Chief Operating Officer

About the Company

We are looking for an energetic, adaptable person excited by our mission of a more resilient and sustainable food system. It is an opportunity to be hands on at a key inflection point for the company – getting our facility commercial ready for launching cultivated pork and beef products in the market. The Chief Operating Officer will report to our Chief Executive Officer and contribute to the company’s growth as a key member of our leadership team and oversee a critical number of business functions including operations, strategy, finance, legal, sales, people operations, and customer experience. You will take our mission and vision and translate it to full execution, develop teams, ensure business health, and build processes in order to enable the company to scale effectively.

Fork & Good is growing the best of meat for everyone, everywhere. We are using growing muscle cells outside of the animal to make meat that has flavor we crave and the key nutrients we need. Our approach addresses critical food safety issues, cuts out the immense resources needed for livestock, and avoids animal slaughter. We have a unique patented approach to making cultivated meat more affordable by bringing a farmer’s mindset to growing meat more efficiently. Learn more about us on www.forkandgood.com.

About the Role

Key specific responsibilities include the following:

• Take our company goals and operationalize them across the company; co-lead annual goal/budget setting process and quarterly OKRs
• Measure performance and business health on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis across finance, people operations, delivery against key milestones
• Improve and innovate on our processes, operating & business model to drive revenue and right size costs
• Lead company-wide operations, putting in place strong processes and systems allowing the organization to run smoothly and efficiently
• Lead day-to-day operations of our business including direct management of the operations, finance, customer process, legal, and people operations. Be willing to roll up sleeves and execute – no job is too small
• Comfortable representing the company with external partners and vendors, negotiating contracts and deals
• Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership team, and work across all functions to ensure strategic alignment on priorities, momentum on OKRs, and cross functional optimizations
• Partner with other critical functions across the organization such as Marketing, Product, Eng and Manufacturing and Quality teams to identify organizational workflow blockers and find solutions
• Partner with the CEO to help manage and evaluate future strategic opportunities, and co-lead subsequent venture fundraising processes
• Embody our core values

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• 5-10 years of operating and strategy experience in a leadership role with a proven record of delivering results
• Experience leading in early stage start-ups, if in food or biotech even better
• An in depth understanding of financial strategy, assessing business health, building and advocating for investment plans, identifying market opportunities, and ruthless prioritizing across competing business need
• Exceptional leadership skills and your teams are excited to work and learn from you, experience of building and contributing to a positive and supportive company culture
• The executive presence and acumen required to promote our mission, business and strategy with a range of external parties such as strategic partners and investors, as well as internal teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of advanced word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
• A bias towards data-driven decision making and testing
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, set priorities, work independently
• A track record of implementing the appropriate systems, organizational structures, and processes to achieve the organization’s KPIs; an expert collaborator who can solve for this across their own teams and others
• Resonate with our mission to transform the food ecosystem and grow meat without compromise, be excited to be an early employee at a company doing ground-breaking work in food technology and a global leader in the field of cultivated meat

Pay range and compensation package

• Competitive salary and stock options commensurate with experience
• 100% benefit coverage including healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, disability and 80% dependant coverage
• Option to contribute to 401(k)
• Generous PTO policy with 20 days, in addition to federal holidays and 4 additional emergency days for when notice isn’t possible
• Generous paid parental leave for all new parents

Equal Opportunity Statement

Fork & Good is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Please contact us at hello@forkandgood.com.