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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
People Operations Associate
San Francisco, CA
Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress. We are transforming the physical world with Physical AI-real-world robots for industries like food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, making physical operations more reliable, scalable, and productive.
We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will transform not only information but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.
Responsibilities
- Process ownership: Own the design and continuous improvement of employee lifecycle processes (onboarding, offboarding, data changes) end to end. Surface the real problems, such as workarounds, undocumented exceptions, gaps between teams, then design the fix and drive it all the way through. Drive successful enablement and adoption of processes across teams.
- Project leadership: Lead process improvement projects from problem statement through to launch. Build the plan, coordinate across teams, manage through ambiguity, and execute quickly and with quality.
- Efficiency & reallocation: Identify where work should live, and make the shift happen. Partner with technical teams to scope automation opportunities and move them from idea to implementation.
- Compliance & audits: Monitor compliance across People Operations: I-9, BGC/FCRA, employee data integrity. Build the controls, regularly audit what’s important, and proactively mitigate risks before they become an issue.
- Tools & enablement: Manage and troubleshoot People team tools (e.g., Background check tools, I-9, Workday). Keep SOPs current so the team can execute without escalating.
Requirements
- 2–5 years in People / HR Operations, Program Management, QA, or Compliance, in roles that required building structure, tracking accuracy, and making things run reliably.
- Experience in taking broken, manual processes and rebuilding them end to end - redesign, execution, and adoption.
- Ability to proactively analyze data to surface compliance gaps and trends and use findings to execute on improvement opportunities.
- Ability to spot problems before they're raised and show up with a proposed fix, not just an observation.
- Quick learner of new tools and using them to make work more reliable, not just faster.
- Comfortable working across Shared Services, HRIS, Legal, Recruiting, Payroll, and HR Business Partners, building alignment and scalable processes across teams.
- Ability to move quickly without introducing risk or sacrificing quality.
Nice to Have
- Proficiency in HR tools like Workday, FirstAdvantage, and background check platforms.
- Familiarity with I-9 regulations, FCRA, or SOC 2 compliance.
- Experience deploying AI or automation to improve operational workflows.
We Offer
- Competitive base salary range: $114,000 - $135,000 per year.
- Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.
- Equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.
- Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Pet insurance discount.
- 401(k).
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter).
- Time Off policies.
About the Company
At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time-bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team-so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.
Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?
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