Employee Experience Lead

The role

The Employee Experience Lead owns the full employee experience arc including culture, engagement, internal communications, learning and development, onboarding, workplace operations, and company events. This person will partner with People and business leadership to build a connected and energized workplace.

What you will do

• Lead strategy, planning, and execution of company-wide employee experience initiatives.
• Design and scale programs that reinforce company values and drive engagement.
• Improve employee experience programs across the employee lifecycle.
• Partner with People leadership to translate engagement data into action plans.
• Own the company internal communications strategy and communication calendars.
• Lead company-wide communications including Team Meetings and Slack.
• Lead and improve the company onboarding experience.
• Own strategy, planning, and execution of company events, retreats, and meetings.
• Manage engagement and event budgets.
• Oversee office operations including facilities management, vendor relationships, and lease administration.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in employee experience, people operations, internal communications, or a related HR function.
• Proven track record designing and scaling programs across culture, engagement, onboarding, and/or learning & development in a fast-growing or fast-paced environment.
• Experience partnering with People leadership and senior business leaders to translate engagement data and employee feedback into actionable strategies.
• Strong internal communications skills, including experience building communication calendars, messaging frameworks, and company-wide announcements.
• Experience designing and delivering learning & development programs, including manager training and onboarding curricula.
• Demonstrated success planning and executing company events, offsites, or engagement programs, including budget management.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of discretion, professionalism, and customer-service orientation.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with workplace/facilities operations, including vendor management, office logistics, and lease administration (or willingness to grow into this scope)

Benefits

• Equity
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• 401k with Company Match
• A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup

About the company

Hungryroot is using AI to build a consumer-centric food and wellness company. It is a distributed team with a remote-first culture and a headquarters in New York City.