Talent & Development Manager (East Region)

Talent & Development Manager, East Region

New York, New York (In office role)

WHY WORK AT JOE & THE JUICE

JOE & THE JUICE is a people-centric food and beverage company built around culture, not just juice, sandwiches, coffee, and much more. When joining us, you step into a high-energy community where the music is loud, the bar is your stage, and your personality matters as much as your skills.

We believe in four simple virtues that shape everything we do:

Positive Attitude

Inclusion

Social Ties

Growth

For us, this means choosing a cup-half-full mindset, welcoming people from every background, building meaningful relationships, creating memorable guest experiences, and treating every shift as an opportunity to learn and grow.

From your first day, you will become part of an international community of Juicers and leaders who support each other, celebrate wins together, and challenge one another to grow. At JOE, development happens through experience, opportunity, and a clear career path. Many of our leaders started their journey behind the bar and have grown into leadership roles across markets, countries, and functions.

If you love fast-paced environments, people, culture, and building something that continues to grow, JOE can be a place to build skills, relationships, and a meaningful career.

THE ROLE

As the Talent & Development Manager, East Region, you will help lead the talent strategy across JOE & THE JUICE’s growing East Coast business, with responsibility for recruiting execution, recruiter leadership, talent development, and key People initiatives.

You will partner closely with Operations, People, Training, Brand & Culture, and business leaders to ensure we are building strong talent pipelines, developing future leaders, and creating scalable processes that support continued growth.

This role is both strategic and hands-on. You will manage and develop recruiters supporting the East Region while helping implement talent programs, HRIS and People systems, development initiatives, succession planning, internal mobility, and process improvements across the business.

The ideal person enjoys building, improving, and implementing while remaining close to the day-to-day needs of our teams and markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

East Region Talent Leadership

Oversee Talent Acquisition and Talent Development priorities across the East Region

Partner with Regional Directors, Market Managers, District Managers, Store Managers, and People leadership to understand current and future talent needs

Maintain visibility into open roles, staffing risks, succession plans, internal talent, and upcoming New Store Openings

Build proactive regional talent plans that support both existing operations and continued expansion

Serve as a trusted talent partner and escalation point for high-priority or complex hiring and development needs

Ensure East Region talent priorities remain aligned with broader U.S. People and business strategies

Recruiter Leadership & Development

Directly manage, coach, and develop recruiters supporting the East Region

Set clear expectations, priorities, goals, and accountability across the recruiting team

Lead regular recruiter 1:1s, pipeline reviews, market reviews, and performance conversations

Develop recruiter capabilities across sourcing, interviewing, stakeholder management, candidate experience, market planning, and recruiting analytics

Create greater consistency in recruiting practices while allowing recruiters to remain close to their local markets

Provide hands-on recruiting support for critical roles and priority hiring needs when necessary

Talent Acquisition Strategy

Develop recruiting strategies for Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, Shift Supervisors, Juicers, corporate positions, and other key roles

Build and maintain evergreen pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill positions

Develop proactive hiring plans for New Store Openings and expansion markets

Identify and test new sourcing channels, partnerships, technology, and tools that improve speed and quality of hire

Lead and support hiring events, community partnerships, school relationships, referral strategies, and local market outreach

Partner with Brand & Culture on employer branding and initiatives that strengthen JOE’s presence in local talent markets

Drive a consistent, engaging, and high-quality candidate experience

Talent Development & Succession

Partner with Talent & Development leadership and Operations to strengthen succession planning across the East Region

Help identify high-potential talent and build development plans for future Shift Supervisors, Assistant Store Managers, Store Managers, and field leaders

Support talent reviews and People Development Planning across the region

Create stronger visibility into internal talent and future leadership readiness

Support internal mobility, promotions, career pathways, and development opportunities

Partner with Training and Operations to ensure talent development programs translate into stronger leadership capability in stores

Help drive initiatives designed to increase the percentage of leadership roles filled internally

Support implementation of leadership development programs and other U.S. development initiatives

HRIS, Systems & Implementation

Support the implementation and optimization of HRIS, ATS, onboarding, performance, learning, and talent management systems

Partner with People, Payroll, Operations, IT, and global stakeholders throughout system implementation and rollout

Participate in system testing, workflow design, rollout planning, manager training, and adoption

Help translate field and operational needs into practical system requirements

Identify opportunities to simplify processes, automate manual work, and improve the employee and manager experience

Support change management related to new Talent and People processes

Help ensure systems and workflows enable managers to take greater ownership of hiring, onboarding, development, and employee lifecycle activities

Talent Programs & Projects

Support implementation of U.S. Talent & Development programs and strategic priorities

Lead or support special projects related to recruiting, development, onboarding, internal mobility, succession, and workforce planning

Partner cross-functionally to move projects from concept through implementation

Create tools, resources, and processes that make Talent programs easier for field leaders to use

Support rollout and adoption of new programs across the East Region

Gather field feedback and use it to continuously improve Talent and Development initiatives

Help ensure projects are practical, scalable, and aligned with how our stores operate

Reporting & Talent Insights

Track key recruiting and development metrics including time to fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, staffing levels, internal promotions, succession readiness, and New Store Opening readiness

Use data to identify market trends, talent risks, and opportunities

Provide regular updates and recommendations to Talent, People, and Operations leadership

Help establish clear recruiter and market KPIs

Improve reporting and visibility around recruiting performance and internal talent pipelines

Use insights to help the business move from reactive hiring toward more proactive workforce planning

Cross-Functional Partnership

Build strong relationships across Operations, People, Training, Brand & Culture, Payroll, Finance, IT, and Global People teams

Act as a connector between field operations and centralized People functions

Help ensure U.S. and global Talent initiatives are successfully translated into practical execution within local markets

Represent the needs of the East Region when developing new Talent programs, systems, and processes

Support broader Talent & Development initiatives as the U.S. organization continues to scale

QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Human Resources, or related experience, ideally within a high-volume, multi-unit, hospitality, restaurant, retail, or consumer-facing organization

Previous experience managing, coaching, or mentoring recruiters or Talent professionals

Strong full-cycle recruiting experience, including high-volume and leadership hiring

Demonstrated experience partnering with field and operational leaders

Experience supporting talent development, succession planning, internal mobility, or leadership development initiatives

Exposure to HRIS, ATS, onboarding, performance, learning, or talent management system implementation strongly preferred

Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and initiatives simultaneously

Comfortable using recruiting and talent data to identify opportunities and guide decisions

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Strong organizational and time-management capabilities

Proactive, resourceful, and solution-oriented

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Collaborative leadership style and strong ability to influence across functions

Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred

Compensation- Starting at $130,000

By joining Joe & The Juice, you are contributing to a healthier world, one juice at a time. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and encourage diversity in our workplace. Together, we can create memorable guest experiences and build a vibrant, successful community.

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