In this role as an Employee Relations Business Partner, you will offer expert guidance and support on employee relations matters, driving Zoox’s People & Culture strategy to cultivate a workplace built on high engagement and trust.
You will leverage your experience in resolving employment issues and ADA accommodation requests, balancing employee fairness with risk management and core business priorities. You will also leverage workforce analytics to continuously optimize employee processes, identify emerging trends, implement preventative solutions to reduce workplace issues, and support targeted training programs.
Please note, this role requires an onsite capacity of 3 days per week in our Foster City, CA office.
In this role, you will...
- Conduct ER Investigations into statutory complaints.
- Manage Reasonable Accommodation process, working with employees, management, and PEx (HR).
- Build collaborative, impactful partnerships with cross-functional teams, PEx partners, and managers across all organizational levels.
- Manage day-to-day requests for ER support from PEx and Zoox partners.
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of employee relations policies and procedures.
- Help create and deliver HR policy training.
- Assist with documentation, including maintaining complete and accurate records
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in employee relations, employment law, or HR compliance
- Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations and standard corporate employment policies.
- Knowledge of ADA accommodation laws and best practices with experience in managing complex requests.
- Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills, attention to detail, ability to handle multiple tasks, and work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to analyze situations, identify root causes, and develop creative solutions
- Bachelor’s Degree required (bonus if Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Employment Law, or a related field)
Bonus Qualifications
- Broader HR practice knowledge (engagement, performance cycle, performance management, compensation/benefits).
- Subject matter expertise in FMLA/protected leaves of absence.
- Experience in the AV, transportation, or manufacturing industry.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in employee relations, employment law, or HR compliance
- Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
- Knowledge of standard corporate employment policies
- Experience managing complex ADA accommodation requests
- Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyze situations, identify root causes, and develop creative solutions
- Bachelor's degree
- Broader HR practice knowledge, including engagement, performance management, and compensation and benefits
- Subject matter expertise in FMLA and protected leaves of absence
- Experience in the autonomous vehicle, transportation, or manufacturing industry
Zoox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zoox and has not been reviewed or approved by Zoox.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is extensive, with broad medical and vision options, company‑paid disability coverage, and multiple mental‑health resources. Feedback suggests coverage breadth and auxiliary programs support a wide range of needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, additional pregnancy disability time, fertility coverage, and adoption/surrogacy assistance. Backup care and family‑oriented programs further reinforce support across life stages.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Day‑to‑day perks are robust, including free daily meals, fitness subsidies, commuter support, and on‑site amenities. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits enhance convenience and workplace experience, especially for office‑based roles.
Zoox Insights
What We Do
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that was founded to provide a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road. To achieve that goal, the company has spent the past 10 years creating a purpose-built robotaxi that gives the world a better way to ride.
Why Work With Us
At Zoox, we are working to solve one of the greatest technological challenges of our generation. From the beginning, we have been focused on our goal of reimagining transportation from the ground up. We are a mission-driven community of innovators working together to create a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road.
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