People Strategy Partner

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Strategic Partnership & Organizational Optimization
• Program Design & Execution
• Process Improvement & Scalable Operations
• Leadership Partnership & Communication

Benefits

• Medical / Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K + Match
• Commuter Benefit
• EAP

Pay

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.

Schedule

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