Director, Total Rewards
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Job Location:
Brooklyn, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About CookUnity:
Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it it has lost the power to nourish inspire and connect us. So in 2018 CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industrys best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.
Unwilling to stop there CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one youve found the right job posting.
The role:
We are seeking a Director of Total Rewards to lead and scale our global compensation benefits and recognition programs. This individual will be responsible for designing and executing a total rewards strategy that attracts motivates and retains top talent so that Total rewards becomes a competitive differentiator and talent magnet.
You will serve as a key member of the People Leadership Team and collaborate cross-functionally with Finance Legal People Business partners and Talent Acquisition teams to influence compensation structures reward frameworks and employee engagement strategies.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Partnership in People Foundations
- Co-lead the design and deployment of job architecture frameworks ensuring consistency fairness and clarity across the organization. This role has an active participation in core people strategy initiatives like job architecture career pathing and level definitions.
Total Compensation Philosophy
- Evolve and align a compensation philosophy with business goals company values and long-term scalability.
- Educate leaders on how the comp philosophy connects to performance growth and equity.
- Responsible for building awareness and engagement with total rewards philosophy/strategy especially during rollouts performance cyclesand organizational shifts.
- Deep understanding of stock options and equity-based rewards including the ability to propose model and implement plans in partnership with Finance and Legal. Your role is to shape the equity philosophy as part of the total comp strategy - especially relevant for retention and leadership roles as we scale
Organizational Design and Workforce Planning
- Play a key role during headcount planning discussions alongside Finance and Leadership.
- Lead workforce cost modeling talent tiers and internal mobility strategies.
Compensation Strategy & Execution
- Design implement and manage the compensation strategy
- Conduct market benchmarking salary surveys and data analysis to ensure competitiveness.
- Lead the annual compensation review cycle (merit bonus and promotions)
- Partner with Talent Acquisition on competitive and equitable offer packages.
- Own and evolve the companys benefits programs across all regions (health retirement leave wellness etc.).
- Evaluate and recommend enhancements that balance employee needs with cost efficiency.
- Stay up-to-date on legal requirements and market trends to ensure compliance and innovation.
- Develop reporting and dashboards to track program effectiveness pay equity and usage.
- Ensure compliance with all local state and federal regulations related to compensation and benefits.
- Lead internal audits and support external audits and regulatory filings (e.g. EEO-1 401(k) testing etc.).
- Partner with internal communications to deliver clear engaging total rewards education and change management.
- Support performance management promotions and recognition programs through a rewards lens.
- Drive transparency and understanding of our rewards philosophy across the organization.
Qualifications:
- 10 years of progressive experience in compensation and benefits with 5 years in a leadership role.
- Deep knowledge of global compensation structures equity programs and benefits administration.
- Strong analytical mindset and proficiency in Excel HRIS and compensation tools (e.g. Radford Mercer Payscale).
- Proven ability to scale programs in high-growth or global environments.
- Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with compliance in the U.S. (FLSA ERISA ACA etc.) and international markets preferred.
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Finance or related field
Preferred requirements:
- Experience working in a tech startup or hybrid workforce environment
Learn More About CookUnity
We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision values and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what were looking for we invite you to explore:CookUnitys Leadership Principles The values and behaviors that guide how we operate collaborate and scale.
We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you wed love to connect!
Benefits
Health Insurance coverage
401k Plan
We grow you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus
Unlimited PTO
5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
Paid Family leave
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 fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle
Personalized Spanish coach
Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!
Compensation
All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with market data.If youre interested in this role please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit well get in touch with you.Thank you for your time!
CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship status protected veteran status genetic information or physical or mental disability.
A quick note for all candidates
Weve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry and we want to make sure you (and your data)stay safe while applying to CookUnity.We also want you to know that we take this seriously sometimes as part of our process we may ask for a briefproof of humanity to confirm that were connecting with a real person not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:
- Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page:
- Our recruiters are real people and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If youre unsure feel free to reach out to us on our officialLinkedIn Company Page.
- We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in
@and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) never WhatsApp Telegram or SMS. - Well never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does please dont share any information and let us know right away.
If something ever feels off or youre unsure about a message wed much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
About Company
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