Lead Employee Experience Partner

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Rivian

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Normal, IL, United States

About Us:
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary:

At Rivian, we believe people leaders are the most powerful drivers of culture, engagement, and growth. As we evolve our approach to Employee Experience, we’re investing in how we support and scale leadership capability across the company. That’s where you come in.


We’re looking for a Lead Employee Experience Partner to join our growing People team, someone who brings strong HR and business acumen and an instinct for real-world solutions. This isn’t a traditional generalist role focused on individual employee cases. Instead, you’ll be a force multiplier for leaders; coaching them through challenges, building training rooted in lived experience, and using data and feedback to proactively address the moments that matter most in the employee journey.


If you’re passionate about equipping leaders to lead with clarity and confidence, and you want to shape the future of how HR supports at scale, this is the role for you.


Responsibilities:

  • Be a trusted partner to people leaders, from first-line managers to senior leaders, helping them navigate everyday team dynamics, build confidence, and lead effectively

  • Spot trends in the questions, requests, and friction points leaders face, then help design simple, scalable tools and training that meet the moment

  • Translate real-life needs into practical resources, whether it’s a how-to guide for navigating tough conversations or a hands-on workshop for driving accountability

  • Collaborate with COEs and HR Business Partners to ensure consistency in guidance while reducing friction in our people processes

  • Deliver targeted coaching and learning moments that are grounded in empathy, data, and business context

  • Help shape and evolve core programs and toolkits that improve how we onboard, develop, and support leaders across the company

  • Use data and employee feedback to identify opportunities for proactive interventions that elevate the overall employee experience

  • Be a thought partner to the broader Employee Experience team, offering mentorship, perspective, and a keen eye for what’s working

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field; HR certification or advanced degree
    preferred.

  • 6+ years of experience in HR; preferably in a generalist, HRBP, or leadership advisory role

  • Strong coaching and facilitation skills, with a knack for helping leaders work through real situations with confidence

  • A practical understanding of employee relations and HR compliance, but a passion for prevention, enablement, and clarity

  • Experience building or delivering training, toolkits, or guides that make people processes easier and more effective

  • Comfort navigating ambiguity and working across a matrixed, fast-moving environment

  • Strong communication skills; you can distill complexity into simplicity and tailor your message to your audience

  • A proactive mindset and a desire to build, improve, and iterate

Pay Disclosure:
Salary Range for Normal, IL based applicants: $92,000 - $115,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
Company Statements:

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.