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# HR Business Partner 2 at Torc Robotics

- **Company:** Torc Robotics
- **Location:** Ann Arbor, MI
- **Compensation:** $136k–$163k
- **Posted:** 2026-06-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics/jobs/8606645002

## Job description

## About the Company

At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business. A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. [Now a part of the Daimler family](https://torc.ai/daimler-testing-automated-trucks-public/), we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight. Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer.

Meet the Team:

The Human Resources Business Partner partners closely with senior and executive business leaders across Torc to drive initiatives that reinforce our culture and values, support organizational change, and build scalable people practices. They contribute to company performance by providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development strategies at the division or organizational level in support of business objectives. They build and maintain supportive relationships by being strategic business partners and advocates for employees.

What you'll do:

- Serve as a strategic partner to all levels of management within their client group to anticipate, identify, and plan for people’s needs
- Provide strategic coaching to leaders and managers within their client group to enhance team performance and effectiveness.
- Build manager capability in performance management, team dynamics, conflict resolution, feedback delivery, and employee engagement.
- Develop and nurture partnerships to influence and act as a bridge between business functions, leadership, and employees.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on HR policies, labor laws, and company values.
- Provide guidance to managers and employees on policy interpretation and applications.
- Guide leaders and employees through the talent management cycle.
- Shape and lead performance management processes, including goal setting, feedback, and calibration in alignment with organizational goals
- Ensure consistency and fairness in performance evaluations and development planning.
- Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning to identify and develop future leaders.
- Lead or oversee investigations into employee complaints, including harassment, discrimination, and policy violations. Document findings and outcomes and recommend appropriate actions.
- Ensure consistency and fairness in the application of policies and disciplinary actions. Partner with legal or compliance teams to ensure investigations are thorough, timely, and legally sound.
- Advise leaders and managers on handling sensitive employee issues (e.g., conflict resolution, performance concerns, behavioral issues). Identify ER trends and recommend proactive strategies to reduce risk and improve workplace culture.
- Conduct exit interviews for key roles, high potential employees, or sensitive departures to identify root causes of turnover, cultural issues, or leadership challenges. Share actionable insights with leaders to inform people policies, strategies and improve employee experience.
- Consult with managers to ensure strategic alignment, definition and execution of organization design, planning, and restructuring.
- Collaborate with business leaders to forecast talent needs aligned with growth objectives and define workforce plans for assigned client bases. Support execution against workforce plans with leadership, Finance, and Talent Acquisition.
- Analyze workforce data to inform hiring, retention, and organizational design strategies.
- Partner with Total Rewards to ensure competitive and equitable compensation practices.
- Support annual compensation cycles and provide guidance on pay decisions.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, People Operations team and Centers of Excellence, or other stakeholders to design, implement, communicate, and educate the business on projects, initiatives, and programs in alignment with organizational goals

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

- Bachelor’s degree plus 6+ years’ experience in the human resources function OR Master’s degree plus 3+ years of experience in the human resources function, demonstrating increased levels of responsibility
- Prior Experience as HR Business Partner, HR Consultant, or HR Manager
- Proven experience in organizational development, succession planning, talent reviews, leadership coaching, compensation programs, and employee engagement.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and decision-making skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with team members, executives, and employees at all levels.
- Ability to thrive and collaborate in ambiguity and drive clarity in complex and fast paced environments.
- Experience with HRIS systems to drive strategic HR processes, Workday preferred
- Experience with change management practices.
- Experience managing employee relations, investigations, conflict resolution, and employee performance management.
- Current, in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to human resources and employee management, including workers’ compensation and federal and state employment laws.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local legal and regulatory environment for human resources practitioners.
- Prior experience with HR metrics and analytics to inform, drive and influence decisions.
- Ability to maintain discretion with confidential information.

Additional Requirement(s):

- This position requires a minimum of 3 days in office presence.

## Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r

Torc cares about our team members, and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:

- A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
- Company-wide holiday office closures
- AD+D and Life Insurance

At Torc, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of our Torc’rs and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. Pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Torc's total compensation package will also include our corporate bonus and stock option plan. Dependent on the position offered, sign-on payments, relocation, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Job ID: 102806 Hiring Range for Job Opening US Pay Range $136,200—$163,400 USD

## About Torc Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Torc Robotics is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck developing SAE Level 4 autonomous driving software for long-haul, hub-to-hub freight trucks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Daimler Truck)
- **Headquarters**: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (additional offices in Fort Worth, TX; Ann Arbor, MI; Montréal, Canada)
- **Founded**: 2005 (as Torc Technologies)
- **Founders**: Group of Virginia Tech alumni (team from the DARPA Urban Challenge)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Autonomous vehicle technology / Trucking & freight logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B – large fleet operators and trucking companies (middle-mile hub-to-hub routes over 250 miles)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Drive the future of freight” by commercializing safe, self-driving trucks

## Products & Services
- **Torc Self-Driving Software**: Full-stack autonomy system (perception, planning, control) for SAE Level 4 operation, integrated into the Daimler Truck Freightliner Cascadia platform.
- **Autonomous-Ready Cascadia**: A redundant chassis with fail-safe steering, braking, power net, and secondary communications network built by Daimler Truck.
- **Testing & Validation**: Closed-course and public-road testing in Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, and 20+ U.S. states over the past 14 years.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private subsidiary of Daimler Truck)
- **Key Metric**: Commercial launch targeted for **2027**; first driverless (no safety driver) journey completed in **2025**. Acquired Algolux (Montréal) in 2023 for computer vision and ML expertise.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Daimler Truck (parent/owner), AAA (safety partnership), Transdev (shuttle partnership), Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and major fleet operators.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding into Canada (Montréal office); headcount growing with 54 open positions posted on Greenhouse; Daimler Truck is building production-ready autonomous Cascadia chassis; years of real-world testing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep truck OEM relationship**: As an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, Torc has direct integration into the leading Class 8 truck platform (Freightliner Cascadia).
- **20-year legacy**: Founded in 2005 from DARPA Urban Challenge roots; one of the first AV software companies to focus exclusively on trucking.
- **Safety-first design**: Redundant steering, braking, and communications, plus a partnership with AAA on safety criteria.
- **Focused product**: Targets only highway middle-mile (250+ miles), avoiding complex city driving – a clear, commercially viable use case.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercialization**: First market-ready generation of self-driving trucks on sale in **2027**. Currently validating the system on public roads with safety drivers.
- **Scaling operations**: Expanding engineering centers (Montréal, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth) and building a robust data/ML pipeline at petabyte scale.
- **Talent development**: Growing “Emerging Talent” program (co-ops, internships, early career) and partnerships with educational institutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as collaborative, ego-free, and innovative. “Everyone is empowered to solve challenges.” Open forums and accessible leadership.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Multiple remote positions available (U.S. and Canada), plus on-site roles in Blacksburg, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth, and Montréal.
- **Benefits (U.S.)**:
  - 100% company-paid employee premiums for medical, dental, vision
  - Generous front-loaded PTO, plus a winter shutdown (Christmas–New Year)
  - Fully paid parental leave (100% salary continuation)
  - 401(k) with company match, LTD/STD, life insurance, pet insurance, legal services
- **Benefits (Canada)**: Extended health/dental/vision, RRSP with DPSP matching, employer-paid life/AD&D, LTD.
- **Engineering culture**: Work on cutting-edge autonomy, perception, ML, and data infrastructure alongside world-class experts.

## Sources
1. [torc.ai/about-us](https://torc.ai/about-us/)
2. [torc.ai/careers](https://torc.ai/careers/)
3. [torc.ai/frequently-asked-questions](https://torc.ai/frequently-asked-questions/)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics)

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