Regional HR Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as the main strategic HR partner to Regional Vice Presidents and Market Operations Directors across various markets.

• Suggest, interpret, and implement people initiatives that align with operational objectives, including workforce planning, leadership development, retention, and cultural enhancement.

• Leverage data, trends, and insights to guide decisions and create scalable interventions across regions and store formats.

• Drive and assist enterprise initiatives, including performance cycles, compensation reviews, organizational design modifications, and HR system implementations.

• Develop repeatable, scalable processes that lessen manual efforts for stores and enhance consistency across regions.

• Analyze turnover, staffing, leadership, and team-effectiveness issues, and devise targeted solutions.

• Create and implement workforce plans, covering staffing strategies, labor optimization, performance management, and leadership development.

• Act as the escalation point for complex employee relations issues across multiple districts.

• Advise leaders on the consistent application of policies, values, and leadership behaviors.

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategies, forecasting, and capability planning.

• Facilitate leadership development, succession planning, career pathing, and readiness for leadership positions.

• Mentor leaders to enhance decision-making, communication, and team leadership effectiveness.

• Ensure compliance of HR practices with federal, state, and local regulations across a multi-state environment.

• Work cross-functionally on benefits, compensation, accommodations, investigations, and performance cycles.

• Lead people-related transformations for market expansion, organizational design changes, process enhancements, and structural realignments.

• Encourage field adoption of new tools, systems, and workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Over 8 years of progressive HRBP experience, with considerable time spent supporting multi-unit operations in QSR, food & beverage, hospitality, or retail sectors.

• Proven ability to convert people strategy into scalable, effective initiatives that yield significant business results.

• Established experience as a senior-level individual contributor with substantial cross-functional influence.

• Outstanding capability to anticipate needs, identify issues, and implement scalable solutions.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret trends and translate insights into actionable strategies.

• Familiarity with employment laws and compliance considerations across various states.

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing abilities with leaders at all organizational levels.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with competing priorities and constantly changing structures, processes, and practices.

• Residency within the supported region (DE, MD, DC, or VA) is mandatory.

• As per company policy, Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• 401(k)

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans

• Company-paid short and long-term disability coverage

• Paid time off, including flexible time off for exempt employees

• Paid vacation for non-exempt employees

• Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable law

• Paid parental leave

• Discounted meals

• Exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands