Wonder Group, INC is looking for a Senior Market People Leader to serve as a senior individual contributor HR Business Partner for multi-unit field operations across multiple states. You'll translate people strategy into actionable, data-informed programs to elevate leadership capability and scale solutions, acting as the primary strategic HR partner to regional and market leadership.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the primary strategic HR partner to Regional Vice Presidents and Market Operations Directors across multiple markets.
- Recommend, translate, and execute people initiatives aligned with operational goals, including workforce planning, leadership capability, retention, and culture.
- Anticipate emerging needs and challenges, proactively offering scalable solutions.
- Use data, trends, and insights to inform decisions and create interventions that scale across regions and store formats.
- Lead with a high level of independence, navigating ambiguity while influencing leadership toward optimal people decisions.
- Drive and support enterprise initiatives like performance cycles, compensation reviews, and HR system launches, ensuring field execution and adoption.
- Build repeatable, scalable processes that reduce manual lift for stores and improve consistency.
- Diagnose root causes of operational and people challenges such as turnover and leadership gaps, developing targeted solutions.
- Partner with field leaders to design and execute workforce plans that support current and future business needs.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex employee relations matters across multiple districts.
- Guide leaders in consistent application of policies, values, and leadership behaviors.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategies, forecasting, and capability planning for leaders and hourly teams.
- Support and influence leadership development, succession planning, career pathing, and bench readiness for multi-unit operations.
- Coach leaders to elevate their decision-making, communication, and team leadership effectiveness.
- Ensure all practices comply with federal, state, and local requirements across a growing multi-state footprint.
- Partner cross-functionally to ensure strong execution of core HR programs including benefits, compensation, accommodations, and investigations.
- Lead people-related components of change tied to new market expansion, org design shifts, or structural realignments.
- Diagnose operational inefficiencies and create scalable HR processes that support growth and reduce complexity for leaders.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive HRBP experience.
- Significant time supporting multi-unit operations in QSR, food & beverage, hospitality, or retail.
- Demonstrated ability to translate people strategy into scalable, effective initiatives that drive meaningful business outcomes.
- Proven experience operating as a senior-level individual contributor with strong cross-functional influence.
- Exceptional ability to anticipate needs, diagnose problems, and drive solutions that scale.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret trends and turn insights into action.
- Knowledge of employment laws and compliance considerations across multiple states.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills with leaders at all levels.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with competing priorities and continuously evolving structures.
Team & Environment
Partners with Regional Vice Presidents, Market Operations Directors, and multi-unit field leadership teams across a multi-state footprint.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $119,000 - $149,000 per year + equity.
- Equity included in total package.
- 401K.
- Multiple medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Many other benefits and perks.
Work Mode
This role works locally in Boston, Delaware, or Baltimore.
We believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens. We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
