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We're looking for a strategic, execution-oriented People Strategy Partner to help architect and drive enterprise people initiatives across Kinder's. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving operational and organizational challenges, and can connect strategy to execution in a fast-moving environment.

This PSP will operate horizontally through People & Culture and across Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and Leadership teams to identify opportunities, design scalable solutions, improve processes, and ensure high-impact initiatives move from concept to measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of program management, organizational optimization, operational rigor, systems thinking, and strong business partnership – while building trust and deep understanding with your teams - with the ability to simplify complexity and create scalable ways of working as Kinder's continues to grow.

Strategic Partnership & Organizational Optimization

• Partner closely with leaders across the business to identify organizational challenges, operational gaps, and opportunities for scale.
• Help frame business problems into clear initiatives with defined goals, requirements, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Support the design and implementation of enterprise People programs, processes, and operating rhythms that improve effectiveness and employee experience.
• Translate evolving business priorities into scalable people strategies and operational solutions.
• Partner with leaders to improve organizational clarity, communication, accountability, and execution.

Program Design & Execution

• Lead cross-functional projects and enterprise initiatives from concept through execution and adoption.
• Build structured project plans, stakeholder alignment processes, and success metrics.
• Identify interdependencies across initiatives and ensure alignment across business functions, supporting consistency across teams.
• Drive follow-through and accountability across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.

Process Improvement & Scalable Operations

• Evaluate current People processes and systems to identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Partner across functions to improve workflows related to onboarding, talent planning, organizational changes, communications, employee experience, and business operations.
• Help build scalable infrastructure and processes that support rapid organizational growth.
• Support automation, and technology-enabled solutions where appropriate to improve speed, effectiveness, and employee experience

Leadership Partnership & Communication

• Provide cross-functional updates, recommendations, and business cases for assigned business groups
• In partnership with the broader P&C team.
• Translate complex initiatives into clear narratives, priorities, and actionable next steps.
• Facilitate alignment across senior stakeholders and help remove barriers to execution.
• Support strategic planning conversations, organizational initiatives, and enterprise priorities.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in People Strategy, HR Operations, Program Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Operations, Consulting, or related functions.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Strong operational and organizational problem-solving capabilities with the ability to move from ambiguity to structure.
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable processes, programs, and operating models.
• Experience driving enterprise initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Exceptional project management, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong executive communication and presentation capabilities.
• Comfort working across multiple functions, priorities, and levels of leadership.
• Experience leveraging technology, automation, AI tools, or workflow optimization to improve operational effectiveness.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use data and insights to guide decisions.
• This person is a player and a coach. We are building, designing and bringing work to life – a great space for someone who wants to roll up their sleeves and make an impact.

The position will be based out of our office in Walnut Creek, with the requirement of being in the office Monday - Friday.

• Experience within a high-growth CPG, food & beverage, manufacturing, or consumer brand environment.
• Background in organizational transformation, operating model design, or process improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with HR systems, workflow automation tools, Rippling, Wrike, Greenhouse, MS Teams, general LMS or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting leadership teams or enterprise-level strategic initiatives.

The expected starting salary range for this role is $125,000 - $140,000 per year + Annual Bonus + Equity. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs. Benefits include Medical / Rx, Dental, Vision, 401K + Match, Commuter Benefit, EAP, etc.