Zoox
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Zoox Benefits Overview
Zoox provides our crew with comprehensive benefits and company perks to support them through the many stages of their lives – from starting a first job to starting a family (and beyond).
Compensation + Benefits
Offers 401(K)
Zoox’s 401(k), administered by Fidelity, allows for pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions. Crew also have the option for in-plan Roth conversions (‘mega backdoor Roth’).
Offers disability insurance
Zoox automatically enrolls crew in and covers the premiums for short and long-term disability.
Provides hardship benefits
Provides 401(K) matching
Zoox will match 50% of crew contributions up to 4% of total eligible wages.
Offers life insurance
Zoox covers basic life and AD&D insurance that covers 100% of crew’s annual salary, up to a maximum of $500,000. Crew have the option to enroll in additional voluntary life coverage for dependents t
Provides adoption assistance
Zoox offers financial assistance for both adoption and surrogacy by reimbursing eligible expenses up to a lifetime limit.
Hosts company-sponsored family events
From story time with our executive team and cooking lessons with our co-founder to annual family fun days, we love to celebrate with the extended members of our Zoox crew.
Offers generous parental leave
Zoox offers 8 weeks of paid parental bonding leave (minus any applicable state, local or company benefits). Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 4 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave.
Provides an onsite Mother's Room
Offers childcare benefits
Zoox offers 4 days of back-up childcare and elder care with Bright Horizons. Employees get a free online membership to Sitter City to connect with ongoing care providers.
Provides family medical leave
Zoox offers 8 weeks of paid medical and family care leaves (minus any applicable state, local or company benefits) per instance or diagnosis.
Provides fertility benefits
Zoox partners with Progyny to provide comprehensive treatment and access to high-quality care through a premier network of fertility specialists.
Offers company equity
Provides relocation assistance
Provides pay transparency
Offers employee stock purchase plan
Provides home-office stipend for remote employees
Offers dental insurance
Zoox offers a dental plan that covers up to a set amount for various dental services (Preventive Care, Basic Care, Major Care, and orthodontia)
Offers health insurance
Zoox offers 4 medical plans to crew including Cigna PPO, Kaiser HMO and HSA Plans. We also offer an annual contribution seed to all crew enrolled in a HSA plan, even if they aren't contributing to one
Offers vision insurance
Zoox offers one vision plan that provides access to regular exams, Lasik vision surgery coverage, and allowances to cover glasses and contacts.
Offers transgender health care benefits
Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Zoox offers healthcare FSA, limited purpose FSA, dependent care FSA, and pre-tax commuter account options to crew.
Offers pet insurance
Zoox offers voluntary pet insurance with flexible coverage options to provide your furry family members with the care they need.
Offers mental health benefits
In addition to mental healthcare with our medical carriers, Zoox also partners with Modern Health, ComPsych EAP, and other mental health platforms accessible through our medical insurance carriers.
Offers abortion travel benefits
Company Culture
Provides commuter benefits
Zoox offers a public transit subsidy, free shuttles to/from Bay Area public transit stations, a carpool program, and pre-tax commuter accounts. We also offer our robotaxi at certain offices.
Provides onsite office parking
Zoox offers employees free onsite parking, including EV charging stations.
Some meals provided
Provides free daily meals
Our catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner food program features a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes.
Provides free snacks and drinks
Has a dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Has a documented equal pay policy
Offers diversity-based Employee Resource Groups
We have founded seven Zoox Affinity Groups (ZAGs), which are crew-led groups, based on shared identities such as ethnicity, gender, nationality, culture, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Has a diversity recruitment program
We recruit at diversity engineering conferences, including SWE, SHPE, and NSBE, and we showcase Zoox opportunities at HBCUs to expand our candidate pool.
Has a diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap is below 10%
Hiring practices promote diversity
We promote inclusive hiring through improving job postings, training recruiters and managers in unconscious bias and inclusive language, and mitigating bias throughout the candidate lifecycle.
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
Utilizes a hybrid work model
Offers a remote work program
Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility
Engineering team utilizes pair programming
Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities
Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration
Implements team-based strategic planning
Hosts in-person all-hands meetings
We host a weekly all-hands meeting for leadership to share company updates and live Q&As, as well as a extended all-hands meetings for crew that dives deeper into top-of-mind areas across the company.
Established employee awards to honor work and contributions
Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing
Offers company-sponsored outings
Offers fitness stipend
Zoox offers its employees discounted rates with local area gyms and fitness centers, and also provide a ClassPass subsidy.
Provides access to an onsite gym
Provides recreational clubs
Zoox has recreational sports leagues that compete around the Bay Area and groups for interests like hiking, cycling, and running.
Offers wellness programs
Zoox offers subsidized ClassPass memberships, discounted membership rates at a range of gyms, an onsite gym, onsite and virtual weekly yoga classes, and sports league sponsorship.
Has employee-led culture committees
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
Zoox regularly participates in local volunteer opportunities such as cleanups around its offices and planting trees with Friends of the Urban Forest.
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
Partners with nonprofits
Zoox gives back to our community by partnering with local nonprofits in our markets. We are also a part of The Climate Pledge and are committed to reducing our carbon emissions to net zero by 2040.
Offers team workouts
Our crew participate in weekly yoga sessions and will often meet up outside the office for group biking and running outings as well as volleyball games and even paddle boating.
Offers Employee Resource Groups
Provides onsite meditation space
Provides paid holidays
Offers a flexible time off policy
Utilizes company-wide vacation
Provides paid sick days
Provides bereavement leave
Career Growth + Development
Provides continuing education stipend
Zoox does not offer formal tuition reimbursement, but offers a $500Learning and Development stipend for personal development and tuition costs if directly it applies to the crew' member's role.
Offers mentorship program
Zoox offers a mentorship program through Chronus intended to create safe spaces and build intimacy between mentors and mentees across the organization.
Provides paid industry certifications
Allows employees to pursue continuing education during work hours
Zoox hosts L&D workshops, managers are encouraged to participate in a workshop series that occurs during working hours, and the benefits team leads trainings on benefits and in support of our ZAGs.
Provides virtual coaching services
Job training & conferences
Provides online course subscriptions
Hosts Lunch and Learns
Provides personal development training
Provides customized development tracks
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