GrayMatter Robotics

Human Resources Business Partner (Robotics)

In short

This role owns the full employee lifecycle at a robotics technology company, covering payroll, benefits administration, HRIS systems, and multi-state employment compliance. It requires 6+ years of HR/people operations experience including building processes from scratch at a tech startup, power-user HRIS skills (UKG or similar), and use of AI tools for reporting and communications. The position is full-time, onsite in the US, with a salary range of $120K–$180K.

About the Role
You will own the employee experience from onboarding through offboarding. You will run payroll and benefits administration, maintain compliance and HR policies, manage employee relations and investigations, administer HR systems, automate workflows, deliver people analytics, and coordinate HR projects and events.
Requirements
•Have 6+ years of experience in HR, people operations, or similar roles
•Have 2+ years of experience building company-wide processes from scratch at the same company
•Have 2+ years of experience at a technology startup or technology company
•Know multi-state employment compliance, especially California, and risk mitigation
•Have power-user proficiency with UKG or a comparable HRIS
•Use AI tools for HR reporting and communications
•Have experience administering payroll and reconciling benefits
•Guide managers through terminations, layoffs, and difficult personnel decisions
•Have communication, project management, and interpersonal skills
•Maintain United States work authorization throughout employment
•Have experience with WEX, Ashby, Ethena, ClickUp, and HR or project-management tools
•Know HR workflow automation tools
Responsibilities
•Lead employee engagement, surveys, recognition, and internal communications
•Plan company events, offsites, and culture-building initiatives
•Oversee onboarding, offboarding, and exit processes
•Ensure employees receive required tools, software access, and devices
•Optimize orientation and onboarding processes
•Run payroll accurately, on time, and in compliance
•Reconcile benefits enrollment and carrier billing
•Administer employee leave programs
•Ensure multi-state employment-law compliance
•Prepare reports and documentation for audits
•Maintain the employee handbook and HR policies
•Lead investigations and handle employee relations issues
•Administer and configure HRIS systems and workflows
•Maintain HRIS data integrity and analytics
•Optimize people processes and deliver HR metrics
•Use AI and automation tools to streamline HR workflows
•Assist with interview scheduling, onsite candidate hosting, and employee events
Benefits
•Equity
•Bonus
•Medical insurance
•Dental insurance
•Vision insurance
•Unlimited PTO
•401(k) plan with employer match
•Regular offsite events
•Discretionary productivity fund

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