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Salary: USD 120,000 - 140,000 / annual
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries including food, mining, and transport. This HR Manager role is a key leadership position supporting a high-volume, complex transportation operation across multiple Los Angeles depots.
You will directly manage a team of three HR Coordinators and serve as the primary HR partner to the Director of California Operations and frontline leadership. This is a hands-on, high-impact role responsible for building HR capability in the market, driving accountability and performance, and ensuring every employee interaction reflects values of safety, professionalism, and operational excellence.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and developing a team of HR Coordinators to scale market support and ensure consistent application of HR practices
- Partnering with local leaders on employee relations, terminations, policy enforcement, and frontline coaching
- Supporting operational incident response, including coordination with insurance providers on workers' compensation claims, HR escalations, and employee concerns
- Providing hands-on guidance in high-risk situations including protected leaves, workplace complaints, and investigations
- Owning leave management (FMLA, CFRA, PDL, ADA/FEHA) and leading the interactive process in coordination with Legal and Benefits
- Ensuring compliance with Federal, California labor law, Los Angeles County rules, CPUC/TNC mandates, wage/hour laws, and workers' compensation requirements
- Coordinating onboarding, offboarding, and compliance workflows including I-9s, pay notices, and file audits
- Working alongside managers on documentation, progressive discipline, and people-related processes
- Partnering with Payroll and Legal to prevent and resolve wage/hour issues, misclassification risks, or off-the-clock work
- Leading market-level engagement efforts (recognition, team-building, policy rollouts) in partnership with the Growth Team
- Tracking local HR metrics and providing insights to headquarters on trends, gaps, and compliance risks
You will act as a critical link between the field and headquarters, translating corporate HR strategy into action while ensuring full compliance with California-specific regulations and local ordinances. The role requires hands-on involvement with a large hourly workforce in a fast-paced operation.
The position is based in the Los Angeles office with five-day-per-week onsite work required.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Associate's degree in HR or related field required; bachelor's degree preferred
- 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 2 years in a generalist or business partner role within California
- 2+ years of people management experience
- Strong coaching and consultative skills; demonstrated success in partnering with field managers and hourly employee populations
- Strong working knowledge of California employment law, including CFRA, PDL, FEHA, and wage/hour rules
- Experience managing workers' compensation claims and return-to-work planning
- Excellent documentation, follow-through, and judgment in employee relations cases
- Proficient in HRIS (Paycor preferred), onboarding systems, and timekeeping platforms
- Strong communicator with ability to lead training, resolve conflict, and represent HR in the market
- High integrity, discretion, and hands-on, business-first mindset
