Human Resources Manager

You in This Role As HR Manager, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to employees and managers alike, ensuring that Unusual Machines’ culture, values, and policies are consistently upheld. You’ll handle employee relations, support policy implementation, coach leaders, and ensure compliance across our growing hourly and exempt workforce. You’ll be the go-to resource for questions, guidance, and proactive problem-solving.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with managers to handle day-to-day employee relations issues and investigations.
• Roll up your sleeves to post jobs, screen candidates, coordinate interviews, and partner with managers to hire exceptional team members quickly and effectively.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and compliance with federal and state employment laws.
• Support hourly workforce management including attendance, discipline, and coaching.
• Provide manager guidance on performance issues and documentation.
• Coordinate with payroll and benefits vendors to address employee questions.
• Maintain employee files and ensure accuracy in HR systems.
• Support internal communications and assist in rolling out new HR programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve engagement, retention, and overall employee experience.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in HR, with a strong background in employee relations and compliance.
• Solid understanding of wage and hour laws, leave management, and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting hourly and manufacturing employees preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage sensitive issues with discretion.
• Collaborative, approachable, and solutions-oriented mindset.

What You’ll Gain

An opportunity to grow with a fast-scaling company, directly influencing our culture, processes, and team experience. You’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of HR functions while being part of a company that values innovation, agility, and people-first leadership.

 What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in HR, with a strong background in employee relations and compliance.
• Solid understanding of wage and hour laws, leave management, and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting hourly and manufacturing employees preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage sensitive issues with discretion.
• Collaborative, approachable, and solutions-oriented mindset.

What You’ll Gain

An opportunity to grow with a fast-scaling company, directly influencing our culture, processes, and team experience. You’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of HR functions while being part of a company that values innovation, agility, and people-first leadership.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $60,000-80,000 DOE
• Full suite of health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company contribution
• PTO and Federal Holiday schedule
• Career growth opportunities as the HR team expands

The People At Unusual Machines, you’ll be joining a growing, close-knit team that’s passionate about drones, headsets, and the future of FPV technology. We’re building new labs, new factories, and new capabilities, all from the ground up. You’ll collaborate directly with engineers, operations, and leadership in an environment where ideas move quickly from concept to production. If you enjoy working alongside people who are builders at heart and excited about solving challenges together, you’ll feel right at home here.

About Us

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands—Rotor Riot and Fat Shark—are two of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.

We’re expanding into enterprise and defense—bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue, STEM education, and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Unusual Machines participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.

We unfortunately cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position.