Director of People - Naked Farmer Careers

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE

Naked Farmer is a pioneering farm-to-table restaurant group with multiple locations across Florida, cooking and serving scratch-made, healthy, and affordable meals. Our restaurants celebrate the seasonality of vegetables and the spirit of innovation, striving to create a sustainable food system that strengthens the connection between farmers and the community.

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

We're in search of a farmer of people, recruiter and innovator to develop, lead, and execute talent strategies that support the organizational business strategy for the corporate team at Naked Farmer. The Director of People has the ability to drive transformation and performance through our team members in a fast-paced environment supporting our mission to build a better food system by connecting farmers to the community.

We are looking for an experienced team leader with broad HR experience, deep business partnering experience, and a strong track record of delivering complex / integrated talent strategies in a high-growth organization. 

Our mission as a People Team is to obsess over the employee experience to enable our Naked Farmers to do their best work which drives more intimate, memorable and consistent guest experiences in our restaurants. To this end, you will lead our HR & Recruiting efforts and work cross-functionally to build and evolve our talent sourcing, hiring and onboarding journey across our entire restaurant group.

In order to be considered successful in this role, you will need to deliver on the following:

• Innovate and expand on our existing process of talent acquisition, hiring process and onboarding journey: Refind and expand our existing ATS, bring more integrity to our hiring process by working cross functionally with Restaurant Leaders, and support the talent acquisition process to drive qualified candidates through interviews, hiring, onboarding and beyond.
• Corporate Partnership and Leadership: Develop relationships with members of the executive leadership team in order to establish yourself as a trusted advisor / coach / consultant. From there, you'll need to meet regularly to learn about their departments and growth opportunities so that you can support improving their leadership capability, team effectiveness, strategic insight, and business performance. Additionally, establish yourself as an active contributor on the corporate leadership team by leveraging your credibility and business knowledge to contribute to overall business decisions at Naked Farmer.
• Business Partner: Provide business partnership to our Restaurant Operations Teams, embedding yourself within the business and acting as a trusted advisor, coach and consultant to improve their leadership capability, team effectiveness, strategic insight, and business performance. Take active role in New Restaurant Openings (NROs) alongside area operations leaders and Chef Operators to facilitate successful talent acquisition, hiring and training.
• Results Measurement: Leverage key KPIs to measure initiative adoption, effectiveness and value for team members. A few examples are retention, employee engagement survey data, and internal talent pipeline. 
• People Operations and Program Management: Oversee and lead key initiatives for the People team, providing project management expertise and demonstrating a strong ability to execute results and communicate clearly with key stakeholders. 

In order to be successful in this role, you'll want to have experience leading and driving complex people strategy as a business partner in a fast-paced and ambitious environment. Your humble and resilient leadership and collaboration should be top-notch as you'll need to coach, develop, build trust and credibility with your cross-functional partners from different backgrounds and experiences.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary with a vibrant work culture
• 3 weeks of annual paid vacation
• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance
• Opportunities for career progression within our rapidly growing company
• Complimentary Naked Farmer meal daily
• New MacBook Air
• An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and by connecting them to locally-sourced food.
• A collaborative team of people who live our core values and have your back
• A clear career path with opportunities for development, both personally and professionally
• Free Naked Farmer swag 

ABOUT NAKED FARMER:

Born during a global pandemic, Naked Farmer quickly adapted, delivering fresh food directly from farm to doorstep. Our ethos is founded on resilience, transparency, and telling the story of the farmers behind our local food supply. With a commitment to becoming 100% locally-sourced, we are now embarking on an expansion phase, opening new locations and furthering our mission of transparency in sourcing and cooking while supporting local farmers, communities, and chefs. Currently operating seven restaurants in Tampa Bay and South Florida, we are in the process of adding six more across the state over the next 12 months.

And yes, all employees enjoy complimentary Naked Farmer meals every day—don't miss out on the sweet potatoes.

Join us as we build the future of food together.