Zerocater is looking for a high performing and growth oriented Director of People Operations to lead our human resources, workplace, and I.T. functions enabling us to scale rapidly as we capture the $182B corporate cafeteria and catering market.

As the Director of People Operations you will be responsible for defining and owning our talent strategy while ensuring our teams have the tools and resources needed to perform at their best. We’re looking for a seasoned people operations leader who’s helped high performing startups and companies scale through rapid growth. This is a highly-visible role that reports directly to our CEO and will lead our existing people operations team. You will be responsible for the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to performance management and growth. You will partner closely with our leadership team to build a performance oriented culture and define our talent strategy as we scale. Success is measured by building a culture where employees are engaged, embrace growth, and we achieve our ambitious goals while having fun along the way. The ideal candidate is a high-growth and values driven leader who is excited to work hard and solve challenging problems to build a once in a generation company.

What you will do:

• Champion our values and build a performance driven culture so that we hire and retain world-class talent and push our teams to perform their best work.
• Keep our talent engaged across every region by ensuring our teams are aligned, enabled, have strong mentors, and have fun in a high growth environment.
• Be a key member of our leadership team who partners with finance to build our workforce plan, talent strategy, and metrics framework to enable rapid growth at scale.
• Own the entire employee lifecycle. Lead your team to create high quality onboarding, goal setting, training, and performance management programs.
• Ensure people operations remains a highly trusted and independent function in our company. Welcome employee feedback and build a positive workplace culture.
• Create systems, processes, and controls to ensure we are in compliance with all local and federal employment laws and Zerocater policies.
• Improve employee productivity by ensuring our talent has the tools, technology, and facilities they need to perform at their best.

Qualifications for Success:

• 10+ years experience as a people operations leader at a high-growth company.
• Experience scaling talent at a startup / high growth company is highly preferred.
• Experience in human resources is a must (HR systems, benefits, compensation, investigations, 401K, performance, terminations, etc...).
• Experience building best in class people operations teams. Can hire and motivate high performing talent and be an inspiring leader and coach to your direct reports.
• Experience scaling workplace, facilities, real estate, and IT functions.

Please note: This is a hybrid position is based at our San Francisco headquarters and will require you to be in the Bay Area. We are not offering relocation assistance for this role.

What we offer:

Not only will you have the opportunity to grow your career with other food-obsessed colleagues who have a shared passion for creating delight for customers, you will also work alongside a highly collaborative team that values leading with trust and respect, and taking smart risks.

• 401k match with immediate vesting
• Unlimited PTO, 9 paid holidays, 5 days of sick time, plus 8 hours of volunteer time
• Low to no-cost comprehensive health insurance (Blue Cross)
• Medical concierge through One Medical
• Dental & vision coverage
• Employer-paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• $100 monthly gym stipend
• Equity

Compensation: Base salary range $155k-$170k

“The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.”

• Michael Pollan

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@zerocater.com.

Zerocater builds revolutionary corporate catering and cafeteria solutions employees love while saving companies millions of dollars as they transition to the hybrid workplace. With its Cloud Cafe, Hybrid Cafe, Managed Cafe, and Event Cafe products; Zerocater has built corporate cafeteria and office catering programs for companies of all sizes from growing startups to the Fortune 500. Thousands of companies like Robinhood, Datadog, Airtable, and McKinsey choose Zerocater for the customized, consistent, and diverse meal experiences its products offer, while also reducing costs by giving companies the flexibility to only pay for the employees who come into the office. Zerocater currently offers its corporate cafeteria and office catering products in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Austin, Denver, Seattle, and Washington D.C. with additional markets in the U.S. and Canada coming online every month. Since completing YCombinator in Winter 2011, Zerocater has raised $38.5M from leading investors including Cleveland Avenue, Remus Capital, Romulus Capital, Struck Capital, SV Angel, Keith Rabois, Yuri Milner, Paul Buchheit, and Justin Kan. For more information visit zerocater.com and follow @Zerocater on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Pay: $155000 - $170000 / year

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Profit sharing
• Other

Job types: Full-time

Education: Bachelor's degree

Work location: Flexible work from home options available