HR Business Partner Specialist (Bilingual KOR/ENG)

Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Lead with a commercial mindset and provide customized HR expertise accordingly
• Partner with and consult multiple business unit leaders on strategic people solutions covering the full employee cycle
• Challenge leaders as appropriate to provide sound thought partnership and ensure decisions are right for the business (e.g., leveling, promotions, transfers, compensation)
• Coach business leaders on various topics including performance management, people management, career development, etc.
• Advise business leaders on organization structure designs and guide them through the appropriate change management and communications flow
• Assess the needs for growth, headcount, level, skills, spans, layers, timing
• Workforce plan with business leaders to ensure that employees are in the right roles
• Plan the evolution of HiPo and high performers
• Guide people managers on performance issues and the appropriate next steps considering business risk
• Guide the change process for employee transfers along with the appropriate communications
• Identify and prepare future leaders for managerial and critical roles
• Create the guidance and resources to manage the succession program
• L&D - Identify and co-create learning and development programs with the business leader and L&D team to address business challenges
• Employee relations (ER) - Handle as appropriate depending on business risk severity
• Administration - Updating org charts, processing necessary transactions, etc.
• Projects - Manage small to medium scale projects
• Recruiting - Liaise with the recruiting team as appropriate in particular with new headcounts Performance mgmt - Participate in the cycle as appropriate and address employee questions accordingly
• Merit cycle - Participate in the cycle as appropriate and address employee questions accordingly

Qualifications / Skills:

• Drive and curiosity to learn and get embedded in the H Mart business
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills with all employees levels
• Sharp critical thinking and problem solving skills to revolve business challenges quickly
• Comfort and tenacity working in a dual culture environment (Korean and American)
• Extreme comfort with ambiguity and operating with limited information
• Interest and comfort with building fundamental programs and processes
• Strong prioritization skills reflecting business impact
• General knowledge of the HR space and how all verticals connect
• Passion or curiosity for the grocery and manufacturing industries
• Strong Korean communication skills highly preferred

Deal breakers:

• Lack of communication skills and confidence
• Low emotional intelligence
• Focused on transactional / operational tasks
• Difficulty viewing the holistic picture enterprise wide

Benefits:

• Health, Dental & Vision insurance / EAP (Employee Assistance Program) per company policy
• 401 (k) Retirement Plan with up to 5% match per company policy
• Life Insurance and AD&D (Accidental death & Dismemberment) per company policy
• BTA Insurance (Business Travel Accident Coverage)
• Company provided lunch
• Paid-time off (PTO) and Paid Holidays per company policy
• Celebration & Condolence Benefits per company policy
• Employee Discount Program (5%)
• Holiday Gift certificates per company policy
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) per company policy
• DCFSA (Dependent Child Care Spending Account) per company policy

Work Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Mon - Fri

Salary: $79,800 - 141,100

Salary : $79,800 - $141,100