Associate People and Culture Generalist

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Management/Employee Relations:

• Lead the People Planning Review process for client groups, partnering with team leaders to drive effective internal development and succession planning processes

• Partner with recruiting team to oversee talent selection process for all positions across client groups

• Counsel coaches on general Employee Relations and Performance Management issues

• Serve as the first point of contact for employees seeking answers to their HR questions

• Process severances in partnership with broader HR, Legal and Payroll Teams, preparing severance packets and Personal Benefits Statements for processing. Liaise with displaced employee, outplacement and financial services vendors.

People Development:

• Partner with coaches to identify development needs and solutions to build individual, coach capability

• Manage planning and execution of development processes for Yum! Corp., analyzing results to inform strategy to build capability across client groups

• Lead the Year End Performance Calibration process for client groups, working with functional leads to ensure maximum impact

Employee Engagement:

• Support an engaging culture to fuel business results leveraging employee feedback results and other insights as a guide

• Serve as Culture Leader, scheduling team events, huddles, celebrating team birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred in Human Resources Management or related field)

• 3 years HR experience, preferably with Fortune 500 company

• Proven results in building client partnerships and leveraging processes and tools to drive results

• Strong understanding of HR policies and practices

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent conflict management skills, including leading others in effectively navigating through productive conflict

• Highly effective relationship builder

• Experience facilitating group discussions

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 55,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the 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. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2023, the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking. In addition, in 2023 Yum! Brands was included on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index; Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity; and Newsweek’s lists recognizing America’s Most Responsible Companies, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, the Company was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America.

As the world's largest restaurant company, we have a clear and compelling mission: to build the world's most loved, trusted, and fastest-growing restaurant brands. The key and not-so-secret ingredient in our recipe for growth is our unrivaled culture and talent, which fuels our results. To that end, we're looking for talented, motivated, team-oriented individuals to join us and have the opportunity be your best, have fun, make friends, and make a positive impact.

We are excited about the future growth of our brands. In fact, as a company we are opening an average of 8 restaurants a day worldwide! This growth creates endless opportunities for professional, as well as personal growth. Customer sentiment and love for our brands is the fuel for our excitement! Taco Bell has been named one of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in the World by Fast Company. Pizza Hut delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the world, KFC's still uses its 75-year-old finger-lickin' good recipe, including secret herbs and spices to hand-bread its chicken every day, and the Habit Burger Grill is looking to expand its regional footprint across the country.