The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  KFC is hiring a CHRO in Santa Fe, NM.

• Role description

  As a mid-level CHRO, you'll tackle meaningful challenges from day one and see the impact of your work right away. The thing worth noting is how much KFC trusts you here — $61,000 - $93,000, general ownership, and a long runway, all from 5 years in.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
  • Turn 5 of pattern recognition into faster general calls
  • Sense when a Santa Fe relationship needs a call, not an email
  • Bridge People Management and Active Listening so neither team works in the dark
  • Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon

  What You'll Bring

  • The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
  • Demonstrated knack for making the tinker-friendly feel manageable
  • Judgment seasoned by at least 5 years of real consequences
  • Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Familiarity with KFC-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
  • Comfort being measured against a clear mid-level bar

  Everything KFC ships starts as an endlessly-iterating argument in a Santa Fe conference room about how Organization should really work. Our Santa Fe team treats every retro like a chance to quietly upgrade how we operate.

  We answer the money question first with $61,000 - $93,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible freelance schedule.

  We are filling this CHRO seat now, with onboarding planned for the near term.

  You've weighed the pros and cons long enough; the CHRO application takes five minutes.

• Required skills

  • Delegation
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Active Listening
  • Organization
  • Prioritization
  • Presentation Skills
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Team Leadership
  • People Management
  • Project Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Phased retirement options
  • Earned wage access
  • Lactation support and nursing rooms
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Equipment and hardware allowance
  • Annual flu and wellness fairs
  • Hybrid Work
  • Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Burnout prevention resources
  • Parental leave
  • Jury duty leave

• Apply before 2026-08-06

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.