VP of Human Resources - On-Site (Irvine)

Eggs Unlimited • Irvine, CA

11d • $225,000 - $300,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eggs Unlimited is seeking a strategic, business-minded executive to lead the full People function through aggressive growth, increasing organizational complexity, and continued expansion. The role oversees Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, culture, and the broader employee experience, ensuring the company has the talent, leadership, structure, systems, and culture needed for its next stage of growth.

The VP of People serves as a business partner and senior advisor to the CEO, executive team, and business leaders on people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, culture, leadership, change management, and M&A support. The role leads and develops the broader People organization and sets its vision, operating model, priorities, standards, and accountability, while remaining close to strategic, sensitive, and business-critical people matters.

As a culture and leadership steward, this leader champions the 10 EU Mindsets and helps preserve the company’s strengths while shaping leadership behaviors, employee experience, and scalable people practices for growth, transition, and potential acquisitions. The role is on-site in Irvine and may require occasional domestic and international travel, including to the Philippines.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of progressive Human Resources, People Operations, Talent, or related leadership experience, including experience leading a full People function.
• Experience overseeing both HR and Talent functions, including Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, employee relations, people operations, compliance, culture, and leadership development.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a strategic business partner to a CEO, executive team, or senior business leaders.
• Experience building scalable people strategies, systems, processes, and leadership practices in a growth-oriented organization.
• Experience with organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, leadership development, change management, and talent management.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and hold HR and Talent professionals accountable at multiple levels.
• Strong business judgment, executive communication, discretion, integrity, and ability to balance employee considerations, culture, growth needs, operational realities, and employment risk.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Meaningful exposure to M&A, post-acquisition integration, due diligence, workforce integration, or culture integration.
• Prior experience as a VP of People, Head of People, Chief People Officer, senior People leader, or equivalent executive HR/Talent leader.
• Experience leading People strategy during aggressive company growth, rapid scaling, acquisition activity, or major organizational transition.
• Direct experience integrating acquired teams, aligning cultures, retaining key talent, and building trust through post-acquisition change.
• Experience in a high-growth, entrepreneurial, founder-led, private equity-backed, or operationally intensive business environment.
• Experience in food, distribution, logistics, trading, supply chain, manufacturing, or another operationally complex industry.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or comparable senior-level HR certification.

Responsibilities

• Align people strategy, organizational priorities, and workforce investment with commercial goals, customers, revenue growth, profitability, and execution.
• Partner with executive, sales, commercial, operations, and functional leaders to build leadership, attract and retain talent, and scale organizational capability.
• Build people infrastructure for expansion into new markets and business lines, acquisitions, headcount growth, the Philippines team, and increasing operational complexity.
• Use workforce, performance, and business data to guide decisions, manage risk, measure progress, and move issues through resolution.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, succession planning, and talent-management strategies.
• Help lead succession planning for key leadership and business-critical roles, including readiness assessments, development milestones, ownership, timelines, and risk reporting.
• Coach leaders to build high-performing teams with clear accountability and measurable performance expectations, and to address performance concerns promptly.
• Oversee Talent Acquisition and Talent Development as an integrated system connected to hiring, onboarding, performance, retention, promotion, and future leadership needs.
• Reinforce a culture based on strong values, exceptional business results, and the 10 EU Mindsets; ensure leaders model these mindsets in their work.
• Set strategy for recognition, engagement, employee communication, company events, and culture-building initiatives.
• Balance high standards, urgency, and measurable results with respect, transparency, recognition, employee engagement, and care for employees.
• Lead people aspects of M&A, including HR due diligence, organizational and leadership assessment, critical-talent and culture risks, communication, retention, and change management.
• Execute post-acquisition integration across leadership, structure, communication, culture, systems, talent, and operating practices while maintaining business continuity.
• Partner with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, and business operators to evaluate people-related risks, costs, leadership needs, retention concerns, integration priorities, and post-close operating requirements.
• Travel occasionally as business needs require, including domestic travel and international travel to the Philippines.
• Lead complex employee relations, investigations, conflict resolution, performance actions, and employment-risk matters in partnership with Legal and leadership.
• Lead and develop the People team and oversee payroll, benefits, onboarding, HR systems, policies, compliance, metrics, and controls without owning routine transactions.
• Ensure the People function operates with urgency, accountability, discretion, practical judgment, and the ability to take issues through resolution.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Generous PTO that increases annually.
• Free daily lunch, snacks, and refreshments.
• Meaningful advancement opportunities as the company expands.
• Opportunity to shape people strategy and have an outsized impact on company growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive