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.
**PLEASE NOTE: This role provides oversight for our Mid-Atlantic region. Residency within the supported region (DE, MD, DC or VA) is a requirement, as the position involves extensive regional travel.**
About The Opportunity
We are seeking a Market People Leader ("aka" Regional HR Business Partner), to work strategically with our Regional Vice Presidents, Market Operations Directors, and multi-unit field leadership teams across a multi-state footprint. As a senior individual contributor, you will translate the field’s people strategy into actionable, data-informed programs and initiatives—designing and deploying solutions that elevate leadership capability, address root causes, and scale effectively across regions.
The Market People Leader will operate across a large and complex hourly and salaried workforce environment. They will be deeply embedded with field leadership—supporting strategic planning, diagnosing organizational opportunities, creating scalable interventions, and executing project-based and tactical people initiatives. The ideal candidate brings significant multi-unit HRBP experience within QSR, food & beverage, hospitality, or retail and excels at balancing strategic influence with hands-on execution.
The Impact You Will Make
Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership
Serve as the primary strategic HR partner to Regional Vice Presidents and Market Operations Directors across multiple markets.
Recommend, translate, and execute people initiatives aligned with operational goals, including workforce planning, leadership capability, retention, and culture.
Anticipate emerging needs and challenges, proactively offering solutions—not just surfacing issues.
Use data, trends, and insights to inform decisions and create interventions that scale across regions and store formats.
Lead with a high level of independence, navigating ambiguity while influencing leadership toward optimal people decisions.
Influence leaders toward effective, long-term people decisions through strong judgment, business acumen, and operational understanding.
Strategic + Tactical Execution & Field Enablement
Operate with end-to-end ownership, shifting fluidly between strategic planning, project execution, and tactical tasks that support daily operations.
Drive and support enterprise initiatives (performance cycles, compensation reviews, org design changes, HR system launches) while ensuring field execution and adoption.
Build repeatable, scalable processes that reduce manual lift for stores and improve consistency across regions.
Establish rhythms, standards, and operating mechanisms that ensure consistency of HR support across regions.
Organizational Effectiveness & Workforce Strategy
Diagnose root causes of operational and people challenges such as turnover, staffing models, leadership gaps, and team effectiveness, and develop targeted, scalable solutions to address them.
Partner with field leaders to design and execute workforce plans that support current and future business needs, including staffing strategies, labor optimization, performance management, and leadership bench development.
Implement interventions that improve operational readiness, strengthen leadership performance, and reinforce long-term organizational health across markets.
Use analytical and dashboards to generate insights and make data-backed recommendations that enhance workflows, shift behaviors, and influence long-term strategy.
Employee Relations & Culture Stewardship
Serve as the escalation point for complex employee relations matters across multiple districts.
Guide leaders in consistent application of policies, values, and leadership behaviors.
Shape and reinforce programs that enhance engagement, build teamwork, and reduce avoidable employee friction.
Talent Development & Leadership Capability
Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring strategies, forecasting, and capability planning for leaders and hourly teams.
Support and influence leadership development, succession planning, career pathing, and bench readiness for multi-unit operations.
Coach leaders to elevate their decision-making, communication, and team leadership effectiveness.
HR Operations, Compliance, & Risk Management
Ensure all practices comply with federal, state, and local requirements across a growing multi-state footprint.
Partner cross-functionally to ensure strong execution of core HR programs including benefits, compensation, accommodations, investigations, and performance cycles.
Apply strong risk judgment to protect the business while maintaining trust and fairness across teams.
Change Management & Continuous Improvement
Lead people-related components of change tied to new market expansion, org design shifts, process improvements, or structural realignments.
Diagnose operational inefficiencies and create scalable HR processes that support growth and reduce complexity for leaders.
Influence field adoption of new tools, systems, and workflows through clear communication and partnership.
What You Bring to the Table
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
8+ years of progressive HRBP experience, with significant time supporting multi-unit operations in QSR, food & beverage, hospitality, or retail.
Demonstrated ability to translate people strategy into scalable, effective initiatives that drive meaningful business outcomes.
Proven experience operating as a senior-level individual contributor with strong cross-functional influence.
Exceptional ability to anticipate needs, diagnose problems, and drive solutions that scale.
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret trends and turn insights into action.
Knowledge of employment laws and compliance considerations across multiple states.
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills with leaders at all levels.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with competing priorities and continuously evolving structures, processes, and practices.
As a matter of company policy, Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.
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United States: $108,500 - $143,00 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
We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.
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.
We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy.
Skills Required
- Residency within DE, MD, DC, or VA and ability to travel extensively within the region
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- 8+ years of progressive HRBP experience supporting multi-unit operations in QSR, food & beverage, hospitality, or retail
- Proven experience operating as a senior-level individual contributor with strong cross-functional influence
- Demonstrated ability to design and deploy scalable people initiatives that drive business outcomes
- Strong analytical mindset; ability to interpret trends and use data to inform decisions
- Knowledge of employment laws and compliance across multiple states
- Experience handling complex employee relations matters and guiding consistent policy application
- Experience with workforce planning, org design, leadership development, and succession planning for multi-unit operations
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills; comfort in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Wonder Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wonder and has not been reviewed or approved by Wonder.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health benefits, and HSA/FSA options are common. Several postings also cite employer‑paid life insurance, reinforcing a strong health benefits foundation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Compensation packages frequently include company equity or stock options alongside salary. Corporate and managerial employees highlight equity as part of a great overall package and a motivator.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Workplace perks such as free daily meals, commuter benefits, onsite gym access, happy hours, and company outings are regularly cited. These lifestyle benefits add tangible day‑to‑day value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Wonder is a fast-growing, food-tech startup that’s raising the bar on the role food plays in peoples’ lives. We’re a team of food-lovers, entrepreneurs, and some of the most accomplished innovators in the culinary, logistics, and technology industries. Backed by top-tier venture capitalists, we’re moving quickly to pioneer the future of food.
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