VP of Human Resources On-Site (Irvine)
Job Location:
Irvine, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 225000 - 300000
Posted:
17 October 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline:
14 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Eggs Unlimited
Eggs Unlimited is one of the worlds largest suppliers of eggs serving leading retailers and food manufacturers around the globe. We operate the largest egg trading floor in the United States trading hundreds of truckloads each week. Our world-class support teams manage an extensive network of farms warehousing channels supply-chain partners and customers ensuring consistently superior service levels.
In 2019 Eggs Unlimited revolutionized the egg industry and the way customers are supported by combining market intelligence supply-chain planning commodity expertise and exceptional service within one organization.
Commodity trading and complex supply-chain management require us to perform at the highest level every day. Our customers include some of the largest retailers in the world and they rely on our team to understand their businesses anticipate their needs solve problems quickly and execute with speed and accuracy.
We set high expectations for every member of our team. Employees are expected to become experts within their departments take ownership of their responsibilities continuously improve our processes and systems and contribute to the companys future growth.
Eggs Unlimited continues to scale aggressively. We are growing our existing business expanding into new commodities and remaining highly focused on mergers and acquisitions. While many companies are downsizing we are investing in our people infrastructure technology and long-term growth.
As a high-performing organization we look for A-players who are comfortable working in a fast-paced demanding trading environment. Successful team members demonstrate accountability resilience initiative and the ability to manage a high volume of work without compromising accuracy or quality.
We believe in developing our people as deliberately as we develop our business. We recognize excellence encourage employees to exceed expectations in their current positions and create opportunities for high performers to grow and advance throughout the company.
If you believe in hard work accountability recognition success and growth and you consistently perform at a high level join us as we build the largest food trading company in the world.
Job Summary:
Eggs Unlimited is seeking a strategic business-minded Vice President of People to lead the full People function through a period of aggressive growth increasing organizational complexity and continued expansion. This executive-level leader will oversee Human Resources Talent Acquisition Talent Development culture and the broader employee experience ensuring Eggs Unlimited has the talent leadership structure systems and culture needed for its next stage of growth.
The VP of People will serve as a true business partner and senior advisor to the CEO executive team and business leaders on people strategy organizational design workforce planning succession planning culture leadership change management and M&A support. This leader will oversee and develop the broader People organization ensuring the right structure capabilities and accountability are in place to support the business.
The VP of People will set the vision operating model priorities standards and accountability for the People function while staying close to the most strategic sensitive and business-critical people matters.
As a culture and leadership steward this person will champion the 10 EU Mindsets and help preserve what makes Eggs Unlimited strong while intentionally shaping the leadership behaviors employee experience and scalable people practices required through aggressive growth transition and potential acquisitions.
Core Responsibilities:
People Strategy Business Partnership & Growth
Eggs Unlimited is one of the worlds largest suppliers of eggs serving leading retailers and food manufacturers around the globe. We operate the largest egg trading floor in the United States trading hundreds of truckloads each week. Our world-class support teams manage an extensive network of farms warehousing channels supply-chain partners and customers ensuring consistently superior service levels.
In 2019 Eggs Unlimited revolutionized the egg industry and the way customers are supported by combining market intelligence supply-chain planning commodity expertise and exceptional service within one organization.
Commodity trading and complex supply-chain management require us to perform at the highest level every day. Our customers include some of the largest retailers in the world and they rely on our team to understand their businesses anticipate their needs solve problems quickly and execute with speed and accuracy.
We set high expectations for every member of our team. Employees are expected to become experts within their departments take ownership of their responsibilities continuously improve our processes and systems and contribute to the companys future growth.
Eggs Unlimited continues to scale aggressively. We are growing our existing business expanding into new commodities and remaining highly focused on mergers and acquisitions. While many companies are downsizing we are investing in our people infrastructure technology and long-term growth.
As a high-performing organization we look for A-players who are comfortable working in a fast-paced demanding trading environment. Successful team members demonstrate accountability resilience initiative and the ability to manage a high volume of work without compromising accuracy or quality.
We believe in developing our people as deliberately as we develop our business. We recognize excellence encourage employees to exceed expectations in their current positions and create opportunities for high performers to grow and advance throughout the company.
If you believe in hard work accountability recognition success and growth and you consistently perform at a high level join us as we build the largest food trading company in the world.
Job Summary:
Eggs Unlimited is seeking a strategic business-minded Vice President of People to lead the full People function through a period of aggressive growth increasing organizational complexity and continued expansion. This executive-level leader will oversee Human Resources Talent Acquisition Talent Development culture and the broader employee experience ensuring Eggs Unlimited has the talent leadership structure systems and culture needed for its next stage of growth.
The VP of People will serve as a true business partner and senior advisor to the CEO executive team and business leaders on people strategy organizational design workforce planning succession planning culture leadership change management and M&A support. This leader will oversee and develop the broader People organization ensuring the right structure capabilities and accountability are in place to support the business.
The VP of People will set the vision operating model priorities standards and accountability for the People function while staying close to the most strategic sensitive and business-critical people matters.
As a culture and leadership steward this person will champion the 10 EU Mindsets and help preserve what makes Eggs Unlimited strong while intentionally shaping the leadership behaviors employee experience and scalable people practices required through aggressive growth transition and potential acquisitions.
Core Responsibilities:
People Strategy Business Partnership & Growth
- Align people strategy organizational priorities and workforce investment with commercial goals customers revenue growth profitability and execution.
- Partner closely with executive sales commercial operations and functional leaders to build exceptional leadership attract and retain top talent and scale organizational capability.
- Build people infrastructure ahead of aggressive expansion including new markets business lines acquisitions major headcount growth the Philippines team and increasing operational complexity.
- Bring appropriate business aggression competitive intensity and urgency to the People function while favoring practical business-enabling solutions over unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Use workforce performance and business data to guide decisions manage risk measure progress and move issues through resolution.
- Lead organizational design workforce planning leadership development succession planning and talent-management strategies across the company.
- Help lead succession planning for key leadership and business-critical roles including successors readiness assessments development milestones owners timelines and risk reporting.
- Coach leaders to build high-performing results-oriented teams with clear accountability measurable performance expectations and timely action on performance concerns.
- Oversee Talent Acquisition and Talent Development as one integrated system connected to hiring onboarding performance retention promotion and future leadership needs.
- Reinforce a culture built on strong values exceptional business results and the 10 EU Mindsets.
- Serve as a visible steward of culture and leadership ensuring leaders model the EU Mindsets in communication decision-making team leadership performance hiring development and day-to-day execution.
- Set strategy for recognition engagement employee communication company events and culture-building initiatives that strengthen trust accountability retention and business performance.
- Balance high standards urgency and measurable results with respect transparency recognition employee engagement and genuine care for employees.
- Lead the people aspects of M&A including HR due diligence organizational and leadership assessment critical-talent and culture risks communication retention and change management.
- Execute post-acquisition integration across leadership structure communication culture systems talent and operating practices on time while maintaining business continuity.
- Partner with executive leadership Finance Legal and business operators to evaluate people-related risks costs leadership needs retention concerns integration priorities and post-close operating requirements.
- Travel occasionally based on business needs including domestic travel and international travel to the Philippines.
- Lead complex employee relations investigations conflict resolution performance actions and employment-risk matters in partnership with Legal and leadership.
- Lead and develop the broader People team while overseeing payroll benefits onboarding HR systems policies compliance metrics and controls without owning routine transactions.
- Ensure the People function operates with urgency accountability discretion practical judgment and the ability to take issues through resolution.
- 12 years of progressive Human Resources People Operations Talent or related leadership experience including experience leading a full People function.
- Experience overseeing both HR and Talent functions including Talent Acquisition Talent Development employee relations people operations compliance culture and leadership development.
- Demonstrated ability to serve as a strategic business partner to a CEO executive team or senior business leaders.
- Experience building scalable people strategies systems processes and leadership practices in a growth-oriented organization.
- Experience with organizational design workforce planning succession planning leadership development change management and talent management.
- Meaningful exposure to M&A post-acquisition integration due diligence workforce integration or culture integration strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to lead coach and hold accountable HR and Talent professionals at multiple levels.
- Strong business judgment executive communication discretion integrity and ability to balance employee considerations culture growth needs operational realities and employment risk.
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Organizational Leadership or a related field preferred.
- Prior experience as a VP of People Head of People Chief People Officer senior People leader or equivalent executive HR/Talent leadership role.
- Experience leading People strategy during aggressive company growth rapid scaling acquisition activity or major organizational transition.
- Direct experience integrating acquired teams aligning cultures retaining key talent and building trust through post-acquisition change.
- Experience in a high-growth entrepreneurial founder-led private equity-backed or operationally intensive business environment.
- Experience in food distribution logistics trading supply chain manufacturing or another operationally complex industry.
- SHRM-SCP SPHR or comparable senior-level HR certification.
- Join at the second floor of a hyper-growth company rapidly becoming a skyscraper help build what comes next.
- Outsized impact opportunity building people leadership culture & support continued expansion.
- Partner closely with executive leadership to shape growth talent succession culture and organizational scale.
- Help shape the people strategy of an entrepreneurial company growing aggressively.
- Access meaningful advancement opportunities as the company continues to expand.
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Generous PTO that increases annually.
- Free daily lunch snacks and refreshments
- Base Pay: $225000 - $300000 annually
Required Experience:
Exec
About Company
A family-run wholesaler of shell eggs and egg products. Every day, we find homes for millions of eggs by tapping into our vast supply chain network.