Collaborative Robotics is seeking an HR Business Partner to own and evolve the People Operations infrastructure at our fast-growing startup. Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction.
Requirements
- Serve as the primary day-to-day HR partner for employees and managers, providing clear, thoughtful guidance and building trust through responsiveness, sound judgment, and consistent follow-through
- Exercise strong discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive employee information; maintain appropriate boundaries and confidentiality at all times
- Act as the main point of contact for external HR, compliance, and agency partners—working with a leads-with-trust mindset while setting clear expectations, driving timelines, reviewing outputs in detail, and stepping in directly where needed to ensure quality and completeness
- Administer and manage employee benefits programs including open enrollment, vendor relationships, and employee inquiries, ensuring a high-quality and well-communicated employee and partner experience
- Provide support for people managers in performance management and employee relations. Triage issues thoughtfully, document appropriately, and escalate when needed with clear context and recommendations
- Lead onboarding and offboarding coordination across all systems and processes (e.g., HRIS, payroll, benefits, compliance, exit interviews, knowledge transfers), ensuring consistency, completeness, and a positive employee experience
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, applying sound judgment to balance compliance requirements with a pragmatic, startup-appropriate approach
- Track and manage required employee trainings, certifications, and compliance workflows with a high degree of reliability and follow-through
- Support policy development, handbook updates, and company-wide communication, prioritizing clarity and usability over complexity
- Manage Workers’ Compensation claims and leave-of-absence tracking (FMLA, CFRA, ADA, etc.) with accuracy, timeliness, and care
- Run and optimize the annual performance review process
- Maintain clean, organized, and audit-ready employee records across all HR systems, ensuring information is consistently documented, easy to access, and never dependent on individual ownership
- Build and implement practical, lightweight solutions to recurring people and operational challenges, and stay close enough to the work to continuously refine them over time
- Advise leadership on employee-related risks, tradeoffs, and decisions, and translate those decisions into clear, executable processes and follow-through
- Partner cross-functionally with recruiting and leadership as needed during periods of growth
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision plans
- 401(k) plan
- Unlimited paid vacation time
- Paid sick leave
- Parental leave
