People Experience Lead — Onboarding & Recruiting

Kinder's Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder’s Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces in Walnut Creek, CA is seeking a Strategic Talent Engagement Specialist to drive seamless talent operations and contribute to the People & Culture strategy. You’ll balance recruiting accuracy with a vision to elevate the candidate experience while supporting initiatives that bring Kinder’s mission to life for all applicants.

This role focuses on coordinating recruiting, refining onboarding, and implementing process improvements in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in recruiting coordination, onboarding, HR operations, or related field.
• Proven ability to manage complex scheduling and operational logistics with precision.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with agility to prioritize shifting demands.
• Creative mindset with the ability to design engaging candidate and employee experiences.
• Skilled in leveraging systems and tools (ATS, scheduling tools, Microsoft Office, creative tools) to drive efficiency.
• Data-driven with an eye for process improvement and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a central hub for recruiting operations, balancing daily scheduling and communication with broader process improvement initiatives.
• Partner with hiring managers and People & Culture leaders to align candidate touchpoints with Kinder’s brand and long-term talent strategy.
• Proactively manage candidate pipelines, ensuring records are accurate, feedback is standardized, and hiring decisions are data informed.
• Anticipate scheduling needs and remove logistical obstacles to create a seamless, professional experience for candidates and interviewers.
• Lead the planning and execution of onboarding programs that are structured, welcoming, and strategically aligned with Kinder’s culture and values.
• Develop creative, engaging pre-boarding and first-week experiences that immerse new hires in Kinder’s story and accelerate integration.
• Collaborate with leaders to ensure onboarding plans are customized, scalable, and sustainable as Kinder grows.
• Continuously refine the onboarding journey by collecting and analyzing feedback from new hires and managers.
• Act as a change agent, identifying opportunities to streamline recruiting and onboarding workflows while introducing innovative practices.
• Create tools, templates, and resources that scale with the business and enhance efficiency without sacrificing quality.
• Monitor emerging trends in recruiting operations, onboarding, and employer branding to position Kinder as a forward-thinking employer of choice.
• Infuse Kinder’s values of humility, curiosity, collaboration, results, and innovation into every candidate and employee interaction.
• Support storytelling initiatives—such as career site updates, social campaigns, and employee features—that highlight Kinder’s unique culture.
• Partner with People & Culture leadership on special projects that strengthen employer brand visibility and candidate engagement.

Skills

3+ years experience in recruiting

Recruiting coordination

Onboarding

HR operations

Organizational skills

Time management

Creative problem solving

ATS

Scheduling tools

Microsoft Office

Creative tools

Data-driven

Tools

ATS

Scheduling tools

Microsoft Office

Creative tools

Job description

Kinder’s Premium Quality Seasonings & Sauces in Walnut Creek, CA is seeking a Strategic Talent Engagement Specialist to drive seamless talent operations and contribute to the People & Culture strategy. You’ll balance recruiting accuracy with a vision to elevate the candidate experience while supporting initiatives that bring Kinder’s mission to life for all applicants.

This role focuses on coordinating recruiting, refining onboarding, and implementing process improvements in a fast-paced