People & Culture Business Partner, D&T - GETS & Cyber Security

Who we are?

At Yum! Brands, we’re the proud parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill—four globally iconic brands born from big dreams, bold ideas, and entrepreneurial energy. Together, we’re building the world’s most loved, trusted, and fastest-growing restaurant brands. As the world’s largest restaurant company, our secret sauce is simple: it’s our unrivaled talent and culture.  The People & Culture Business Partner is an HR business partner to the Global Enterprise Technology Solutions (GETS) and Cyber Security teams within the Digital & Technology organization, supporting teams across KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill.

This high-impact role drives business success by aligning people strategies to enterprise priorities and fostering an environment where culture, capability, and performance thrive. As a member of the People & Culture team, you’ll partner with functional leaders to influence workforce strategies, shape organizational design, and cultivate high-performing, inclusive teams. You'll also play a key role in building the leadership pipeline, embedding our leadership behaviors, and driving transformation across the enterprise tech space.

Reporting to the Director, People & Culture for the Digital & Technology division, you will act as a strategic advisor, trusted coach, and enterprise connector.

What You’ll Do

Manage Talent (40%)

· Serve as an advisor and thought partner to leaders within these tech functions (serving all 4 iconic brands)

· Drive the Building People Capability lifecycle for these functions (goal setting, Individual Development Planning, Bench Planning, Pay for Performance Calibration)

· Lead onboarding experiences for new hires and ensure seamless transitions for internal talent moves

· Partner with Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Org Development teams to align strategies

· Navigate employee relations issues, PIPs, investigations, and exits with care and compliance

Develop People (25%)

· Partner with leaders to identify and develop emerging talent

· Collaborate with COEs to design learning opportunities and career pathing

· Provide coaching to managers and team members to build leadership and communication skills

Drive Organizational Effectiveness (25%)

· Guide organizational design and structure in support of business needs

· Co-lead employee engagement surveys and action planning

· Stay informed on HR and talent trends and bring outside-in thinking to the team

Support the People & Culture Team (10%)

· Provide support for team processes like reporting, system updates (Oracle), and org charts

· Identify and improve broken or inefficient systems, tools, and workflows

· Collaborate cross-functionally with other HR partners to share best practices and strengthen team capability

· Update people systems as needed and maintain team Org Charts.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIRED

· Bachelor’s degree required in Human Resources Management or related field

· 5+ years of progressive HR experience; generalist background preferred

· PHR or SHRM certification is a plus

· Experience supporting tech teams is a bonus

· Strong coaching and client consulting skills

· Proven results in building client partnerships and leveraging processes and tools to drive work to closure

· Strong understanding of HR policies and practices

· Lead as a culture champion and create passion in others for living our culture

Salary Range: $96,700to $133,000 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

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.

Our mission at Yum! is to build the world’s most loved, trusted and fastest growing restaurant brands. KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill continue to thrive as relevant, distinctive and easy to access global brands, with over seven new restaurants opening per day on average.

But it’s not about where we are – it’s about where we are going. We are using technology to create competitive advantages and drive unit economics for our 50,000 restaurants around the world, all designed to make it easier for customers to order the chicken, pizza, tacos and burgers they crave in our more than 150 countries and territories.

We do this work while caring for our people and our communities. In 2019, Yum! Brands was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index; the following year, the company ranked among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media. And in 2020, we committed $100 million over the next five years to unlock opportunity and fight inequality.

Yum! is a place where all employees can be themselves, make a difference and have fun. Our unique culture is built around our values of believing in our people, trusting in their positive intentions, encouraging ideas from everyone and recognizing wins — both big and small.

For those who join the world’s largest restaurant company, growth opportunities are endless.