Sr. Manager, Growth Ops & Strategy

Cookunity; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k Plan

Stock Options Plan

Bi-annual performance bonus

Unlimited PTO

Sabbatical

Paid Family leave

Compassionate Leave

CookUnity credits

Wellness subsidies

Spanish coach

Job summary

CookUnity seeks a Sr. Manager, Growth Ops & Strategy to partner with the Head of Growth, translating ideas into execution, building scalable processes, and driving cross-functional initiatives with an owner’s mindset.

You’ll shape strategy across acquisition, retention, lifecycle, partnerships, and new channels while defining workflows, dashboards, and AI-driven solutions to accelerate sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Growth Ops, BizOps, Strategy, Consulting, or Project/Program Management—preferably in a fast-scaling tech or consumer business.
• Strong analytical skillset, with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills; thrives in ambiguity.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional workstreams with clarity and influence.
• Excellent communication skills—concise, structured, and effective with execs.

Responsibilities

• Shape the growth strategy and roadmap across acquisition, retention, lifecycle, partnerships, and new channels.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses to uncover insights, evaluate new opportunities, and define strategic direction for key initiatives.
• Build growth-led business cases, forecast scenarios, and measure impact across growth levers.
• Own operational rigor for the Growth team by building processes, dashboards, and AI-driven solutions.
• Project manage complex, cross-functional initiatives—aligning Product, Data, Brand, Engineering, Finance, CX.
• Define and refine workflows for testing, experimentation, and continuous optimization.
• Coordinate go-to-market processes for new launches, campaigns, and product changes.

Skills

Growth Ops

Analytics

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

About CookUnity

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry's best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

About the Team

Growth Marketing Team focuses on driving all new revenue for CookUnity's business. Our goal is to grow as fast as possible while maintaining a high level. We are a test and learn team that rewards contrarian marketers.

The role

We are looking for a Sr. Manager, Growth Ops & Strategy who will function as a right hand to the Head of Growth—a hybrid operator, strategist, and project leader who can translate ideas into execution, drive operational excellence, and orchestrate cross-functional initiatives that fuel sustainable, scalable growth.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, loves building systems, and brings a "COO mindset" to solving complex growth challenges.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Problem Solving

• Partner closely with the Head of Growth to shape the growth strategy and roadmap across acquisition, retention, lifecycle, partnerships, and new channels.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses to uncover insights, evaluate new opportunities, and define the strategic direction for key initiatives.
• Build growth led business cases, forecast scenarios, and measure impact across all growth levers.

Growth Operations & Execution

• Own operational rigor for the Growth team by building processes, dashboards, and systems that improve velocity, clarity, and accountability with a focus on AI driven solutions.
• Project manage complex, cross-functional initiatives—ensuring alignment across Product, Data, Brand, Engineering, Culinary, Finance, Creative, and Customer Experience.
• Define and refine workflows for testing, experimentation, and continuous optimization.
• Coordinate go-to-market processes for new launches, campaigns, and product changes.

Program Management

• Serve as the operational spine of the Growth org—keeping priorities tight, optimizing inputs/outputs and stakeholders aligned.
• Translate high-level strategy into clear goals, milestones, and action plans.
• Identify bottlenecks, proactively resolve blockers, and improve processes to enable scale.
• Lead new GTM initiatives such as local marketing expansion and new product line expansion.

Performance Tracking & Insights

• Partner with Analytics to streamline/automate OKR tracking, triggers, build clean dashboards, and track team performance.
• Monitor trends and funnel dynamics across subscriber acquisition, activation, retention, and reactivation.
• Propose and help execute optimization initiatives across the entire user lifecycle.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years experience in Growth Ops, BizOps, Strategy, Consulting, or Project/Program Management—preferably in a fast-scaling tech or consumer business.
• Strong analytical skillset, with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills; thrives in ambiguity.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional workstreams with clarity and influence.
• Comfortable toggling between high-level strategy and in-the-weeds execution.
• Excellent communication skills—concise, structured, and effective with execs.
• A builder's mindset: scrappy, resourceful, and continually improving processes.

Mindset that is successful @ CookUnity Growth

• Operates like an owner; consistently proactively sees around corners.
• Highly adaptable, solution-oriented, and energized by rapid growth environments.
• Low-ego collaborator who elevates teams and drives alignment.

Benefits

• Health Insurance coverage
• 401k Plan
• We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
• Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
• Paid Family leave
• 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: access to 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

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.

A quick note for all candidates

We've recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief "proof of humanity" to confirm that we're connecting with a real person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:

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