Senior People Partner
About Mytra:
We’re creating an entirely new way to solve the most ubiquitous problem in industry - moving and storing material. We’re applying robotics and distributed software to create a new class of product for this $1T market. We’re focused on the supply chain industry first. The industry is in a massive bind with the continued growth of e-commerce, sharp rise in costs, and supply chain disruptions. What has been a “sleepy” industry for decades is now at the epicenter of sustaining the global economy.
About the role
As a Senior People Partner at Mytra, you will join our People Team during a period of rapid growth. Our team is currently focused on scaling performance management and compensation programs, employee engagement, leave programs, learning pathways, and policy infrastructure to keep pace with the business. You’ll need to be a proactive, business minded partner to own programs that help people do great work and thrive here, in a fast moving manufacturing and robotics environment.
What you’ll do:
- Own and run core People Programs including but not limited to the performance program, and the engagement survey, from design through analysis to action planning and implementation
- Partner with business leaders, managers, and team members as a trusted advisor, helping them solve people related challenges and develop ways to set people up to thrive at Mytra
- Own our HRIS, making sure it works as a functional, reliable tool for the People team, managers, and employees, including data integrity, workflows, and self service access
- Develop and update HR policies to reflect changing business needs and external legal requirements
- Manage employee relations matters and investigations with sound judgment, discretion, and strong grounding in employment law
- Actively coach and support managers and employees on performance management, including addressing underperformance and building accountability
- Advise on compliance and practices for a mixed workforce, including contingent workers and non-exempt employees, with particular attention to California wage and hour law
Ideal Candidates:
- Have proven experience as an HR Business Partner or People Partner supporting a highly technical, manufacturing, or robotics/logistics environment
- Have strong working knowledge of California employment law, including wage and hour rules for non-exempt and contingent workers
- Demonstrate sound judgment handling employee relations issues and investigations, balancing empathy with clear accountability
- Operate independently, owning cross functional initiatives from problem to solution
- Communicate clearly and directly, building trust with employees, frontline managers, and senior leaders
- Bring a builder's mindset, comfortable creating or improving programs and policies from start to finish, while tackling and blocking tasks each day
Nice to have:
- HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or similar)
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience supporting a company through a period of fast headcount growth or scaling
A Final Note:
If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check every box. At Mytra, we build bots, but we hire humans. We value thoughtful challengers who communicate with clarity and respect, and we’re lifelong learners committed to getting better every day. We move fast, learn faster, and show up for each other under pressure. The best outcomes come from diverse perspectives working together to build something meaningful and built to last.
Benefits Include:
- Competitive compensation and equity grants at a high-growth company backed by top-tier VCs
- Fully subsidized health coverage, including medical (baseline plans), dental, and vision for employees and dependents
- 401(k) plans and employer-subsidized life insurance
- Fully subsidized lunch and snacks at HQ we eat and share stories together at the “long” table
- Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including one week over the winter break so everyone can recharge together
- Voluntary pet insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Fully subsidized tax advisory services and education to help you understand your equity
- Commuter benefits, including an up-to $150 monthly commuter benefit
- Lively, modern combined office and lab space where we rapidly iterate through design, build, and test phases
- Fully equipped onsite gym and showers at headquarters
Pay Notice
Compensation for this position will be set based on the candidate's experience level and location. The posted salary band is applicable only to the San Francisco Bay Area and is subject to change.
This role requires on-site presence at our Brisbane, CA headquarters, for close collaboration with the other teams.