People & Culture Business Partner, Digital & Technology - SW Engineering + SRE Functions
Apply NowCompany: Yum! Brands
Location: Louisville, KY 40214
Description:
Job Description
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.
About the Job:
The People & Culture Business Partner is the HR business partner for the Software Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering 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 an advisor, trusted coach, and enterprise connector.
What You'll Do
Manage Talent (40%)
Develop People (25%)
Drive Organizational Effectiveness (25%)
Support the People & Culture Team (10%)
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIRED:
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL:
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
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.
About the Job:
The People & Culture Business Partner is the HR business partner for the Software Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering 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 an 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
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
- Total Rewards Leader, Talent Acquisition Partners, Organizational Development Partners, Leadership Team, Functional Leaders, Coaches, & Legal Counsel
SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL:
- Exempt - 0
- Non-exempt - 0
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