Vice President of Operations

Core responsibilities:

• Lead the Collaborative Assistance Team (CAT) overseeing Finance, Information Technology, Operations, and People Operations functions
• Build and sustain a high-performing, inclusive culture across GFI's U.S. entity and international affiliates
• Provide strategic guidance to the CEO and Leadership Team on financial planning, risk management, and cross-network coordination
• Maintain and improve core operational infrastructure including policies, internal controls, and human/technical systems

This role creates positive change by providing the operational backbone needed to transform the global food system through alternative proteins, helping meet climate, global health, food security, and biodiversity goals.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of ten years of leadership experience in at least two of CAT's four main areas (Finance, IT, Operations, People Operations)
• Experience working within or alongside international or multi-entity organizational structures (nonprofit experience preferred)
• Proven management experience fostering team culture of inclusion and belonging
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics across geographically distributed, culturally diverse teams

Working from home; paid employee base medical coverage; dental, vision, and other medical insurance options; 401(k) plan with employer match; 14 paid holidays; personal, sick, and vacation time; paid family/parental and medical leave; lifestyle spending account; opportunity for advancement; respectful and collaborative culture.

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a nonprofit think tank working to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals by advancing plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated meat as essential solutions.