Chief People Officer, CookUnity
$350-400k
+ Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus + Stock options plan
1 day a week in office
Ready-meal delivery marketplace
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Ready-meal delivery marketplace
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$350-400k
+ Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus + Stock options plan
1 day a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
CookUnity is on a mission to unlock the world’s best food creators and bring their meals to the masses.
Role
Who you are
- If you thrive in hyper-growth environments, have a passion and curiosity for the intersection of AI and human collaboration, and are excited about redefining People leadership, we want to connect with you
- Proven track record of designing, and executing transformative People strategies in fast-growing, innovative environments, with expertise in spanning organizational design, business strategy, and operational excellence
- Demonstrated success leading cultural transformation and scaling organizations in hyper-growth consumer companies
- Proven experience working with globally distributed, multicultural teams, with the ability to foster inclusivity and alignment across diverse regions
- Passion and curiosity for integrating Artificial Intelligence into organizational design and talent strategies
- Strategic mindset with the ability to connect People initiatives directly to business performance
- Exceptional interpersonal and coaching skills, with a focus on building authentic, drama-free relationships
- Strong analytical and operational acumen, capable of leveraging data to inform People strategies
- Proven experience working closely with executive teams, aligning People strategies with business goals
- Innovative approach to leadership development, talent acquisition, and retention
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus
- Preferably based in New York, with a track record of leading globally distributed, multicultural teams
Desirable
- Visionary Leadership: You think beyond traditional HR practices and bring a fresh, innovative perspective to People leadership
- Empathy and Adaptability: You excel at navigating the complexities of a rapidly growing startup environment while connecting deeply with team members
- Collaboration: You are a trusted partner to executive leaders and an advocate for all employees
- Passion for AI: You are curious and excited about the opportunities AI presents for redefining how teams collaborate and perform
- Culture-Builder: You have a natural ability to foster a culture of creativity, authenticity, and high performance
What the job involves
- We are seeking a visionary Chief People Officer (CPO) to lead CookUnity’s People function into the future, blending creativity, empathy, strategy, and cutting-edge thinking to shape our culture and optimize organizational performance
- As Chief People Officer, you will be a key member of our Executive Team, reporting directly to our Founder & CEO
- Going beyond traditional HR, this role leverages AI, technology, and forward-thinking strategies to build a dynamic People function that drives new ways of working, fosters a connected hybrid workforce, and fuels CookUnity’s mission and growth goals
- Reimagine People Strategy: Design and execute a comprehensive People strategy that leverages innovation, organizational design, and emerging AI tools to optimize culture, talent, and business outcomes
- Lead Cultural Evolution: Champion and evolve CookUnity’s culture, ensuring it scales effectively while staying true to our core values of creativity, authenticity, and excellence. Foster a sense of belonging and shared purpose across our hybrid workforce by creating meaningful experiences that reflect our principle: Create moments that matter for every guest
- Strategic Partner: Integrate the People strategy into the broader business strategy, collaborating with executive leaders to align operations across North America and our globally distributed workforce
- Leverage AI to Redesign Organizational Structure: Reimagine our organizational design to integrate AI, positioning CookUnity at the forefront of the future of work, where human talent and AI-powered tools collaborate to automate tasks and amplify impact
- Develop Leadership Excellence: Build systems and programs that empower all leaders to enhance their coaching and mentoring capabilities, fostering a culture of authentic, drama-free relationships and strong performance across all levels
- Elevate Talent Management: Oversee talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies, ensuring alignment with business priorities and a world-class employee experience
- Optimize People Operations: Drive operational excellence in People functions, including compensation, benefits, policies, and HR systems, with a focus on designing compensation strategies for high-performance organizations and addressing the unique needs of remote and distributed teams. Balance simplicity with scalability to support CookUnity’s growth
- Drive Data-Driven Decisions: Leverage people analytics to provide insights and guide decisions, ensuring alignment between People strategies and business outcomes
Our take
CookUnity is a meal subscription service which connects consumers with some of the country's best known chefs, including Esther Choi, Chris Ratel and Andy Mendez. Consumers can select from a menu of handcrafted meals that cater to a wide variety of palates and dietary preferences. Believing that healthy food fuels stronger communities, CookUnity contributes to an ongoing partnership and donation with the Food Bank For New York City.
The New York founded business hit the headlines for its upward trajectory in 2020, where it secured 15.5 million in funding and saw an expected boost not just in demand, but in the supply of top culinary talent at a time when restaurants were struggling.
While there’s a wide world of meal plan delivery services, CookUnity has a jump on much of the competition as it’s the first service that connects such eminent chefs directly with the customer. This has allowed it to expand across much of the US, and it now prepares over 10 million meals annually for its 50,000 subscribers.
With most of the urban US now covered by its service, CookUnity is moving into the next phase of its growth, expanding the range of sellers and food products on the platform, and has plans to offer family-sized portions, brekfast options and cooking classes using its existing physical and digital infrastructure. This will enable it to grow into an all-in-one meal subscription service over the coming years.
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30% employee growth in 12 months
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Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Apr 2023
$47m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$47m
SERIES B
Total funding: $119.3m
Company benefits
- 📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
- 🏖 Unlimited PTO policy and paid holidays off
- 🐣 Family leave: 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid
- 🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
- 🥙 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly
- 🧘🏽♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle
- 👩🏾🏫 Personalized Spanish coach
Company values
- Pursue Excellence: We’re fuelled by a relentless pursuit of excellence
- Make it Simple: We always strive to do more with less
- Harmony: We believe that greatness comes from goodness
- Encourage Growth: We embrace a growth mindset and focus on making ourselves better each day
- Celebrate Diversity and Creativity: We honor the individuality of associates, chefs and the people we serve
- Make an Impact: We want to design experiences that make people happy, healthy and well
- Build Unity: Because we're all connected and we’re strongest when united
Company HQ
Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
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Leadership
Mateo Marietti
(CEO)Born on a farm in Argentina, Mateo is on a mission to make great real food available for all and a more fair and sustainable food system. He has built 10+ food brands that delivered more than 25M meals combined in the last 13 years, including SUSHIPOP and La Causa.
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