People Experience Leader

ON.energy•Houston, TX

20h

About The Position

ON.energy is hiring a People Experience Leader to build and lead the programs, systems, and rituals that shape employees’ onboarding, recognition, and offboarding experiences. This hands-on leadership role sets strategy and partners with People leadership, business leaders, and managers to make the employee experience consistent, measurable, data-informed, and human across locations and teams. The role leads employee listening and engagement efforts, turns feedback and HR data into insights and action plans, and reports key metrics to People and executive leadership. It also shapes company-wide culture, events, rituals, and internal communications; supports consistent experiences across sites and remote or hybrid teams; and leads change communications in English and Spanish. The People Experience Leader partners with HR Operations and IT on HRIS, onboarding, and survey tools; standardizes processes and service levels; and helps ensure programs meet local labor and compliance requirements in each country where ON.energy operates. The role leads through influence, coordinates contributors across People, IT, and the business, manages program budgets and external vendors, and partners with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Learning to deliver a joined-up employee experience.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in HR, People Operations, employee experience, or a related field.
At least 3 years leading programs or projects through influence.
A proven record of designing and running onboarding, recognition, or offboarding programs at a growing company.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret survey and HR data, identify insights, and recommend actions.
Experience with HRIS and survey platforms such as Workday, BambooHR, Culture Amp, or similar.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and sound judgment when handling sensitive topics.
Comfort partnering with executives, managers, and employees at every level.
Working knowledge of employment practices across multiple countries or regions.
A bachelor’s degree in HR, business, psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Full professional fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Own onboarding, including pre-boarding, recognition, and offboarding programs, partnering with teams responsible for other parts of the employee journey.
Design and run onboarding programs that help new hires become productive and connected within their first 90 days.
Run recognition programs that celebrate contributions and milestones and reinforce company values.
Own offboarding, including exit interviews, checklists, alumni touchpoints, and manager playbooks for each stage.
Run feedback loops for onboarding, offboarding, and recognition programs, and partner on company-wide engagement surveys.
Turn survey data into insights and action plans, and hold leaders accountable for follow-through.
Track onboarding, recognition, and attrition metrics and report them to People and executive leadership.
Shape company-wide rituals, events, and internal communications that reinforce ON.energy’s values.
Support consistent culture and employee experiences across sites and remote or hybrid teams.
Lead change communications for organizational updates, new programs, and policy changes in English and Spanish.
Partner with HR Operations and IT to maintain reliable, easy-to-use HRIS, onboarding, and survey tools.
Standardize processes, documentation, and service levels for employee inquiries.
Ensure programs meet local labor and compliance requirements in every country where the company operates.
Set priorities and coordinate contributors across People, IT, and the business through influence.
Manage the program budget and external vendors.
Partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and Learning to deliver a joined-up employee experience.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual performance-based bonus eligibility for US-based roles.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for US-based roles.
401(k) with company match for US-based roles.
Paid time off and company holidays for US-based roles.
Competitive salary and annual performance bonus eligibility for Mexico-based roles.
Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo) of 30 days for Mexico-based roles.
Major medical expenses and life insurance for Mexico-based roles.
Paid time off and holidays according to local policy for Mexico-based roles.
Professional development and growth opportunities for all roles.
Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy.