EMPLOYMENT MANAGER
Build the Strategy. Own the Results. Raise the Standard.
People Operations | Team JCK
- You're not looking for another recruiting job. You're looking for something you can build, lead, and make better.
- You see opportunities where others see obstacles. You're comfortable challenging the way things have always been done. And when you see a problem, your instinct isn't to wait for direction, it's to find a solution and make something happen.
- Sound familiar? Keep reading.
- Team JCK is looking for an Employment Manager who can take ownership of our employment strategy and build a smarter, faster, more effective approach to attracting, selecting, and onboarding great people.
- We're a multi-brand restaurant organization with more than 90 restaurants, multiple brands, and ambitious goals. We know that building a high-performing organization starts with getting the right people in the right seats.
- We need someone who can build a recruting engine that delivers results.
Your Mission
- Build and lead an employment strategy that gives Team JCK a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.
- You'll have the opportunity to evaluate what's working, challenge what isn't, and introduce new strategies that improve how we find, select, and welcome employees.
- That means balancing big-picture strategy with the ability to make things happen.
- You'll partner directly with Operations leadership and corporate departments, influence decisions, establish expectations, and drive improvements across the organization.
- We want your ideas. We want your recommendations. And we expect you to take ownership of turning those ideas into measurable results.
What You'll Own
- Build a Competitive Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Develop proactive sourcing strategies across our restaurant, leadership, and corporate positions.
- Identify untapped talent markets, new recruiting channels, and competitive advantages.
- Build relationships and talent pipelines before positions become urgent.
- Lead targeted searches for key leadership and hard-to-fill positions.
- Challenge ineffective recruiting practices and replace them with better solutions.
- Strengthen Employment Marketing and Candidate Attraction
- Partner with Marketing and Operations to position Team JCK as an employer of choice.
- Develop creative, differentiated campaigns that generate qualified applicants.
- Turn our Great Place to Work recognition and company culture into a compelling employment brand.
- Experiment, measure results, and scale what works.
- Raise the Standard for Hiring and Selection
- Influence and coach hiring managers to make stronger, more consistent hiring decisions.
- Integrate Culture Index and structured selection practices into the hiring process.
- Identify gaps in hiring performance and develop practical solutions.
- Establish clear expectations and accountability throughout the hiring process.
- Build "The JCK Way" of Onboarding
- Lead the development of a consistent, engaging new-hire experience across our brands.
- Partner with Operations, People Business Partners, and corporate subject matter experts to improve the first 90 days of employment.
- Establish clear onboarding expectations, tools, and measures of success.
- Identify and address obstacles that negatively affect early employee retention.
- Drive Results Through Data and Continuous Improvement
- Own the employment metrics that reveal whether our strategies are working.
- Analyze applicant pipelines, sourcing effectiveness, offer acceptance, and new-hire retention.
- Identify problems early, recommend solutions, and drive corrective action.
- Build scalable systems and processes that support a growing, multi-brand organization.
- You'll Thrive Here If...
- You take ownership. When something isn't working, you don't wait for someone else to solve it.
- You're confident and decisive. You're comfortable making recommendations, influencing leaders, and respectfully challenging the status quo.
- You're driven by results. You want to know what success looks like, and you hold yourself accountable for achieving it.
- You think ahead. You'd rather prevent a staffing problem than react to one.
- You move with urgency. You enjoy a fast-paced environment where priorities change and there are always new challenges.
- You're persuasive. You know how to engage people, build credibility, and turn good ideas into action.
- You think strategically and execute. You can develop the plan, build the partnerships, and follow through.
- You value autonomy. You appreciate clear goals, accountability, and room to determine the best path forward.
- You don't need every answer handed to you. You enjoy figuring things out.
The Opportunity
- This is an opportunity to help shape the future of employment at Team JCK.
- You're not stepping into a position where every system is already perfected, every process is documented, and every answer is predetermined.
- Some things are working well. Others need to be redesigned. And there are opportunities we haven't pursued yet.
- That's where you come in.
- You'll have the opportunity to bring new ideas, establish stronger systems, influence leaders, and see the results of your work across the organization.
- You'll report to the Director of People Operations and work closely with leaders who want to build a more consistent, accountable, and high-performing business.
- You'll have clear expectations, meaningful goals, and the opportunity to help determine
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