Job Description

Who is Yum! Brands?

Ready to make your mark at an iconic global powerhouse? Join Yum! Brands - the parent company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill - be a part of our reinvention for Greater Growth.

We are a culture-driven company where innovation, collaboration, and passion fuel everything we do. We’re seeking talented individuals to make a difference across our global business. Whether you’re just starting out or stepping into leadership, you’ll help shape our future by delivering results that matter and bringing your smart, heart, and courage to the table.

If you’re ready to grow with a company that values curiosity, high performance, and meaningful work—join us. Let’s build the future of Yum! together!

About The Job

As the Director of Talent Acquisition – Americas , you will lead both the strategy and execution of talent acquisition across Yum! Brands’ U.S. and Americas-based corporate teams, supporting the world’s most iconic brands - KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill. This role is responsible for building, growing, and inspiring a high-performing talent acquisition team that attracts, engages, and hires exceptional talent at scale while delivering a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience.

You’ll help shape how we bring great people to the table - fueling the teams behind our global brands and ensuring our talent strategy is as bold, agile, and distinctive as the businesses we support. You will shape and drive a modern, brand-agnostic recruitment operating model while serving as a hands-on people leader who invests deeply in team development and capability building. This is a highly visible leadership role where you’ll deliver measurable results while developing a team and culture you’re proud to lead.

This position can be based in Irvine, CA, Louisville, KY, or Plano, TX.

Salary Range

$164,500 - $193,600 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors .

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Shape and lead the Talent Acquisition strategy for the Americas, bringing fresh ideas and external best practices to build a high-impact recruiting organization aligned with global direction and local business needs.
• Partner with brand and HR leaders to translate evolving business priorities into scalable, data-driven hiring plans that help our brands win in the market.
• Own the recruiting lifecycle and performance across the region, using insights and metrics to remove barriers, improve efficiency, and continuously raise the bar.

Team Leadership & Performance

• Lead and develop a team of 15+ managers and recruiters, creating an environment where people are coached, challenged, and inspired to unlock their full potential while delivering breakthrough hiring results.
• Set bold expectations and performance standards, using data, insights, and regular business reviews to coach for impact, improve productivity, and consistently elevate performance across the team.
• Build a culture of collaboration, agility, and shared accountability across teams, brands, and geographies, while embedding development plans and stretch opportunities that strengthen capabilities and build future leaders.

Operational Delivery & Optimization

• Partner across Talent Acquisition, HR, Technology, and key teams to deliver a consistent, efficient recruiting experience across the Americas, ensuring processes are aligned, scalable, and easy to use.
• Collaborate closely with technology and analytics partners to improve recruiting tools, workflows, and insights, simplifying how work gets done and enabling smarter, faster hiring decisions.
• Optimize how recruiting resources are deployed by balancing priorities, managing capacity, and thoughtfully leveraging external partners, while continuing to strengthen internal capabilities and long-term sustainability.

Candidate & Stakeholder Experience

• Champion a white-glove candidate experience at every touchpoint, ensuring interactions are thoughtful, transparent, and engaging- reinforcing Yum! Brands as an employer of choice and a place where people can grow, thrive, and build meaningful careers.
• Build trusted partnerships with hiring leaders by delivering outstanding service, clear communication, and high-quality candidate slates that enable confident, timely hiring decisions.
• Use insights and technology to continuously listen, learn, and improve - strengthening recruiter capabilities and raising the standard for service and experience across the talent acquisition function.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, including leading large corporate teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading full lifecycle recruiting in a matrixed, multi-brand environment.
• Deep understanding of talent acquisition metrics (time-to-fill, quality, recruiter load) and ability to influence through data.

Benefits

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here.

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”) (collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

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This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

Beware of fake job postings using Yum! and/or our brand logos -- KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill -- on fraudulent sites. Yum! Brands only posts jobs on official career pages and never asks for money during onboarding. Avoid unsolicited contacts via Telegram, WhatsApp or similar social apps.

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