Senior Director of Total Rewards and People Operations, Hungryroot
$200-250k
+ Equity. Bonus Eligible
More information about location
Personalized grocery & recipe delivery service
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Personalized grocery & recipe delivery service
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-250k
+ Equity. Bonus Eligible
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help make healthy eating easy, accessible, and joyful.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Total Rewards or People Operations, including direct ownership of compensation, benefits, payroll, and equity at a high-growth company
- Experience leading Total Rewards through private-to-public transitions strongly preferred
- Deep knowledge of compensation structures, benchmarking, and equity design—including RSUs and leveling frameworks
- Proven track record of building scalable, compliant processes and programs from the ground up
- Fluency in HR technology (Dayforce strongly preferred), equity platforms (e.g., Carta), and people analytics
- Strategic thinker with exceptional execution ability; comfortable shifting between vision and detail
- Strong collaboration, communication, and influence skills across all levels of the organization
- Experience supporting distributed and hourly employee populations across multiple states
What the job involves
- Hungryroot is seeking a Senior Director of Total Rewards to lead the strategy, design, and execution of compensation, benefits, equity, payroll, HRIS, and people analytics
- This role is a key driver of our future readiness—responsible for building scalable, high-impact programs that support employee well-being, enable performance, and prepare us for the public markets
- You will partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, and People leaders to architect systems that are compliant, competitive, and reflective of our values
- You’ll build and lead a lean, high-performing Total Rewards function—including our incredible Payroll and Benefits Senior Analyst—and define the roadmap that supports our distributed, diverse workforce
- Evolve our compensation philosophy, job architecture, and leveling systems to public-company standards. Be comfortable presenting to members of the board, primarily the Compensation Committee
- Define and manage our annual compensation planning process, including budgeting, market benchmarking, and compensation frameworks tied to performance and ratings
- Lead equity strategy and execution—including transition from options to RSUs—and establish scalable guidelines for new hire, refresh, and promotion grants
- Monitor and drive internal pay equity and external competitiveness; ensure compliance with evolving regulations, including pay transparency laws
- Own the long-term strategy and optimization of employee benefits offerings, with a focus on balancing cost-efficiency, competitiveness, and wellbeing
- Lead vendor management, plan design, employee education, and annual open enrollment strategy
- Collaborate with our Employee Experience Lead to identify and implement new wellness programs that align with employee needs and Hungryroot values
- Lead the team that manages our HRIS (Dayforce), ensuring a high-quality employee experience, data accuracy, and integration with compensation and benefits systems
- Partner with Finance for reporting, reconciliation, and forecasting
- Develop and maintain scalable, compliant processes for leaves of absence, ensuring consistent employee and manager experiences across all states
- Leverage data to deliver strategic workforce insights that inform executive and board-level decisions
- Build dashboards, reporting frameworks, and compensation models that elevate people decision-making and planning across the organization
- Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws related to compensation, benefits, and employment policies
- Own and regularly update employee handbooks, partnering with Legal to ensure clarity and alignment with regulatory changes and internal best practices
- Be a beacon of our values (Positive, Proactive and Transparent) and effectively manage the Total Rewards team. This role includes one direct report, but will rely on this role sharing what headcount is needed to scale, gaining alignment, and recruiting high performing, values aligned team members
Our take
Hungryroot is a grocery and meal kit service looking to revolutionize the end-to-end grocery experience. Its platform uses proprietary AI tech to personalize and predict grocery orders, whilst helping customers meet personal goals like trying new foods or losing weight.
The grocery market has historically been resistant to digitization, but as it begins to get on board with eCommerce there’s real space for innovation. An efficient and predictive grocery solution like Hungryroot is certainly unique, and possibly highly attractive in a market where speedy and personalized service remain customer priorities.
Especially promising is Hungryroot’s strong customer retention figures, which puts it in good stead. It has rapidly expanded despite challenges such as labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. By placing a continued focus on customer experience, it has the chance to continue growing in the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Mar 2018
$22m
SERIES B
Total funding: $79.1m
Company benefits
- Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
- Equity
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Universal paid parental leave
- Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
- Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
- 401k with match
- A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Ben McKean
(Founder & CEO)Co-founded and was CEO at Savored, which was acquired by Groupon. Became VP and General Manager of Groupon for nearly three years, before founding Hungryroot in 2015. Founded Every in 2023.
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