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Vice President of People

Everytable

Vice President of People

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    ABOUT EVERYTABLE

    Background: ​In 2013 Sam Polk, a former hedge fund trader, founded a nonprofit called ​Feast (originally called Groceryships) to address food-related health problems in South LA, where the average income is $13,000 a year, life expectancy is 10 years lower than more affluent areas, and diseases like obesity and diabetes are alarmingly high. Feast began helping family food providers make healthy choices through nutrition education, cooking classes, free produce, and support groups.

    That year Sam began hearing from ​Feast​ participants that while fresh produce was great, they often had to buy food on the go because they were juggling multiple jobs and large families. And in South LA, their only options were fast food.

    Sam saw an opportunity to help families like these. So he created a model for a new company that would sell healthy food in “food deserts” like South LA at prices competitive with fast food.

    Feast​ was built on the belief that every life is equally important. Sam wanted this core value embedded in the new company, so they called it Everytable, reflecting a mission to bring healthy, affordable food to every table in the country, with no one left out.

    Watch: ​Healthy Fast Food Start Up Takes on the McDonald’s Empire

    How it works​: ​Everytable’s business model drastically reduces the costs of the standard restaurant model. Chefs at their central kitchen turn fresh, wholesome ingredients into delicious meals, which they sell through small, grab-and-go storefronts, smartfridge kiosks, and subscription delivery. To ensure everyone can afford them, meals are then priced according to the neighborhoods being served with approximately one third of their locations are in food deserts. This is not a subsidy model, each store is profitable and throughput is 2x Chipotle’s at max volume!

    Revenue streams:

    Grab and go storefronts: 10 locations currently & expanding to 26 by 2021

    Smartfridge kiosks: 250 currently w/ target of 600 by EOY & 7800 by 2021

    Created their own RFID-enabled fridge

    Subscription business: meal delivery to individual households

    Grown 400% since the beginning of March

    Government: meals on wheels type program

    Delivering around 170k meals a week to the homeless community, the homebound elderly, and community college students

    Corporate: client include Tesla, Toms, Kaiser Permanente

    3-year contract with Compton College food service

    Mission: ​At Everytable, we believe healthy food is a human right. Our team is focused on making fresh and delicious meals affordable and available for everyone, everywhere. Our journey to fundamentally change the food system and the way we eat has been featured by The NY Times, LA Times, Shark Tank, Food & Wine, Forbes, and many more. We have markets, SmartFridges, and a subscription service across Los Angeles, in communities from Compton to Crenshaw to DTLA to Brentwood and everywhere in between.

    If you think a salad doesn’t need to cost $15, and if you think fast food doesn’t have to be defined as a burger and fries, then Everytable might be the place for you. Our teammates are committed to social justice, unafraid to attack challenges head-on, and eager to find solutions on a daily basis.

    RECENT PRESS

    Former Wall Street Trader’s Meal Service Delivers Social Justice​ via Bloomberg (June 2020)

    How This LA Healthy Restaurant Chain Pivoted to Emergency Relief​ via Fast Company (Apr 2020)

    Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are Donating Health Meals to Families in Compton​ via CNN (May 2020)

    Everytable Hiring Hundreds Including Cooks & Drivers Amid Coronavirus​ via CBS (Apr 2020)

    Social Enterprise Pivots to Provide Healthy Meals Amid COVID-19​ via Inside Philanthropy (March 2020)

    During LA’s lockdown throughout the ongoing pandemic, Everytable partnered with organizations across the city to deliver tens of thousands of meals to its most vulnerable community members. Their business model not only allowed them to keep their operations open, but they were also able to hire hundreds of additional team members throughout the crisis to meet demand and provide opportunity.

    OPPORTUNITY

    Everytable is seeing an accelerated growth path as they take advantage of shifts in the economy and social norms. Their mission couldn’t be more timely as they confront income inequality and mounting health issues related to poor diet. ​People are their most important resource, and they’re committed to recruiting, developing, and nurturing talent to support their mission across all revenue streams.

    This critical hire will be joining at a time when Everytable’s business is accelerating across many different channels. Ensuring the well being of the Everytable team will help each of them fulfill the company mission of bringing fresh, affordable food to everyone in their market.

    RESPONSIBILITY

    Reporting to Founder/CEO ​Sam Polk​.

    This VP of People will be building all aspects of the People Operations function from the ground up. This will include HR, Recruiting, Learning & Development, Racial Equity & Diversity, and overall Culture across all areas of the business.

    Key areas of responsibility include:

    Talent Planning, Management, and Retention

    Lead and direct strategic talent planning across all revenue streams of the business.

    Lead the continuous creation and iteration of effective recruiting programs that attract and hire great talent in both hourly and salaried roles.

    Develop programs that make Everytable an attractive place to work.

    Develop and execute effective on-boarding/orientation programs.

    Implement training programs that (1) Assist managers in supervising and motivating their direct reports, and (2) Help employees grow their skills sets, continuously improving their performance.

    Ensure that appropriate performance management philosophies, programs and practices are implemented and executed.

    Lead, develop and keep Everytable’s succession planning current, robust and user-friendly.

    Create, communicate, execute and manage the People Operations budget.

    People Culture & Professional Development

    Develop programs to enhance employee morale and recognize employee contributions.

    Ensure Everytable is a responsible corporate citizen in supporting civic, educational and business activities in the communities they serve.

    Develop alignment between company values and human resources practices.

    Communication & Collaboration

    Partner with CEO & Senior Leadership to design and implement effective internal communication systems and structures to allow for effective cross-departmental collaboration and communication.

    Policy & Compliance

    Work with Legal (or outside counsel) to ensure policies and practices comply with all applicable laws.

    Reduce legal risk in employment law issues wherever possible; when necessary investigate and direct Everytable’s responses to workplace complaints.

    Oversee processes to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of employee records.

    Maintain current knowledge and understanding of regulations, industry trends, current practices, new developments, and applicable laws regarding human resources.

    Racial Equity & Diversity

    Work with senior leadership to implement ground-breaking and world-leading racial equity and diversity policies including Everytable’s social equity franchise program, to make racial equity a core internal value of the company.

    Qualifications:

    Based in Los Angeles, CA.

    Fluency in Spanish is required.

    8-10+ years of progressively more responsibility in the fields of HR, People Operations and/or

    Talent

    3+ years in a supervisory capacity, preferably in a VC-backed emerging growth environment.

    Proven knowledge of Labor and Employment Law for all circumstances including recruiting, hiring, terminations and compensation.

    Deep understanding of hourly labor practices and OSHA compliance.

    Experience working with exempt and nonexempt employees.

    A strong background and interest in the leadership of People Operations activities across talent acquisition, leadership and development, and compliance and oversight.

    The ability to engage at the executive level of the organization by interfacing with key leaders across and up the chain to formulate plans and influence talent strategies.

    Experience building a management playbook with the ability to coach, empower and develop a team.

    Experience building teams in high volume / fast-paced environments, closing complex positions, negotiating compensation packages and building an innovative and sustainable talent acquisition strategy.

    The ability to travel to Everytable locations and commissary.

    Personal Attributes

    Mission-driven mindset. Keep the greater purpose of the company to help end food deserts and make healthy food affordable and accessible for all top of mind in all decisions.

    Personality profile to fit into a high-growth, culture that requires teamwork and significant interaction and collaboration with employees at all levels;

    Proven hands-on leadership, not just managerial experience. You must be willing/able to get things done without the help of a large staff.

    Data and metrics-driven mindset with experience analyzing markets and trends, anticipating and identifying opportunities, and developing insight at a strategic level.

    An exceptional ability to identify and break down problems to find unique solutions, remove single points of failure, and set a plan into action.

    You take ownership of decisions, but do not try to own every decision in the company.

    Stellar personal reputation and professional credibility to go along with great industry contacts.

    Ability to meet deadlines and manage a heavy workload, providing visibility into the workflow.

    A high degree of personal initiative, interpersonal skills, creativity, and the ability to listen, communicate, write, learn, and facilitate processes within a complex, fast-moving organization.

    Ability to adapt to/succeed in a rapidly evolving industry

    EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree is required.