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.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.

General Manager, CookUnity Flagship

Location: 1227 Broadway, New York, NY

Employment Type: Full-Time

Target Start Date: Ahead of March 2027 opening

Position Overview

We’re looking for a hospitality-driven General Manager to bring CookUnity’s Flagship to life at Virgin Hotels New York, in the heart of Flatiron/NoMad. Bringing our mission into a shared physical space, the Flagship will connect guests with chef-crafted food through elevated casual dining, takeaway, retail, digital ordering, and experiential events. It’s a place to discover great food, connect with others, and experience the creativity and care behind every meal.

This is a ground-up opening, with the opportunity to shape the team, culture, and guest experience from the beginning. During pre-opening, you’ll partner with CookUnity’s internal teams, the Owner’s Representative, operational design partners, and external collaborators to move from build-out to opening day, leading vendor and service setup, hiring, training, and operational readiness. Once open, you’ll own the day-to-day business, creating a welcoming, energized space while delivering consistent service and strong financial and operational performance.

You’re a thoughtful, hands-on hospitality leader who brings both warmth and sound judgment. You’ve led complex, guest-facing operations through opening and beyond, and know how to turn an ambitious vision into a business that runs well. You’re equally comfortable building systems, developing your team, and spending time on the floor with guests. Above all, you believe great food and genuine hospitality bring people together—and want to build a place people love to visit, work, and return to.

Pre-Opening & Opening Readiness

• Partner with CookUnity’s internal teams, the Owner’s Representative, operational design partners, and other external collaborators through build-out and opening readiness.
• Support the setup of vendor and service partnerships required for launch and ongoing operations.
• Co-develop and implement SOPs, opening procedures, service standards, and operational best practices to support consistency and efficiency from day one.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, and training preparation for the opening team.
• Coordinate operational testing, service rehearsals, and overall launch readiness across all guest-facing areas.

Operations & Business Performance

• Lead and oversee all aspects of day-to-day Flagship operations, ensuring operational efficiency and a consistently strong guest and team experience.
• Serve as the Flagship’s lead business operator, with primary accountability for financial performance, la