Fooda
HR Analyst
Chicago, IL - Full Time
Who We Are:
Our story began in 2011 when a group of office workers at a major logistics company in Chicago had a lunch problem. Nearby options were limited, and the team was spending too much time and money traveling to their favorite restaurants. They had an idea: bring Chicago’s local restaurant culture inside the office to sell food. It was an immediate hit. When they discovered people from other companies sneaking into their office, they knew they were on to something.
Fooda pioneered the concept of rotating popup restaurants inside offices. Today, we operate in 45 cities with over 100 million meals served and continue to grow rapidly.
Powered by technology and a network of 1500+ restaurants, we feed hungry people at work through a platform of unique food programs located within companies, office buildings, hospitals, schools, distribution centers, and more. At Fooda, we believe a workplace food program should be something employees love and look forward to every day.
Who We Are Looking For:
The HR Analyst is a specialized, data-driven role focused on HR systems, reporting, analytics, and process optimization. Unlike the people-facing work of the Generalist, this position operates primarily behind the scenes — using data, spreadsheets, workflows, and system insights to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-making across the People function.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Our story began in 2011 when a group of office workers at a major logistics company in Chicago had a lunch problem. Nearby options were limited, and the team was spending too much time and money traveling to their favorite restaurants. They had an idea: bring Chicago’s local restaurant culture inside the office to sell food. It was an immediate hit. When they discovered people from other companies sneaking into their office, they knew they were on to something.
Fooda pioneered the concept of rotating popup restaurants inside offices. Today, we operate in 45 cities with over 100 million meals served and continue to grow rapidly.
Powered by technology and a network of 1500+ restaurants, we feed hungry people at work through a platform of unique food programs located within companies, office buildings, hospitals, schools, distribution centers, and more. At Fooda, we believe a workplace food program should be something employees love and look forward to every day.
Who We Are Looking For:
The HR Analyst is a specialized, data-driven role focused on HR systems, reporting, analytics, and process optimization. Unlike the people-facing work of the Generalist, this position operates primarily behind the scenes — using data, spreadsheets, workflows, and system insights to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-making across the People function.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Serve as a super-user and administrator of Fooda’s HRIS (UKG Ready), owning configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and data integrity
- Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytics for headcount, turnover, recruiting, compensation, benefits, and workforce planning
- Serve as point of contact for employee benefits matters, partnering with benefit brokers as needed
- With oversight from Fooda’s HR Manager, prepare and run Fooda’s semi-monthly payroll process, including collecting and verifying employee data, computing wages, and ensuring employees receive correct payment. Liaise with state and local governments for payroll tax remittance, set up new entities, and coordinate unemployment benefits matters. Work closely with Fooda Finance team on monthly processes (payroll and benefits billing) as needed
- Conduct regular HR audits and ensure compliance across states and employee populations; Support Finance on annual 401(k), equity, and other audits
- Analyze HR metrics to identify trends and recommend process improvements
- Assist with HR technology implementation, testing, and optimization
- Maintain employee data, workflows, and organizational structures within the HRIS
- Support people strategy through data-driven insights and modeling
- Partner with Finance on reporting, reconciliation, and cross-functional analysis
- Automate manual HR processes where possible and standardize workflows
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data/Analytics, HR, or a related field
- 1–4 years of experience in HR analytics, HRIS, People Operations, payroll, or similar data-heavy roles
- Hands-on experience with an HRIS (UKG Ready, ADP, Workday, Paycom, or similar)
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data cleaning, formulas)
- Proven ability to interpret data and communicate insights
- Experience improving processes, identifying inefficiencies, and automating workflows
- Displays highest level of discretion with confidential employee information
- Competitive base salary and stock options, based on experience
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision plans
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Paid maternity and parental leave benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- Company-issued laptop
- Daily subsidized lunch program (ours!)
The salary range for this role is $70,000-$90,000. The base salary is dependent on a number of factors, included but not limited to: work experience, training, location, and skills.
