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Salary: USD 70,000 - 80,000 / annual
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries including food, mining, and transport. This Training Lead role is a hands-on frontline management position responsible for driving operational excellence across Atoms' in-market training team in Los Angeles, the company's highest-volume training market that consistently hires hundreds of drivers monthly.
You will manage a team of 15-17 trainers, serving as the primary point of contact for the training team and handling all day-to-day operational leadership. Your responsibilities span three core areas:
Employee Coaching, Support and Development: Lead and develop your trainer team, driving performance, professional development, coaching, and career growth. Oversee all employee relations matters, serving as the primary contact for workplace concerns, policy enforcement, and conflict resolution.
Trainer Scheduling, Onboarding and Shift Coverage: Manage the complete employee lifecycle for in-market trainers—hiring, onboarding, and offboarding. Foster team culture to enhance engagement and retention. Manage trainer scheduling and shift assignments to balance operational needs within budget. Handle coverage planning for peak volume spikes, callouts, and holidays. Serve as the escalation point for scheduling and operational issues.
Training Facility Operations and On-The-Ground Execution: Elevate the candidate and trainer experience across all operational processes in the training facility. Oversee day-to-day driving assessments, including site setup, staffing allocation, candidate flow, and issue resolution. Implement and maintain training content, tools, and process changes. Apply the driving assessment rubric with consistency and sound judgment. Identify and escalate market-specific operational issues, patterns, and process improvement opportunities.
This is a five-days-per-week in-office role in Los Angeles. You'll work on one of the defining challenges of the time—bringing automation into the physical world with real, lasting impact.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent (required)
- Prior people management experience with direct reports, including responsibility for performance conversations, employee relations, and team development
- Experience managing a team of ten or more, or clear evidence of leadership capability to step into direct people management
- Comfort managing a high-volume, time-sensitive operation where daily execution is visible and consequential
- Strong scheduling and resource-allocation judgment, including working within a fixed budget
- Ability to hold a standard, executing consistently while advocating for change through proper channels
- Clear communication across trainers, candidates, HR, and leadership
- Comfort with data and reporting, using metrics to spot and report trends
Preferred:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree
- Experience in driver training, transportation, logistics, or comparable operational hiring environment
- Familiarity with applicant tracking and assessment platforms (e.g., Fountain, Harver)
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Experience building or improving processes in a rapidly growing team
