Head of People

The role

You will own HR operations, compensation and benefits, employee relations, performance management, learning and development, and organizational development. You will work with the CEO and senior leaders on org design and leadership effectiveness to make Atomizers more effective.

What you will do

• Work with the CEO and senior leaders on org design, role and level clarity, spans and layers, and leadership team effectiveness
• Coach executives and managers directly on team health, performance, and change
• Run reorganizations and team transitions as priorities shift
• Own performance management, calibration, promotions, and career development
• Build leveling frameworks and career tracks for engineering, manufacturing, and corporate teams
• Train managers to set expectations, give direct feedback, and address underperformance early
• Run talent reviews and succession planning
• Lead how Atomic Machines uses AI tools
• Own HR operations, HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, policy, and compliance
• Own compensation, equity, and benefits strategy and cycles with Finance

Required qualifications

• First principles thinking
• 10+ years in People, including leading HR operations, total rewards, employee relations, performance, L&D, and org development at a startup or high-growth company
• Experience scaling a company through rapid growth, in a culture with a high bar for performance and management
• Built performance management, leveling, and calibration systems that leaders and employees trusted
• Use AI tools in your own work every week and have helped teams adopt them with measurable results
• Owned comp and benefits cycles and HR operations, including HRIS and payroll
• Strong employee relations judgment and working knowledge of California employment law
• A record of earning executives' trust by delivering
• Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

• Hardware, manufacturing, or deep-tech experience

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits

About the company

Atomic Machines is building the Matter Compiler™, the first in a new class of AI-native, all-digital manufacturing systems. Founded by Jeff Holden, the company has raised $250 million to date.