Director of HR & Training

DIRECTOR OF HR & TRAINING

Contract type Full-Time Location Garden Grove, CA Specialty Retail Salary 140000 Remote No Reference 510252 Contact name Anne Kalmin Job description Director of HR & Training

Location:

Huntington Beach, CA Compensation:

$140,000 base salary

Schedule:

Full-time, exempt, onsite

Travel:

Up to 10-15% We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of HR & Training to lead enterprise people strategy, HR operations, compliance, talent development, and training across a multi-unit, multi-state organization. This leader will partner closely with executive leadership to build scalable people systems, strengthen organizational capability, and support continued growth. Most important: this candidate must bring significant experience leading both Human Resources and Training/Learning & Development functions in a retail, hospitality, food & beverage, or other high-volume, multi-location environment. This is not a traditional HR-only leadership role. The ideal candidate must have a proven track record in an HR training-focused role, including designing, scaling, and leading training programs that support frontline teams, managers, and field leadership. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute a long-term people strategy aligned to business growth and operational goals. Lead all HR and Training functions across a multi-state, multi-unit organization. Partner with executive leadership on workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and change management. Build, lead, and scale training programs and leadership development frameworks for supervisors, managers, district managers, and emerging leaders. Oversee onboarding, performance management, engagement, retention, and internal mobility programs. Provide executive oversight for employee relations, investigations, compliance, wage and hour matters, ADA/FEHA, workers' compensation, and policy development. Lead total rewards strategy including compensation structure, incentive planning, benefits oversight, and broker management. Use HRIS, LMS, analytics, dashboards, and automation tools to improve reporting, workforce planning, and operational efficiency. Partner cross-functionally with operations, finance, and other business leaders to align people initiatives with company performance. What Success Looks Like Scalable HR and training infrastructure that supports growth. Stronger leadership bench strength and internal promotion rates. Improved engagement, retention, and team member experience. Reduced compliance risk and strong audit readiness. High trust and credibility with executive and field leadership. Required Background 8-10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including senior-level ownership in a multi-unit or multi-state organization. Must have significant experience in an HR Training role, with direct responsibility for training strategy, leadership development, and learning programs. Must have led both HR and Training/L&D in a retail or similar field-based, multi-location environment. Proven success building and scaling HR infrastructure in a growing company. Strong experience developing frontline and field leadership training programs is required. Deep knowledge of California labor law; Nevada and Arizona experience is a plus. Experience with workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and talent strategy. Strong analytical capability with experience using HRIS and workforce data to drive decisions. Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred. SHRM-SCP or SPHR preferred. Ideal Candidate Profile A strategic HR leader who can operate at both executive and hands-on levels, with a strong track record of building people infrastructure and owning training and leadership development strategy in retail or other high-volume, customer-facing environments. This person should be equally credible in compliance, talent strategy, leadership development, and field training execution. Candidates without meaningful HR training leadership experience should not be considered. No Benefits offered See Benefits