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Inclusion and Social Impact Strategy Co-op at Toast in Boston, MA
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Job Description
At Toast, we empower the restaurant community with innovative technology designed to help restaurants adapt, streamline operations, and thrive in a fast-changing industry. Our platform is purpose-built for restaurants, by restaurant people, ensuring we address the unique challenges they face every day.
Beyond technology, we’re deeply committed to investing in the people and communities that make the restaurant industry so special. Through inclusion and impact efforts, we strive to create meaningful impact both within Toast and across the communities we serve.
This role gives students the chance to contribute directly to this mission while staying at the forefront of workplace technology. You’ll play an active role, leveraging Generative AI, to help foster inclusive experiences, support our global employee networks, and scale community & philanthropic-focused initiatives. .
The Team
Toast’s Inclusion & Impact Team fuels a culture of belonging that empowers "Toasters" to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to give to support their communities. This Co-op provides a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between human-centric work and data-driven AI automation, ensuring our programs are as scalable, accessible and effective as possible.
About This Role (Responsibilities)
As the Inclusion and Impact Co-op, you will be a key driver in moving from "data to action." Your responsibilities will include:
- Program Coordination & Community Support: Assist with the programming and coordination of development workshops and events for our Toast employee networks, while simultaneously supporting the local sourcing and activations of milestone philanthropic and community-based events.
- Content & Accessibility: Curate and develop global learning content and resources. You will specifically lead the creation of generative AI prompts and resourcing to audit and improve the accessibility and inclusive impact of our internal programs and documents.
- Impact Analytics: Maintain and update performance dashboards to track the impact of initiatives, ensuring our leadership has a clear view of our progress.
- AI Strategy & Automation: Support the team in auditing current workflows to identify opportunities for AI implementation. You will help develop add-ons and tools to analyze impact metrics more efficiently.
- Mission-Driven Storytelling: Leverage AI to transform lived experience narratives into compelling content that highlights both inclusive culture and our restaurant community changemakers.
Do You Have the Right Ingredients? (Requirements)
- Ability to work onsite in Boston for the duration of the co-op with a firm start date in July 2026 and an end date in December 2026
- Strong interest in HR, , employee engagement, philanthropy and social impact
- Comfortable leveraging different Artificial Intelligence platforms to unlock workflow efficiencies.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to consistently bring enthusiasm and a "growth mindset" to the team.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to work with data/dashboards and translate numbers into actionable insights.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively across global teams.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced technology environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves)
AI at Toast
At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.
Our Total Rewards Philosophy
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible), benefits, and equity (if eligible).
How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process
Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.
Apply today!
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.
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