People Operations Associate

About the role

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.

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

• Has 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.
• Takes broken, manual processes and rebuilds them end to end — redesign, execution, and adoption.
• Proactively analyzes data to surface compliance gaps and trends and uses findings to execute on improvement opportunities.
• Spots problems before they're raised and shows up with a proposed fix, not just an observation.
• Picks up new tools quickly and uses them to make work more reliable, not just faster.
• Works comfortably across Shared Services, HRIS, Legal, Recruiting, Payroll, and HR Business Partners, building alignment and scalable processes across teams.

Qualifications

• Strong candidates may also 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.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Benefits

• 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: Discretionary vacation days, 8 paid holidays per year, Paid sick time, Paid Bereavement leave, Paid Parental Leave.