Vice President Human Resources

Our client, a rapidly expanding hospitality and consumer brand, is seeking a sophisticated and highly operational HR executive to lead the company’s People function during an exciting period of national growth. This individual will serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership while overseeing the continued evolution of the organization’s people operations, culture, talent infrastructure, and employee experience across multiple markets.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in high-growth, multi-unit environments and understands how to build scalable systems while maintaining a thoughtful, people-first approach.

This is an opportunity for an experienced HR leader who thrives in entrepreneurial settings, operates with urgency and accountability, and is excited to help shape the future of a dynamic and fast-moving brand.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee all Human Resources and People Operations functions across corporate and field teams

• Partner closely with executive leadership on organizational design, growth strategy, talent planning, and employee engagement initiatives

• Build and refine scalable HR infrastructure, policies, processes, and performance management systems

• Oversee employee relations, compliance, compensation, leadership development, and people strategy across multiple states

• Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to internal HR and recruiting teams

• Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and culture-driven environment throughout the organization

• Ensure operational excellence, strong communication, and consistent follow-through across all areas of the People function

• Support continued expansion efforts and evolving workforce needs as the company scales nationally

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience

• Experience overseeing HR within a high-growth hospitality, restaurant, retail, or consumer-facing company

• Proven success supporting organizations through rapid growth and operational scale

• Experience leading HR within complex, multi-state environments

• Strong operational leadership and ability to execute in fast-paced organizations

• Strong working knowledge of multi-state employment law and HR best practices

• Experience leading and mentoring distributed HR and recruiting teams preferred

• Comfortable operating within founder-led and entrepreneurial environments

• Strategic mindset paired with a highly hands-on and execution-oriented approach

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand experiencing significant national growth with strong leadership backing, equity participation, and the opportunity to help shape and elevate the People function at a pivotal stage.