Head of Employee Experience

Atoms•San Francisco, CA

2d•$182,000 - $225,000•Onsite

About The Position

Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries including food, mining, and transport. The Head of Employee Experience will establish and lead the employee experience function, setting its strategy and roadmap across onboarding, engagement, internal communications, and learning. The role will build programs from the ground up and ensure they work for a growing, in-person workforce. The position owns the new-hire experience, including in-person and virtual orientation tailored by business unit, communications and resources, and 90-day toolkits for employees and managers. It also oversees company-wide and local engagement programming, internal content, executive and change communications, and learning initiatives, beginning with frontline manager training. The role uses data on engagement, onboarding ramp, and attrition to guide investment and evaluate impact, and hires and develops a small team while partnering with HR Business Partners and Workplace. This role is based in Atoms’ San Francisco office. Office-based teams work onsite five days per week. The base salary range is $182,000–$225,000 per year; eligible total rewards may also include equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus. Benefits listed apply to USA full-time exempt employees and are subject to change.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in employee experience, internal communications, or related people programs.
At least 3 years of experience managing a team.
Experience building programs from scratch with a lean team, and willingness to execute hands-on as well as set strategy.
Excellent writing skills and experience owning company internal communications, including executive and change communications.
Experience running onboarding and engagement for in-person teams across multiple offices at a high-volume-hiring company.
High standards, ability to move quickly, and a hands-on approach.

Nice To Haves

Global experience.

Responsibilities

Establish the employee experience function and set its strategy and roadmap across onboarding, engagement, internal communications, and learning.
Own new-hire orientation in person and virtually, tailoring it by business unit.
Develop onboarding communications, resources, and 90-day toolkits for new hires and their managers.
Oversee global all-hands, anniversary events, new-hire Q&As with leadership, and a monthly in-person event series.
Create internal content that shares what each business is building.
Own communications strategy and writing for company-wide announcements, all-hands, and recurring programs such as performance reviews and promotions.
Develop communications plans for organizational and program changes and the integration of newly acquired teams.
Build and expand learning programs, starting with training for frontline managers.
Use engagement, onboarding ramp, and attrition data to guide investment and demonstrate impact.
Hire and develop a small team across onboarding, engagement, communications, and learning.
Partner closely with HR Business Partners and Workplace.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with multiple plans including HSA options.
Company-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Optional supplemental life insurance for the employee, spouse, and children.
Pet insurance discount.
401(k).
Health Savings Account (HSA).
Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
Discretionary vacation days.
Eight paid holidays per year.
Paid sick time.
Paid bereavement leave.
Paid parental leave.
Potential equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.