Job Description

As the first role of its kind within Yum!, you will build and operationalize our executive recruitment model from the ground up—including designing the sourcing strategy, defining the search approach, and establishing scalable processes that elevate the candidate and stakeholder experience. You’ll shape how we identify, engage, and evaluate senior leadership talent, ensuring we are attracting bold, diverse, visionary leaders who will drive our business forward.

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior leadership and C-Suite roles.
• Partner directly with Yum!’s C-Suite executives to define role requirements, align on hiring strategies, and provide market insights.
• Build and maintain strategic global executive search partnerships, managing agency performance, contracts, and outcomes.
• Proactively source and map executive talent to strengthen leadership pipelines.
• Serve as the day-to-day face of executive recruitment, ensuring a seamless process and exceptional candidate experience.
• Monitor hiring targets, time-to-fill, acceptance rates, and candidate feedback to continuously improve outcomes.
• Coach senior leaders on hiring discipline, interview practices, and equitable decision-making.
• Oversee executive-level requisition management and ensure appropriate TA support for each business and function.
• Manage and develop a high performing team, ensuring delivery excellence and continuous growth.
• Ensure compliance with hiring laws, governance standards, and company policies across regions.

• 8-10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including 5+ years leading Director+ and C-Suite searches.
• Proven experience managing executive searches within a global organization or executive search firm.
• Strong track record building and managing agency/vendor partnerships at a global level.
• Ability to influence and build credibility with senior executives.
• Deep expertise in executive sourcing, market mapping, and pipeline development.
• Awareness of global hiring laws and executive-level compliance practices.
• Leadership experience with responsibility for managing a team.

Work Environment

Hybrid Role: Requires onsite presence Tuesday through Thursday at one of our U.S. corporate hubs (Irvine, CA; Plano, TX; or Louisville, KY).

Salary Range: $134,000 - $180,000 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.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.