HR Director

About the Role

At Brewtopia, it's more than coffee — it's about building the people infrastructure that powers disciplined growth. As one of the fastest-growing 7 Brew franchise groups in the country, our ability to open stands, protect culture, and scale without chaos depends on the strength of our HR function. This is a builder's role: the person in this seat will own HR end-to-end for a company scaling from a handful of stands toward 100+, across multiple states.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise-wide HR strategy and execution across Michigan, New York, and future markets.
• Directly lead and develop the full HR organization — HR Manager(s), HR Business Partners, Recruiters, Payroll, Benefits & Compensation, and Compliance — as one connected function, not siloed teams.
• Serve as the senior HR partner to executive leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, and employee relations.
• Own the HR vendor ecosystem — Payroll, HRIS, Benefits, 401(k), insurance carriers, and compliance vendors — including sourcing, negotiating, and implementing vendor relationships that scale with the company.
• Own compliance across all active and future jurisdictions: federal, Michigan, New York, wage & hour, EEOC, workers' compensation, unemployment, and regulatory audits.
• Set HR department goals, priorities, and KPIs, and hold the HR team accountable to them.
• Own leadership development, succession planning, performance management, policy development, and HR SOPs.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, and Development to keep people strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Report HR metrics and organizational trends to executive leadership and use them to drive continuous improvement in retention, engagement, hiring quality, and compliance.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading an entire Human Resources department — including direct ownership of HR Managers, HR Business Partners, Recruiters, Payroll, Compliance, Benefits & Compensation, and all other HR functions — ideally for an entire company or organization, not a division or single HR vertical.
• Strong familiarity with the landscape of third-party vendors supporting the HR function (e.g., Payroll, HRIS, Benefits, 401(k), insurance carriers, compliance vendors), with a demonstrated ability to source, negotiate, and implement effective vendor relationships.
• Strong Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) experience supporting executive leadership and organizational strategy.
• Experience within a fast-paced, high-growth QSR, retail, hospitality, or multi-unit organization experiencing rapid expansion.
• Extensive knowledge of federal employment law and practical experience with Michigan and New York employment laws and regulations.
• Experience managing government agencies, labor departments, EEOC matters, unemployment, workers' compensation, wage and hour compliance, and regulatory audits.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, compliance, training and development, and HR operations.
• Proven ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing HR teams while creating scalable HR systems and processes.
• Demonstrated success balancing strategic leadership with operational execution in a growing organization.
• Must be located in Michigan or willing to relocate to Michigan.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.

Pay

Compensation based on experience. Performance bonus opportunity.