Culinary Commercialization Manager (Robotics)

Location: Boston office in Charlestown, Massachusetts; minimum four days per week in the office, with additional days as needed based on project demands.

Salary: $128,000–$135,000 per year in Massachusetts.

Company

hirify.global operates a mealtime platform that combines dishes from multiple restaurants with technology-enabled preparation and delivery.

What you will do

• Adapt menus, recipes, and ingredients for automated robotic platforms.
• Source ingredients, manage vendors and procurement logistics, create order guides, and track costs.
• Lead ingredient tastings, recipe analysis, culinary R&D, and hardware validation with engineering teams.
• Support enterprise B2B customers in translating custom menus onto robotic hardware.
• Create operational manuals, preparation guides, SOPs, and HACCP/FSMA food safety protocols.
• Support testing, training, store openings, menu changes, line extensions, demos, and test-kitchen operations.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of restaurant and/or kitchen management experience.
• Experience with vendor setup, ingredient cuttings, order guides, menu mix analysis, pars, and usage forecasting.
• Practical knowledge of fast-casual and quick-service restaurant operations, high-volume kitchen systems, and line flows.
• Experience with culinary R&D, recipe scaling, bench testing, menu rollouts, and new product launches.
• Strong culinary skills, food-safety knowledge, and familiarity with standard kitchen equipment.
• Ability to work alongside engineers, troubleshoot technology and software interfaces, write technical SOPs, lead cross-functional meetings, and use Excel for data tracking and inventory modeling.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced environment combining culinary R&D, sourcing, and automation.
• Competitive compensation package with equity and a 401(k).
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, vacation, and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave, discounted meals, and perks across the hirify.global family of brands.

Hiring process

• Interview scheduling and candidate information are shared by email or text.
• Interview accommodations are available upon request.