Human Resources Business Partner

rednote; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

rednote is seeking an exceptional HR Business Partner to build and sustain a world-class team. This founding role partners with leaders to shape people strategy, culture, and organization from the ground up.

You will bridge the New York office with our Shanghai HQ, drive talent development, and ensure fair, high-integrity people decisions across time zones. Ideal candidates bring proven HRBP experience, comfort with ambiguity, cross-cultural fluency, and a track record of influencing business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• Proven track record of building HRBP solutions from scratch.
• Deep HRBP experience with measurable business impact.
• Comfort with ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information.
• Cross-cultural fluency and strong communication across time zones.
• Sharp judgment on people and organizations; helps leaders act.

Responsibilities

• Build HR foundation, design processes, frameworks, and cultural norms.
• Translate strategy into people priorities: org design, talent development, team effectiveness, culture.
• Advise leaders navigating complex people situations.
• Drive high-integrity performance and fair people decisions.
• Bridge the New York office and Shanghai HQ across cultures.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to hire the right people and set them up to thrive.
• Identify organizational risks early and address them.

Skills

HRBP experience

Cross-cultural fluency

Communication skills

Judgment and people analytics

Decision making under uncertainty

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

At rednote, we are looking for an exceptional HR Business Partner to help us build and sustain a world-class team in New York. You will partner closely with business and leadership teams to navigate organizational challenges, develop people strategies, and build the kind of culture that attracts and retains exceptional talent. You will be a trusted advisor to leaders — someone they turn to not just for HR process, but for real judgment on people and organization.

This is not a standard HR role. It is a founding one.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the HR foundation from the ground up — design the processes, frameworks, and cultural norms that will define how Rednote operates, before they become habit
• Partner with business leaders to translate strategy into people priorities: org design, talent development, team effectiveness, and cultural integration
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to managers and leaders navigating complex people situations — often without precedent or playbook
• Drive a high-integrity, high-bar approach to performance — helping leaders make clear, fair, and courageous people decisions
• Bridge the New York office and our global headquarters in Shanghai, navigating cross-cultural dynamics with fluency and care
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to ensure we are not only hiring the right people, but setting them up to thrive from day one
• Identify organizational risks early and address them before they become problems — with both urgency and thoughtfulness

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above;
• You have done this before — built something from scratch, not just maintained something that already worked
• Deep HRBP experience with a track record of genuine business impact — not just HR support, but real organizational influence
• Energized by ambiguity, not paralyzed by it; you make good decisions with incomplete information and move forward
• Cross-cultural fluency and strong communication skills; comfortable bridging different working styles and time zones
• Sharp judgment on people and organizations — able to see patterns, name what's really happening, and help leaders act on it
• Hungry, ambitious, and energized by high standards
• Drawn to strong teams, exceptional people, and meaningful work — not looking for a process-driven HR role where the path is already paved

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly collaborative team player with strong problem-solving capabilities and a results-driven mindset.
• Experience working in global and cross-cultural environments, partnering with stakeholders across time zones.
• Experience in a Chinese technology company or working closely with a China-based headquarters
• Background in organizational design, leadership development, or executive coaching
• Experience scaling a team through a period of rapid, ambiguous growth

About rednote

rednote is one of the world's most trusted platforms, where over 350 million people share how they actually live, travel, create, and discover. In a world of infinite content, what sets rednote apart is its source: real human experience, honestly lived and generously shared — one note at a time. We are now writing our global chapter, and this team is at the forefront.