GrayMatter Robotics
HR Generalist
Los Angeles - HQ · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- Our robots take on the tedious, hazardous, and ergonomically demanding work that has kept manufacturing dependent on a shrinking skilled workforce, delivering superhuman performance.
- Our systems are in active production today, adapting autonomously to real geometries, real materials, and real process variation without reprogramming.
- We hire people who want to solve hard physical problems at an industrial scale.
Responsibilities
- There's an opportunity to build, break, and build again in a crazy-fast environment
- We are building incredible technology serving an industry that has historically been overlooked by automation...and we're the first to do it
- There's an opportunity to build, break, and build again in a crazy-fast environment (not a typo)
- Lead employee engagement efforts, including surveys, recognition, and internal communications.
- Plan company events, offsites, and culture-building initiatives.
- Optimize new hire orientation and onboarding, and automate processes where possible.
- Pull and prepare reports and documentation to support internal and external audits.
- Maintain employee handbook and update HR policies as needed.
- Lead investigations and handle employee relations issues responsibly.
- Build and maintain UKG email templates (welcome emails, manager reminders, and other lifecycle communications) so the system runs itself.
Requirements
- 6+ years of industry experience in HR, people operations, or similar roles.
- 2+ years working at a technology startup or technology company.
- Proven knowledge of multi-state employment compliance (especially California) and risk mitigation, including the distinct rules governing hourly, contractor, and salaried employees.
- Power-user level proficiency in UKG or a comparable HRIS (e.g., ADP, Paylocity, Workday), including system configuration, reporting, and email/workflow template management.
- Proven track record guiding managers through terminations, layoffs, and other difficult personnel decisions.
- Must have authorization to work in the United States and maintain ongoing work authorization from time of hire through the duration of employment.
- Partner with cross-functional partners to ensure employees have the required tools, software access and devices for their role.
- Manage audit readiness and required documentation.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology, Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related field.
- Experience in both startup and enterprise environments, ideally having transitioned from enterprise to startups most recently.
- HR certification (e.g., PHR, SHRM-CP).
- Experience using WEX, Ashby, Ethena, ClickUp, and other HR/project management tools.
- Strong expertise in leveraging efficiency and automation tools (e.g., Notion, Scribe, Airtable, Slack integrations, HR automation platforms) to streamline workflows and scale operations.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- We encourage and embrace applicants of all backgrounds to apply!
Compensation
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Benefits
- Reconcile benefits enrollment and billing against carrier invoices, catching and resolving discrepancies before they compound.
- Administer and track all types of employee leave (e.g., FMLA, parental, PTO, disability), ensuring compliance and clear communication.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must have authorization to work in the United States and maintain ongoing work authorization from time of hire through the duration of employment.
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