Hiring: Director of People and Culture (HR) Company: Middleby Coffee Location: Renton, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 12:06:39 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site About the job Experience: •Lead a best-in-class onboarding experience that sets employees up for success from day one •Create early engagement strategies that reflect company values and culture •Continuously improve the employee experience across the full lifecycle •Performance Management & Leadership Development •Run the performance management cycle with consistency and quality — goals, check-ins, reviews, and the hard conversations in between Required Skills: •The person we're replacing built something real — 8 years with the company, the last 18 months as a close partner to the President. She earned trust with the floor and the executive team alike, and left a foundation worth continuing and deepening. We're looking for someone who can carry that forward with the same care and raise the bar. •Serve as a genuine advisor and business partner to the President — not an order-taker, but a voice that brings perspective, pushes back when needed, and translates business goals into people decisions •Partner cross-functionally with the leadership team in workforce planning and organizational design as the company continues to evolve •Help identify gaps in team effectiveness and drive structural and cultural improvements to close them •Use data and insight to inform talent decisions, workforce planning, and long-term organizational health •Own full-cycle recruiting — from creative sourcing strategy through offer and onboarding •Build proactive pipelines, not just reactive job postings; know the Seattle talent market •Partner closely with hiring managers to define what great looks like before the search begins Qualifications: •High emotional intelligence — the kind that earns trust from the C-suite and the shop floor in equal measure •A self-starter who builds process and structure where it doesn't exist, and improves it where it does •Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by a turnaround environment •Hands-on executor — there is no job too small or too meaningless to be done, no task beneath you •Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to translate vision into action •Exceptional relationship builder, communicator, and coach •Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment •This is not a maintenance role. It's a builder's role at a company with strong brands, a capable leadership team, and real momentum. You'll have direct access to the President, the Corporate HR team, genuine influence over the culture and trajectory of the organization, and the satisfaction of knowing that what you build matters •Who We're Looking For Experience & Background •Proven experience in a standalone or near-standalone HR role — you've built structure, not just operated within it Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!