Lead Employee Programs at WorkOS, focusing on onboarding and training in a fast-growing startup environment.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago
AI in the day-to-day
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the Employee Programs role at WorkOS, the individual is responsible for designing and executing comprehensive onboarding experiences that help new hires quickly acclimate to the company culture and operational processes. Key skills include strong communication, public speaking, and project management, with a focus on creating effective training programs for both new employees and managers. This position is ideal for someone with over five years of experience in employee experience or learning and development within a high-growth startup environment. WorkOS emphasizes community building and continuous improvement in its employee programs.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze August 19, 2026. Last confirmed on WorkOS's careers page October 8, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Employee Programs role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Employee Programs role.
- Where is the role based?
- WorkOS is hiring for this position in San Francisco.
- What seniority level is this role?
- WorkOS targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Employee Programs role at WorkOS.
From the original posting
About WorkOS 🚀
About the Role
We're hiring someone to lead Employee Programs based in our San Francisco office.
You'll own new hire onboarding end to end, designing and running programs that get people productive fast and fluent in how we work. You'll design and confidently facilitate the in-person programming that makes this happen, in our SF office and for our distributed teams, and build lightweight tools to track whether it's actually working.
You'll partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to build training that supports competencies that scale as the company grows.
Responsibilties
Own end-to-end design of new hire onboarding, including in-person programming in our SF office (e.g. culture and communication) and support individual team onsites (twice annually per team)
Build structured onboarding curriculum covering role ramp-up, cross-functional context, roadmap understanding, and how decisions get made
Measure onboarding effectiveness (time to productivity, ramp feedback, manager input) and iterate each cohort
Collaborate with our operations team to contribute content and programming for company-wide offsites
Design and facilitate a new manager training program covering core management skills and how management works here specifically
Own personal growth and upskilling programs for employees who need targeted skill development: identify gaps, build or source training, track progress
Partner with managers and leadership to spot where upskilling closes a real performance or capability gap
Confidently facilitate large-group sessions, comfortable running a room for onboarding cohorts, manager training, or team onsites, not just designing the content
Use AI-forward, no-code tools to build lightweight internal tools that track ramp progress and distribute onboarding content automatically, reducing manual, one-off work
Requirements
Have 5+ years in internal events, employee experience, learning & development or People programs at a high growth startup
Are an exceptional communicator, both written and verbal
Confident public speaker and experienced facilitator: can run sessions for large or mixed-seniority groups and hold a room
Experience building new manager or leadership training programs
Have strong operational instincts and excellent project management skills
Care deeply about creating memorable employee experiences
Think in systems and continuously improve programs based on feedback
This is an in-person role, alongside building community
Benefits and Perks (US Only) 💖
401k matching
Competitive Equity
Healthcare, dental and vision coverage
FSA, ST/LT Disability, Voluntary Life
Carrot fertility benefits
12 weeks fully paid parental leave
Commuter benefits for hybrid employees in SF/NYC
Unlimited token usage!
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