Full-Time
Director – Talent Acquisition
Posted on 10/31/2025
Mom's Meals
1,001-5,000 employees
Home-delivered medical nutrition meals
Compensation Overview
$149.7k - $160k/yr
Des Moines, IA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; on-site at Ankeny, IA two weeks per month.
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- Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years' recruiting experience, with at least 5 years' experience leading people
- Proven success using CRM, ATS, and sourcing tools to build strong pipelines and talent communities
- Strong communicator and trusted advisor, comfortable influencing senior leaders
- Coach and mentor who thrives on growing people and building collaborative, high-performing teams
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to guide decisions and strategy
- Talent Acquisition leadership experience with demonstrated ability to cultivate strong relationships, influence others at all levels, and drive change in a complex environment
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, conflict management, administration, reasoning and decision-making skills
- Experience working with vendors and negotiating contracts
- Experience working with high volume, evergreen roles
- Experience working with Affirmative Action
- Lead with vision - Evaluate and evolve our talent acquisition strategy to align with business growth and changing market needs
- Drive recruiting excellence - Introduce best practices, sourcing strategies, and tools that improve outcomes while enhancing the candidate experience
- Guide the team - Coach and mentor recruiters, foster career growth, and create a performance-driven culture where innovation is encouraged
- Leverage insights - Use analytics and reporting to influence executive decision-making and ensure recruiting success is measurable and meaningful
- Build partnerships - Strength relationships with external partners and ensure we're maximimming the value of our recruiting resources
- Encourage people and culture practices that promote retention of key talent
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Demonstrated project and people leadership
Mom’s Meals provides home-delivered, dietitian-planned meals for patients and seniors who want to stay independent while managing chronic conditions. Its meals are designed by Registered Dietitians, prepared by chefs in USDA‑inspected kitchens, and delivered to homes or congregate sites across 48 states. The company works with health plans, Medicaid/Medicare programs, and other care entities to offer nutrition solutions tailored to conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and kidney disease, with gluten-free and vegetarian options. What sets Mom’s Meals apart is its focus on healthcare partnerships and program eligibility to support hospital recovery, improve patient outcomes, and reduce readmissions through disease-specific menus and scalable meal delivery. The ultimate goal is to help clients maintain independence and health through proper nutrition.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Ankeny, Iowa
Founded
1999
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CMS 2027 rule emphasizes health outcomes and preventive care alignment.
- Mandated HRSN screening creates demand for nutrition-focused social determinant solutions.
- Medicare Advantage plans required mid-year benefit notifications expanding member awareness.
What critics are saying
- April 2026 FDA listeria contamination recall damages health plan partner trust.
- California Medicaid sodium limits force 30% menu reformulation by July 2026.
- CMS 2027 rule prioritizes local farm-to-table providers over centralized production models.
What makes Mom's Meals unique
- Medically tailored meals designed by registered dietitians for nine chronic conditions.
- Nationwide distribution across 48 states with USDA-inspected kitchen operations.
- Established partnerships with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and dual-eligible programs.
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Benefits
Hybrid Work Options
Company News
The company behind Mom's Meals faces a class action over a data breach that reportedly occurred between January 16 and February 22, 2023.
ANKENY, Iowa, June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mom's Meals® 2023 customer satisfaction survey set all-time records in many categories and revealed many happy customers. The annual survey was conducted by an objective third party and gathered feedback from over 1,200 customers from more than 30 states. To track and measure customer satisfaction, the survey gathered responses to rate overall satisfaction, service and customer care, meals and menus, packaging and delivery.New records were set in:Overall program satisfaction — 90% of customers were satisfied or very satisfied with the program. The top drivers of satisfaction include the quality and variety of meals offered and the fact that the meals help them eat healthier.90% of customers were satisfied or very satisfied with the program. The top drivers of satisfaction include the quality and variety of meals offered and the fact that the meals help them eat healthier. Customer Care — Mom's Meals achieved a 95% customer care satisfaction rating
Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating PurFoods, LLC, which does business as Mom's Meals, regarding its recent data breach.
Health New England is partnering with Mom’s Meals to offer home-delivered, ready-to-heat meals to Health New England’s more than 180,000 plan members on a self-pay basis with no shipping fees included, when using special code HealthNewEngland.
Amerigroup Georgia is partnering with Mom's Meals on the program, which addresses social determinants of health and aims to help reduce pregnancy and delivery complications in a medically complex and underserved population.