Health & Wellbeing Manager

Who is Yum! Brands?

Ready to make your mark at an iconic global powerhouse? Join Yum! Brands - the parent company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill - and be a part of our reinvention for Greater Growth.

We are a culture-driven company where innovation, collaboration, and passion fuel everything we do. We’re seeking talented individuals to make a difference across our global business. Whether you’re just starting out or stepping into leadership, you’ll help shape our future by delivering results that matter and bringing your smart, heart, and courage to the table.

If you’re ready to grow with a company that values curiosity, high performance, and meaningful work—join us. Let’s build the future of Yum! together!

About the Job:

The Health & Wellbeing Manager is responsible for leading the modernization of U.S. benefit programs with a focus on automation, innovation, and an employee-first experience. In this high-impact role, the Health & Wellbeing Manager will coach a dynamic team, streamline operations, and elevate how we care for our people. The position will play a pivotal role in ensuring readiness for future transformation of service delivery and operational excellence in partnership with internal teams and external vendors. 

Salary Range: 

$122,100 – $143,600 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Responsibilities: 

• Program Administration: Lead day-to-day delivery of US health and wellbeing programs, ensuring high-quality administration, effective cost and budgeting, managing escalations, ensuring compliance of all programs, and maintaining strong vendor relationships by ensuring strong service level agreements and governance.
• Communications & Experience Innovation: Partner with the internal communications and People Tech teams to explore and implement innovative communication tools to develop and execute modern, personal, and impactful communications across all touchpoints that improve employee understanding and engagement
• Team Leadership: Coach, support, and develop a high-performing, commercially minded team. Build capabilities in execution quality, innovation, and communication, while fostering a collaborative and accountable culture.
• Process Improvement, Modernization, & Automation: Identify opportunities and lead initiatives to streamline and automate processes using technology and best practices. Focus on simplifying administration, improving scalability, and elevating the employee experience. Lead documentation efforts and set standards to support scalability and operational excellence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with HR, Total Rewards, Finance, Legal, IT, Communication, and other internal/external teams to ensure alignment and integrated service delivery within the broader organizational framework

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in benefits delivery, administration and operations, Total Rewards, or HR leadership
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coach teams to high performance in a matrixed environment in a people-first way
• Proven track record of process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance the employee experience
• Vendor management, including contract negotiation and SLA oversight
• Strong project management and data analysis skills to drive multiple projects, prioritization, and to identify trends for actionable insight
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills and ability to communicate effectively and professionally

Benefits:

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here. 

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”)(collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

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This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

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Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.