Sr. Director, People & Culture Business Partner

Since its founding in 1937, Krispy Kreme’s focus has remained the same - making fresh doughnuts using our founder’s original recipe. The brand’s iconic Hot Light lets consumers know when doughnuts are being made in the shop so they can stop in and enjoy them hot, right off the line.

• →Serve as a strategic advisor to executive and functional leaders, influencing decisions that drive business outcomes and organizational success.
• →Lead through influence, supporting leaders and their teams through coaching, development, and strategic guidance.
• →Apply advanced knowledge of talent management, performance, organizational effectiveness, and workforce planning to design solutions that address evolving business needs.
• →Act as a champion for culture and change, supporting leaders through periods of transformation and guiding teams to adopt new ways of working.
• →Coach and develop leaders to enhance their capabilities in engagement, performance, feedback, development, and team leadership.
• →Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to design holistic, scalable solutions and allocate resources effectively.
• →Ensure organizational compliance and mitigate risk, applying sound judgment and understanding of employment laws and regulations.
• →Interpret, evolve, and implement People & Culture policies and programs that reflect organizational values and support business priorities.
• →Actively lead and contribute to enterprise-level initiatives, transformation efforts, and cross-functional projects.

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of progressive People & Culture / HR leadership experience, including significant work with senior executives.
• Proven ability to influence C-suite leaders and shape decisions that drive broad business impact.
• Strong business, financial, and organizational acumen—able to connect people strategies to enterprise outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated expertise across modern HR practices, including talent management, leadership development, organizational design, and performance.
• Strong record of leading and enabling change in complex, matrixed environments.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while delivering high-value, strategic outcomes.

• Master’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
• Professional HR certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP).
• Industry experience within Retail, Food Retail, or similarly-paced, customer-centric sectors.
• Public company experience.

• Our global culture is best captured by our Leadership Mix, a dozen behaviors that define how we work with one another across the world and give back to our communities. Check out our leadership mix here.
• Belonging happens once each Krispy Kremer knows their bold authentic self is welcomed, dignified, and loved, where their wonderfully original identities flourish and thrive.

• At Krispy Kreme, sharing joy is at the center of everything we do, and we strive to inspire this in our communities. Our brand purpose truly shines through our Acts of Joy and community fundraising initiatives.
• In the U.S., we have been donating unsold doughnuts to local food banks, with a goal of bringing a smile to our consumers as they enjoy a small, sweet treat. We partner with Feeding America and Convoy of Hope, who in turn partner with organizations nationwide to distribute donations to people in need through diverse types of programs and services.
• In 2022, we helped community groups raise $40 million globally. Last year in the U.S., we supported more than 83,000 fundraising events, raising nearly $37 million.

• We have been conducting a multi-year global GHG emissions assessment to establish an emissions baseline, using this foundation to soon set goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions.
• We are working on reducing food waste through donation efforts, animal feed, and composting programs.

At Krispy Kreme, we believe that your originality sweetens our recipe. We value the diverse ingredients of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, gender, intersex, or veteran status of every individual. We strive for an inclusive culture that allows each of our peeps to bring their bold authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed® doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.