HR Business Partner @ Epic

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Epic Kids Inc. is hiring an HR Business Partner to support day-to-day people needs and contribute to building foundational people programs during a phase of rapid growth. The role involves partnering on HR initiatives related to culture, employee experience, organizational effectiveness, talent management, recruitment, engagement, and strategic projects alongside the Head of HR.

Highlights

Serve as the main HR contact for employees and managers, providing guidance on policies and employee experience.
Support organizational changes, team redesigns, workforce planning, and coaching managers on team health.
Manage performance and talent review cycles, including goal-setting, feedback, and career development processes.
Lead full-cycle recruitment for entry and mid-level roles ensuring strong candidate experience and ATS maintenance.
Coordinate engagement programs such as town halls, recognition initiatives, and onboarding surveys.
Support strategic projects including post-acquisition integration, restructuring, and compensation refresh.
Handle employee lifecycle operations including onboarding/offboarding, compliance, and partnership with payroll and finance.
Required experience: 2–5+ years in HR generalist, operations, or HRBP roles; master’s degree in business administration preferred.
Technical skills include HRIS (ADP preferred), ATS, Google Workspace, and data tracking tools.
Mandarin fluency and experience working with global or remote teams are highly valued.
Compensation: $75K base salary plus performance bonus.

HR Business Partner Full Description

About the Role

Epic Kids is in an exciting phase of growth following our integration with TAL Education Group. As we scale rapidly across teams and geographies, we are looking for a proactive and high-ownership HR Business Partner who can support both the day-to-day people needs of our teams and contribute to building foundational people programs.

This is an excellent role for someone early to mid-career in HR who aspires to be a strategic HRBP while still being hands-on with operations. Youâll work closely with the Head of HR on key initiatives around culture, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness as we continue shaping the next chapter of Epic Kids.

Responsibilities

HR Business Partnering
1. Serve as the first point of contact for employees and managers across functions; provide guidance on policies, practices, and employee experience.
2. Build trusted relationships with team leads to understand their priorities and provide people-related insights and support.
3. Support org changes, team redesigns, and workforce planning in partnership with the Head of HR.
4. Provide coaching to managers on performance, engagement, and team health.
Talent & Performance Programs
1. Help design and execute the annual Performance & Talent Review cyclesâincluding documentation prep, data tracking, calibration coordination, and communication.
2. Assist in building simple and scalable processes for goal-setting, performance feedback, and career development.
3. Work closely with the Head of HR to identify high-performers, critical roles, and talent risks.
Recruitment & Hiring Support
1. Manage full-cycle recruitment for entry and mid-level roles, partnering with hiring managers on JD creation, job posting, sourcing, interviewing, and offer coordination.
2. Ensure a delightful candidate experience and consistent branding across all touchpoints.
3. Track hiring pipelines, maintain ATS hygiene, and support workforce planning conversations.
Culture, Engagement & Communication
1. Support company-wide engagement programsâtown halls, celebrations, recognition programs, and leadership offsites.
2. Conduct onboarding and engagement surveys; track themes and partner on action plans.
3. Help reinforce Epicâs culture through communication, manager enablement, and thoughtful employee touchpoints.
Project & Strategic Support
1. Work directly with the Head of HR on key strategic projects including but not limited to:
  1. Post-acquisition integration
  2. Restructuring and team realignment
  3. Total rewards and compensation refresh initiatives
  4. Policy updates and new process rollouts
  5. Conduct basic research and benchmarking to support decision-making for people programs.

Employee Lifecycle & Operations
1. Own and streamline onboarding/offboarding processes across the U.S. and India, working closely with ADP, EoR partners, and internal teams.
2. Support immigration, compliance documentation, and policy adherence across multiple geographies.
3. Partner with payroll and finance on monthly inputs.

Qualifications

At least 2â5+ years of experience in HR generalist, HR operations, people coordination, or HRBP roles.
Masterâs degree in business administration from renowned university preferred
Strong fundamentals across HR operations, compliance basics, and employee support.
Ability to build strong working relationship with managers, employees and manage details while understanding the broader organizational context.
High integrity and discretion with sensitive information.
Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities. Ability to multitask will be crucial.
Experience with HRIS (ADP preferred), Google Workspace, ATS, and data tracking tools a plus.
Fluency speaking in Mandarin is highly desired
Experience working with global or remote teams is valuable.

What Success Looks Like

Employees and managers feel supported, heard, and well-guided.
Performance and talent processes are executed efficiently and on-time.
Hiring pipelines move quickly with strong candidate experience.
Engagement programs feel thoughtful and well-organized.
HR operations run smoothly and reliably, with minimal escalations.
You become a trusted extension of the Head of HR and an anchor for team culture at Epic Kids.

Compensation: 75K + Performance Bonus

Original Job Description

About the Role

Responsibilities

HR Business Partnering
1. Serve as the first point of contact for employees and managers across functions; provide guidance on policies, practices, and employee experience.
2. Build trusted relationships with team leads to understand their priorities and provide people-related insights and support.
3. Support org changes, team redesigns, and workforce planning in partnership with the Head of HR.
4. Provide coaching to managers on performance, engagement, and team health.
Talent & Performance Programs
1. Help design and execute the annual Performance & Talent Review cyclesâincluding documentation prep, data tracking, calibration coordination, and communication.
2. Assist in building simple and scalable processes for goal-setting, performance feedback, and career development.
3. Work closely with the Head of HR to identify high-performers, critical roles, and talent risks.
Recruitment & Hiring Support
1. Manage full-cycle recruitment for entry and mid-level roles, partnering with hiring managers on JD creation, job posting, sourcing, interviewing, and offer coordination.
2. Ensure a delightful candidate experience and consistent branding across all touchpoints.
3. Track hiring pipelines, maintain ATS hygiene, and support workforce planning conversations.
Culture, Engagement & Communication
1. Support company-wide engagement programsâtown halls, celebrations, recognition programs, and leadership offsites.
2. Conduct onboarding and engagement surveys; track themes and partner on action plans.
3. Help reinforce Epicâs culture through communication, manager enablement, and thoughtful employee touchpoints.
Project & Strategic Support
1. Work directly with the Head of HR on key strategic projects including but not limited to:
  1. Post-acquisition integration
  2. Restructuring and team realignment
  3. Total rewards and compensation refresh initiatives
  4. Policy updates and new process rollouts
  5. Conduct basic research and benchmarking to support decision-making for people programs.

Employee Lifecycle & Operations
1. Own and streamline onboarding/offboarding processes across the U.S. and India, working closely with ADP, EoR partners, and internal teams.
2. Support immigration, compliance documentation, and policy adherence across multiple geographies.
3. Partner with payroll and finance on monthly inputs.

Qualifications

At least 2â5+ years of experience in HR generalist, HR operations, people coordination, or HRBP roles.
Masterâs degree in business administration from renowned university preferred
Strong fundamentals across HR operations, compliance basics, and employee support.
Ability to build strong working relationship with managers, employees and manage details while understanding the broader organizational context.
High integrity and discretion with sensitive information.
Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities. Ability to multitask will be crucial.
Experience with HRIS (ADP preferred), Google Workspace, ATS, and data tracking tools a plus.
Fluency speaking in Mandarin is highly desired
Experience working with global or remote teams is valuable.

What Success Looks Like

Employees and managers feel supported, heard, and well-guided.
Performance and talent processes are executed efficiently and on-time.
Hiring pipelines move quickly with strong candidate experience.
Engagement programs feel thoughtful and well-organized.
HR operations run smoothly and reliably, with minimal escalations.
You become a trusted extension of the Head of HR and an anchor for team culture at Epic Kids.

Compensation: 75K + Performance Bonus

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