About the Company

This chef-driven hospitality collective is led by award-winning culinary leaders. The portfolio includes several highly acclaimed and culturally relevant restaurant concepts, each with a distinct point of view yet united by a shared commitment to flavor, creativity, and guest experience.

The company redefines hospitality by crafting a legacy of bold, creatively driven experiences that break tradition, ignite passion, and foster genuine human connections. They create immersive hospitality and lifestyle experiences with heart, intention, and creativity — nourishing people through thoughtful service, expressive food, and a team culture rooted in care and connection.

Role Summary

We are seeking an accomplished Director of Culinary to join the senior leadership team. This role is for a highly disciplined culinary operator with a refined palate, deep technical skill, and the ability to translate fine-dining standards into repeatable, scalable systems across a multi-concept portfolio.

This role will lead tactical execution of the strategic culinary vision while partnering with the SVP of Culinary and executive leadership to evolve departmental initiatives that ensure excellence, innovation, and operational performance across all concepts.

The ideal candidate has trained and/or led teams in top-tier, chef-driven, Michelin-recognized (or equivalent) environments and brings the operational maturity and financial acumen required to support multi-unit performance and future growth.

This is an opportunity to shape culinary culture, build world-class teams, and elevate the quality and consistency of culinary operations across the portfolio.

What You’ll Do: Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Serve as a senior culinary leader responsible for executing the strategic vision and standards for all culinary programs
• Contribute to overall brand strategy, menu evolution, concept growth, and long-term culinary planning in collaboration with the SVP of Culinary and executive team

Operational Excellence

• Oversee day-to-day culinary operations across all restaurants/brands to ensure executional consistency, quality, and operational integrity
• Maintain strict adherence to food safety, sanitation, regulatory, and compliance standards
• Lead effective systems for standard operating procedures (SOPs), recipe control, plating guidelines, and kitchen flow

Culinary Talent Development

• Recruit, lead, mentor, and develop Executive Chefs and culinary leadership across the portfolio
• Build and implement training programs that elevate performance, deepen skills, and reinforce company values
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and creative problem-solving

Quality, Consistency & Innovation

• Uphold and evolve culinary standards rooted in technique, product integrity, and execution excellence
• Ensure consistency of flavor, presentation, and operational processes across all kitchens
• Collaborate with culinary and operations teams on seasonal menus, specials, and concept-specific innovations

Financial & Operational Performance

• Partner with Operations and Finance on food cost, labor cost, inventory controls, and P&L performance; drive cost optimization while protecting quality
• Monitor vendor relationships, strategic sourcing, and procurement adherence to quality and cost expectations
• Contribute to budget planning and forecasting for culinary operations

Project & Growth Initiatives

• Lead culinary planning for new openings, concept expansions, and back-of-house design collaboration
• Actively participate in cross-functional leadership discussions to integrate culinary goals with marketing, service design, and guest experience strategies

What Success Looks Like

The ideal Director of Culinary will:

• Be a culture carrier for the company’s mission, values, and creative spirit
• Drive operational consistency and elevate quality across all culinary touchpoints
• Inspire and build high-performing teams that reflect excellence, empathy, and innovation
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, even in high-velocity service environments
• Represent the culinary vision externally and internally with professionalism and influence

Qualifications

Experience & Skills

• 7+ years of progressive culinary leadership, ideally with multi-unit or multi-concept oversight
• Proven ability to manage kitchen operations, food cost controls, and culinary teams at an enterprise level
• Demonstrated success training and developing leadership across culinary teams
• Strong understanding of procurement, vendor relationships, and supply chain essentials
• Expertise in fine dining/fine casual execution with creative and technical mastery
• Comfortable with ambiguity, rapid change, and scaling culinary operations

Preferred Background

• Experience in Michelin-recognized, chef-driven, or similarly distinguished fine-dining environments
• Track record of menu innovation, concept development, and culinary process standardization
• Pre-opening and kitchen launch experience
• Ability to travel as needed to support culinary oversight across markets

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communicator, mentor, and collaborator
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven
• Passionate about cultivating culture, elevating hospitality, and nurturing creative excellence

Why This Opportunity?

This role offers a rare opportunity to shape the culinary future of a growing hospitality group — to lead talented chefs, influence brand direction, and deliver experiences that resonate deeply with guests and teams alike.