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At Laminar, we're leading the charge in physical AI, reshaping process industrials and manufacturing to drive operational efficiency and sustainability for our world’s most foundational industries. Powered by our Laminar AI Co-pilot models and state-of-the-art sensors, our solutions optimize facility performance across various processes, including process manufacturing, production, water management, energy reduction, and waste minimization. Based at Greentown Labs, North America's premier cleantech innovation community, we're a woman-founded startup backed by renowned investors like Greycroft, Construct Capital, 2048 Ventures, and Flybridge Capital. Our groundbreaking technologies have earned accolades and adoption from industry giants like Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, ABinBev, PepsiCo, Danone, T. Marzetti, and more. We're committed to unlocking untapped data for our customers, empowering them to gain a competitive edge and create Industry 4.0.
Transforming our most foundational sectors of society is hard. Very hard. But we’re building an empire. And empire building is not easy. It’s deeply fulfilling, and you will learn and grow tremendously while driving sustainable impact globally with some of the largest players that make everything we eat, use, and wear. Our culture is to foster extraordinary growth within our teammates. We believe in autonomy, ownership, empowerment, demanding excellence, being mission-driven. We believe in creativity, authenticity, and extraordinary growth. We’re looking for relentless, ambitious, creative, and exceptional people to join our team and build the factory of the future.
We're looking for a People & HR Lead who wants to do more than keep the HR trains running. You'll help build the culture, systems, and experience that make Laminar the best place to work in Boston. This role works hand-in-hand with our Technical Recruiter: while they own sourcing and hiring, you'll own everything that keeps a growing team thriving once someone joins, including a standout onboarding experience, benefits, employee relations, conflict resolution, performance, leaves, and staying ahead of state and local employment law, as we scale past 50 teammates and counting.
What You Will Own
- Shape HR Strategy: Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with the company's goals and values.
- Champion Employee Relations: Serve as a trusted resource for managers and employees, handling conflict resolution, performance concerns, and workplace investigations with discretion and fairness.
- Administer Leaves & Accommodations: Own the end-to-end process for FMLA, parental, medical, and state-mandated leaves, ensuring accurate tracking and a smooth experience for employees.
- Stay Ahead of Compliance: Monitor and apply state and local employment law across our growing footprint, keeping policies, handbooks, and practices current as regulations change.
- Own HR Policy & Documentation: Maintain and evolve our employee handbook, policies, and procedures to match a scaling, multi-location team.
- Review current pay bands, levels, and org structure and contribute to org growth and career pathways for team members
- Draft and manage the Contract Renewal process for Contractors
- Administer Benefits: Manage open enrollment, benefits administration, and vendor relationships to ensure employees get the support they need.
- Build a Standout Onboarding Program: Design and manage employee onboarding in collaboration with team leads, marketing, and Ops so every new hire ramps fast and feels the mission from day one.
- Work with Ops for all employee Offboarding, including communication, logistics, and access.
- Support Performance Management: Partner with managers to run performance review cycles, coaching, and, when necessary, disciplinary processes and exits.
- Partner with Recruiting: Work closely with our Technical Recruiter to ensure a seamless handoff from offer acceptance through onboarding and into steady-state employment, including joining career fairs and recruiting events. Collaborate on job description development.
- Maintain HRIS: Own our HR systems of record, ensuring accurate employee data, reporting, and compliance documentation. Manage PTO process.
- Fuel Growth & Development: Design and offer professional development opportunities that help our team keep leveling up.
- Build Culture That Sticks: Foster a collaborative team, organize team building and social events, and weave company culture into everything we do.
What You Will Do:
About You
- 5+ years of HR generalist or HR business partner experience, ideally supporting a team that scaled past 50 employees
- Deep working knowledge of employment law, including leave administration (FMLA and state equivalents) and multi-state/local compliance
- Demonstrated experience handling employee relations issues and conflict resolution with sound judgment and discretion
- Experience administering benefits and partnering with brokers/vendors
- Proficiency with HRIS systems and strong organizational skills
- High level of integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive information
- SHRM-CP, PHR, or similar HR certification preferred
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment
Benefits
- Direct impact on product and culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
- 401k plan with employer matching
- Equity
- Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
- Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
- Opportunities for growth and professional development.
- Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.
Learn How We Think
- Learn about our startup journey: Our Journey
- How we're combating climate change: AI-Powered Climate Tech
Why You'll Love it Here
A front-row seat at Greentown Labs, North America's largest cleantech innovation hub, in a Somerville neighborhood ranked one of the coolest in the world
Real recognition: 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of the Year, Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and ABInBev, and more
A team that celebrates together from rooftop lunches, ping pong matches, Lunch & Learns, and regular team events
Competitive salary, equity, and a 401(k) with company match
Health, dental, and vision coverage, plus short- and long-term disability and life insurance
Flexible time off and 12 company-paid holidays
A conference and learning budget to keep growing your craft
Greentown Labs membership and a transportation benefit for your commute
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