People Growth Partner

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc
  • Austin, TX
    18 days ago

    Job Description

    1700 South Lamar

    Austin, Texas

    Position Title: People Growth Partner

    Reports To: Chief People Officer

    Location: Austin, TX (In Person or Hybrid)

    Job Type: Full-Time

    About Us

    Everyday Coffee Company is a fast-growing Dunkin' franchise partner operating in high-volume, non-traditional and big-box retail environments with a national footprint. We are executing while building scalable people and training systems to support new store openings, operational excellence, compliance, employee experience, and leadership capability.

    This role connects field training with HR partnership so managers are equipped to lead strong operations and receive practical, compliant people support in a fast-paced QSR environment.

    Position Overview

    The People Growth Partner supports rapid expansion by combining New Restaurant Manager training with HR business partner support. This role leads HR and operational training, supports new store launches, reinforces brand standards, manages frontline HR processes, and helps each location open strong and operate consistently, compliantly, and effectively.

    The ideal candidate is organized, service-oriented, experienced with adult learner engagement to drive effective outcomes and skilled at coaching managers, resolving people issues, and building capability across diverse teams.

    Why This Role Matters

    • Prepares Restaurant Managers, field leaders and others to execute brand standards, food safety, speed of service, guest experience expectations to lead successful business operations.
    • Provides consistent HR support to managers and employees across multiple states and locations.
    • Ensures scalable onboarding, training, performance, compliance, and employee relations processes during rapid growth.
    • Strengthens the employee experience by connecting people practices with operational execution.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Training, Launch Readiness & Operations Support: Facilitate manager training, train-the-trainer programs, new store opening support, operational transitions, and targeted support for underperforming locations.
    • Support program readiness through training, food safety certification, systems training, manager readiness assessments, and follow-up coaching.
    • Coach managers on Systems, process and program best practice for areas of responsibility successfully managing traffic to the qualified subject matter expert and most appropriate resource for operational execution in big-box retail setting.
    • Identify training gaps and partner with People, IBIC training facilitators and Operations leaders to improve materials, SOPs, job aids, onboarding tools, retention, and scalability.
    • HR Business Partnership: Serve as a first point of contact for employee relations, manager questions, and frontline people concerns.
    • Provides HR support across onboarding/offboarding, HRIS accuracy, required training completion, and compliance tracking, employee relations, compliance, talent development, performance management, HR operations, workforce reporting, and employee lifecycle processes.
    • Partner with Payroll and Benefits on employee inquiries, audits, corrections, leave administration, workers' compensation, and issue resolution.
    • Partner with field leadership to align training and people practices with business priorities, performance goals, brand standards, and travel-based support needs.

    Qualifications

    Required

    • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Hospitality, Training, Operations, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
    • 3+ years of experience in HR, employee relations, training, field operations, or people operations.
    • Experience in QSR, fast casual, retail, foodservice, high-volume hospitality, or multi-unit field environments.
    • Working knowledge of employment law, HR best practices, documentation, and employee relations processes.
    • Experience facilitating training, coaching adult learners, supporting onboarding, developing training materials and resources and coaching leaders.
    • Ability to train diverse teams while handling sensitive HR matters with discretion.
    • Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
    • Interested in program optimization and continuous improvement to deliver just in time training and efficient opening process that add to the human experience.
    • Comfortable with some travel to support special projects, training, employee relations, and field priorities.

    Preferred

    • Experience in rapid growth, startup, franchise, or multi-state environments.
    • Experience building training programs, SOPs, job aids, onboarding processes, or scalable learning systems.
    • Experience with HRIS platforms such as ADP, Workday, UKG, Oracle HCM, or similar systems.
    • Food safety certification or experience supporting certification and recertification programs.
    • PHR, SHRM-CP, training certification, or similar credential.
    • Payroll, benefits, leave administration, or workers' compensation support experience.

    Benefits

    • Competitive salary based on experience
    • Bonus eligibility (if applicable)
    • 401(k)
    • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
    • Paid Time Off
    • Growth and leadership development opportunities
    • Opportunity to build foundational systems in a high-impact role

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    Job ID

    P1-6459591-1

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