Culinary Product Development Lead

CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.

By delivering over 1 million meals per month, we're also empowering working chefs, tripling their income, and supporting their growth. CookUnity believes in fueling stronger communities, partnering with Food Bank For New York City to combat food insecurity across all five boroughs.

What are we looking for:

We’re looking for an energetic person who is inspired by our mission to own and deliver the projects associated with bringing new SKUs onto the menu. This person would have experience working with a recipe database, creating recipes for manufacturing and/or higher volume commissary kitchens. They would have a strong culinary product development background and be thrilled to work with hundreds of food creators, helping them sell their creations to thousands of customers. This person will take concepts and ideas and turn them into completed work with successful outcomes and metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in meal type definition and tagging from a culinary perspective so that creators have something specific to aim for in creating new items
• End-to-end ownership over the success rate of new meal onboarding and launch in the NY market, in partnership with those creators
• Improving and maintaining the recipe database for the NY market
• Works cross-functionally with key stakeholders to develop new product lines
• Builds self-serve processes and/or is a SME for software development for the creator side of the marketplace

Qualifications

• 5+ years of menu development experience in reputable organizations
• 1-5 years of production experience in a large restaurant or manufacturing where recipes were used for production
• A strong passion and knowledge base for food and food creators
• Ability to work cross-functionally with several stakeholders
• An analytical mindset and high EQ
• Ability to work in our NYC facility 5 days a week

Benefits

🩺  Health Insurance coverage

⛱ PTO policy and paid sick days

🌅 401k Plan.

🐣 Family leave: 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid

🕯 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: 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!

If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll 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.