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Salary: USD 200,000 - 250,000 / annual
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. The company integrates hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate to deploy and operate robots at scale in real-world environments.
As People Business Partner for Product and Engineering, you will serve as the senior HR partner and trusted advisor to engineering and product leadership across a large and growing technical organization. Your responsibilities include:
• Partner with product and engineering leadership (CTO, VP of Engineering, Chief Product Officer) as a strategic advisor on organizational and people matters.
• Lead organization design, workforce planning, and headcount strategy as teams scale and priorities shift.
• Own the full talent cycle: run performance reviews, calibrations, leveling, and promotions for engineering and product teams; partner closely with compensation on pay decisions.
• Build and develop leaders: run talent reviews, strengthen the bench of engineering managers and directors, and coach technical leaders at every level.
• Manage sensitive employee relations matters, reorganizations, and organizational change with sound judgment and speed.
• Use data to drive decisions: track attrition, engagement, and organizational health metrics, and translate insights into action with leadership.
Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change. All office-based teams work onsite five days a week in San Francisco.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 7–10 years of HR experience, including a senior HR or people business partner role supporting a product and engineering organization of several hundred or more.
• Experience at a company known for engineering strength; deep understanding of how technical teams are built, leveled, and managed.
• Direct partnership experience with a CTO, VP of Engineering, or Chief Product Officer; credibility with technical leaders.
• Ownership of engineering performance and calibration cycles, career ladders, and promotion processes at scale.
• Hands-on approach, ability to move quickly, and comfort working in a high-bar, fast-paced environment.
