People and Culture Business Partner

We’re seeking a dynamic, strategic, and engaging People & Culture Business Partner (PCBP) to support our Pizza Hut Global Functions Teams. This role reports directly to the Director of Talent and People & Culture - Global Functions and partners closely with senior functional leaders to shape and activate an inclusive, heart-led, high-performing culture across the Dallas Restaurant Support Center (RSC) and global teams.

This critical role blends strategic partnership with strong operational execution, serving as a trusted advisor to leaders while delivering a seamless employee experience across talent strategy, engagement, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations. The PCBP translates enterprise people strategies into practical, scalable execution while navigating a global, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Partnership (30%)

• Serve as a trusted People & Culture advisor to functional leaders, providing coaching and guidance on talent, organizational, and performance decisions aligned to business priorities.
• Act as a data-driven storyteller — leveraging enterprise HR systems to extract, analyze, and synthesize workforce data, identify trends and gaps, and translate insights into actionable recommendations in partnership with leadership.
• Translate enterprise People & Culture initiatives into practical execution within supported teams.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and collaborate effectively across global stakeholders.
• Create clear, compelling executive-ready materials, including decks and written communications, to support leadership discussions and decision-making.

Building Organizational Capability (30%)

• Lead execution of workforce planning, succession planning, talent movement, and bench planning processes.
• Partner with Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to deliver the Building People Capability (BPC) cycle, including goal setting, performance management, development planning, and talent reviews.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to strengthen talent pipelines aligned to business needs.
• Manage employee lifecycle events including promotions, transfers, onboarding, and exits.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations matters and employee inquiries, providing guidance and escalating as appropriate.
• Coach leaders on performance management and employee relations, exercising sound judgment in complex situations.
• Partner with Organizational Development and Learning teams to enable development solutions for individuals and teams.

Culture, Engagement & Change Leadership (20%)

• Activate Pizza Hut’s People Promise and Culture Values to foster an engaging, inclusive, high-performing environment.
• Lead engagement survey communications and action planning with leadership using data-informed insights.
• Enable recognition and culture initiatives that strengthen belonging, retention, and performance.
• Support organizational and leadership transitions to ensure effective change adoption.

People Operations & Reporting (20%)

• Maintain accurate organizational charts and HR systems (including Oracle) with strong attention to detail.
• Deliver ad hoc and recurring people reporting to support business decisions.
• Identify process gaps and partner across P&C to improve tools, systems, and effectiveness.
• Execute enterprise People & Culture programs locally, adapting to business context.
• Stay current on HR trends and bring outside‑in thinking to enhance the employee experience.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant Business Partner experience.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and translate people strategy into execution.
• Strong HRIS and reporting capability, including workforce analytics and data storytelling.
• Demonstrated experience leading workforce planning, talent management, and organizational change.
• First-line employee relations experience with sound judgment in complex situations.
• Excellent coaching, consulting, and influencing skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to operate in a global, matrixed environment.
• Exceptional communication and executive deck-building…