Vice President, Safety & Compliance

Wonder; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 290,000 - 319,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k)

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

Parental leave

Discounted meals

Job summary

Wonder in New York is seeking a senior executive to lead food safety, quality, compliance, and risk across its growing footprint. This leader will build scalable systems, governance, and technology to protect customers, employees, brand, and business while enabling continued expansion.

You will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Culinary, Technology, Legal and Finance, advise the C-suite and Board, translate complex regulatory topics into clear business recommendations, and drive

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in food safety, quality, compliance, or risk management.
• Deep expertise in food safety and quality with scalable programs.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation and technology-enabled compliance systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Wonder’s Food Safety, Quality & Compliance organization at the executive level.
• Develop and execute a scalable global food safety and quality strategy across facilities and restaurants.
• Establish governance, KPIs, and reporting to maintain standards as Wonder scales.
• Oversee supplier food safety, quality, risk assessment, auditing, and performance management.
• Lead regulatory readiness and prepare the organization for evolving requirements (FSMA, etc.).
• Partner with Legal, IT, Security, and other functions as the scope expands.

Skills

Food safety

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Education

Advanced degree in Food Science

Job description

About Wonder

Everything’s on the menu at Wonder. Except compromise.

Wonder is the mealtime platform built to feed every craving in one order. With Wonder, you can mix and match hundreds of dishes from 20+ exclusive restaurants in a single order, so everyone gets exactly what they’re craving. Enjoy everything from tacos to Thai with $0 delivery fees, plus dine-in or pick up at a Wonder location near you. Each dish is made to order on-site by our culinary team and served hot.

Behind the scenes, Wonder owns and operates every step of the dining experience, from recipe development to the technology that powers our experience, allowing us to deliver quality, variety, and consistency at scale.

Join us as we work to make great food more accessible.

About The Opportunity

As Wonder continues to scale rapidly across markets, channels, and operating models, we are looking for a senior executive to lead our food safety, quality, compliance, and risk organization. This leader will build and scale the systems, governance, technology, and talent required to protect our customers, employees, brand, and business while enabling continued growth. You will serve as the senior authority for Wonder’s company-wide food safety and quality programs, while partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Culinary, Technology, Legal, Finance, and senior leadership to ensure compliance and operational excellence across our growing footprint. This is a highly strategic and hands-on leadership role. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable setting enterprise strategy, advising the C-suite and Board, building scalable infrastructure, and rolling up their sleeves to solve complex operational challenges.

The Impact You Will Make

Leadership & Culture

• Lead and develop Wonder’s Food Safety, Quality & Compliance organization, building a high-performing team and culture grounded in proactive communication, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on food safety, regulatory requirements, operational risk, brand protection, and scaling strategies.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Operations, Supply Chain, Culinary, Technology, Legal, and other business functions.
• Serve as a key point of contact for regulators, auditors, suppliers, and external compliance partners.
• Provide regular executive and Board-level reporting on food safety, regulatory readiness, risk, incidents, and enterprise priorities.
• Translate complex technical and regulatory topics into clear business recommendations and actionable decisions.

Workplace Safety & Employee Compliance

• Provide leadership and oversight for workplace safety programs across Wonder’s production and retail footprint.
• Support compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local workplace requirements.
• Partner with People and Operations to establish scalable training, policies, controls, and reporting mechanisms.
• Monitor key safety metrics and trends and drive continuous improvement across the organization.
• Ensure employee safety and compliance practices evolve alongside Wonder’s growth and operating model.

Compliance, Technology & Risk Management

• Build and manage scalable compliance infrastructure that supports rapid growth across multiple markets and operating environments.
• Develop and modernize technology platforms for food safety, quality, incident management, auditing, traceability, and reporting.
• Leverage data and analytics to identify trends, improve decision-making, and proactively mitigate operational and brand risk.
• Establish enterprise-wide incident, crisis, and recall management processes that enable rapid, coordinated, and traceable response.
• Partner with Legal, IT, Security, and other functions as the scope of the organization expands to address broader compliance, information security, privacy, and internal-control requirements.
• Lead company-wide risk assessments, scenario planning, business continuity, and readiness efforts in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop frameworks that strengthen end-to-end supply chain resilience and mitigate supplier, operational, and regulatory risk.

Food Safety & Quality Leadership

• Serve as the senior authority for Wonder’s company-wide food safety and quality programs.
• Develop and execute a scalable global food safety and quality strategy across production facilities, distribution operations, restaurants, and other customer-facing environments.
• Establish the governance, policies, controls, KPIs, and reporting necessary to maintain consistent food safety and quality standards as Wonder scales.
• Oversee supplier food safety, quality, risk assessment, auditing, performance management, and accountability.
• Lead regulatory readiness and proactively prepare the organization for evolving food safety requirements, including traceability and FSMA Section 204.
• Build a culture of proactive risk identification, prevention, investigation, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure Wonder is viewed as an emerging leader in food safety, quality, and operational excellence.

What You Bring to the Table

• 15+ years of progressive experience in food safety, quality, compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management, or a related discipline.
• Deep expertise in food safety and quality, with demonstrated ability to expand scope into broader operational, workplace, and corporate compliance.
• Proven success building and scaling food safety, quality, and compliance programs within complex, multi-site, consumer-facing, or high-growth organizations.
• Experience operating across complex supply chains, multiple geographies, suppliers, facilities, and regulatory environments.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations, quality systems, supplier management, risk assessment, incident management, and regulatory readiness.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide transformation and implementing technology-enabled compliance and quality systems.
• Experience preparing and delivering C-suite and Board-level communications on risk, regulatory matters, operational performance, and strategic priorities.
• Exceptional executive presence, judgment, integrity, and ability to influence across a highly cross-functional organization.
• Proven ability to lead through organizational change while maintaining execution, team engagement, and business momentum.

Got These? Even Better

• Advanced degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or a related technical field.
• Experience with FSMA Section 204, traceability, HACCP, PCQI, or similar food safety frameworks.
• Experience in restaurant, fresh food, manufacturing, distribution, franchised, or other complex consumer-facing environments.
• Experience building a global or multi-regional food safety and quality organization from the ground up.
• Experience with enterprise quality management, compliance, incident management, or traceability technology.
• Experience partnering with Supply Chain and Procurement on supplier risk, contingency planning, and business resilience.
• Experience managing through significant organizational change in a fast-growth environment.
• Strategic and hands-on leader who is comfortable operating at both the 30,000-foot and ground level.
• Mission-driven, caring, inclusive, optimistic, proactive, adaptive, gritty, and bold.

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

New York: $290,000 - $318,500 per year.

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

The benefits applicable to this role include a competitive compensation package with equity and a 401(k). We also offer a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid short and long term disability coverage, paid time off including flexible time off for exempt employees, paid vacation for non-exempt employees, and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law in addition to paid parental leave, discounted meals and exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands.

Eligibility, effective dates, and available plan options vary by employment classification and location. To learn more about benefits for this role, visit our Careers page here.

A Final Note

At Wonder, we build the best teams by hiring with an objective lens — evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. As part of our commitment to fair and compliant hiring practices, Wonder participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.