Regional Associate HR Business Partner - West

As the Associate HR Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting the HR Business Partner team in delivering HR services to assigned departments, gaining experience in aligning people strategies with business objectives. This role works under the guidance of the Manager of Business Partnership to develop expertise in providing HR support that enhances organizational effectiveness.

You'll learn how to partner with people managers to implement HR best practices while developing business acumen and HR expertise. The Associate HR Business Partner will assist in analyzing workforce data, supporting talent initiatives, and contributing to a positive work culture. This role provides a growth path toward becoming a strategic HR advisor who can independently drive performance, retention, and organizational effectiveness.

The Associate HR Business Partner will:

• Embed yourself within your assigned department, understanding their priorities, challenges, and people needs in order to translate them into action from a People perspective that supports the business as it grows


• Serve as a trusted partner and advisor to the team's senior leadership (e.g., Directors, VPs, and C-suite leaders)


• Help implement organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management initiatives under supervision


• Support performance management processes by preparing materials, tracking completion, and helping managers administer effective feedback and development conversations including coaching managers on effective feedback, development conversations, promotions, and addressing performance issues


• Collect and organize workforce data and metrics to help identify trends and contribute to reports and recommendations


• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support strategic hiring needs based on deep understanding of current and future business requirements


• Partner with specialized HR team members to learn about integrated HR solutions and programs while helping with implementation


• Help drive change management initiatives by helping prepare communications and supporting stakeholder engagement activities under the guidance of senior HR team members


• Address employee relations issues and escalate complex matters, by collaborating with all stakeholders


• Build knowledge of relevant legal requirements and provide basic policy information, escalating complex interpretation as appropriate


• Help coordinate and deliver training programs


• Contribute ideas to improve HR processes and programs


• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive employee information

Minimum Travel Expectation: 

West Region:

• Local campuses (within driving/commuting distance of your home base): Monthly visits to each campuss


• Non-local campuses (outside driving/commuting distance): Two-day stay per campus for new campuses and one-day stay per campus for existing campuses.


• Primarily work Monday–Friday during core business hours, with flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends to align with academy operations and community events.


• If not based in headquarters, travel to AoPS’ San Diego headquarters for roughly one week per quarter to attend team & company events.

The ideal candidate has:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field


• 1-3 years of HR experience, preferably in a generalist or specialist role


• Basic knowledge of HR disciplines including organizational development, employee relations, diversity initiatives, performance systems, HR compliance, and federal/state employment regulations


• SHRM-CP/SCP or HRCI PHR/SPHR certification preferred


• Interest in developing business acumen and understanding organizational objectives


• Basic consulting and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to organize and interpret HR data and metrics to inform strategic decisions


• Demonstrated success in leading change management initiatives through organizational transitions


• Working knowledge of employment legislation and HR practices with desire to deepen expertise

Why Join AoPS:

This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA, or out of the Pacific Northwest. The full salary range for this position is 83.2k- 98.8k. Here are some things you can look forward to:

• Impact : This role will directly shape our culture of excellence, enabling Art of Problem Solving to develop talent while we grow our business impact.


• Culture : Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life-long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation


• Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling


• Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans


• Future Planning: 401K with company match


• Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve


• Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of the San Diego Area)

Background Check:  

Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.

Work Authorization:

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.  

About AoPS:

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.