].

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