Manager Recruitment

Brand:

Bagel Brands

Bagel Brands is the parent company for your favorite breakfast brands, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Bruegger's Bagels, Noah's NY Bagels, and Manhattan Bagel. We believe in the bagel and how it has the unique ability to bring people together. Our team has a standard set of values and behaviors that allow us to spread a little more joy and happiness in the world.  They let us laugh, smile, and enjoy each other’s company a little more. These are the behaviors that guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we treat our guests. We believe that there is no better way to make someone’s day than with a warm, fresh-baked bagel and a heart-felt good morning.

Manager, Recruitment

Location: Denver, CO (Hybrid – Support Center)

Targeted Salary: $90,000/yr to $110,000/yr

At Bagel Brands, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is simple: we help others own the morning. With iconic brands like Einstein Bros. Bagels, Bruegger’s Bagels, Noah’s NY Bagels, and Manhattan Bagel, we believe that sharing a warm, fresh-baked bagel and a genuine good morning can change the trajectory of someone’s day.

We’re growing fast — with new store openings every year — and we’re looking for a Manager, Recruitment to help us build the teams that will fuel our future.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Be part of a purpose-driven company that lives its core values: supporting each other, taking ownership, obsessing over our guests, and having fun.
• Lead the recruitment function as a player/coach, managing a team while directly driving high-impact requisitions.
• Shape and scale the recruiting strategy to support new store openings, leadership pipeline growth, and business expansion.
• Partner with leaders across HR and Operations to deliver a proactive, data-driven approach to talent acquisition.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Self-managed PTO
  • Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Amazing company culture (and tons of bagels too!)

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the recruitment team, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and consistent hiring success.
• Act as a hands-on recruiter for support center and leadership requisitions.
• Drive Workday Recruiting adoption to replace manual tracking with real-time data, dashboards, and consistent workflows.
• Develop proactive workforce planning strategies, supporting new store openings and critical roles.
• Monitor recruiting KPIs — time-to-fill, cost per hire, funnel health, promotion rate — and continuously improve results.
• Champion Bagel Brands’ Employee Value Proposition and ensure every candidate and hiring manager experience reflects our culture and values.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or player/coach role.
• Background in high-volume, multi-unit industries like hospitality, restaurant, or retail strongly preferred.
• Strong ATS knowledge (Workday preferred) with demonstrated success driving system adoption and reporting.
• Analytical and data-driven, with experience creating dashboards and managing KPIs.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of the organization.

At Bagel Brands, this isn’t just about filling jobs — it’s about building careers, strengthening our culture, and creating opportunities for people to love where they work and see a future here. If you’re ready to make an impact and grow with us, we’d love to meet you.

Apply today, and help us help others own the morning.

Address: | 1720 S Bellaire St. Skybox , Denver, Colorado 80222 |

Compensation Range:

$73,008.00 - $127,774.40 per year

*Starting pay is subject to Local and State Minimum Wage regulations.

**Ranges reflect what employer reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for such position.

The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Bagel Brands reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the company or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Bagel Brands is committed to providing equal employment opportunity, and fair treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Bagel Brands makes employment decisions based solely on qualifications for the position.