The HR Associate at Tesla plays a crucial role in supporting the HR team and employees, ensuring a positive work environment. This hands-on position involves workforce planning, coaching and development, employee engagement, and various ad hoc projects. Responsibilities include interpreting HR policies, collaborating with HR partners and specialists, improving employee experience, addressing employee inquiries, creating reports and analyzing people metrics, performing data audits, and coordinating with other teams on leave and duty assignments. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills, and the ability to handle confidential information.