Corporate Chef - Upscale Italian Restaurant Group Job at Willow Tree Recruiting, San Francisco, CA

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  • Willow Tree Recruiting
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Corporate Chef – Upscale Italian Restaurant Group

$110,000 - $150,000 + Bonus

This highly regarded, multi-location hospitality group is seeking an experienced Corporate Chef to lead culinary standards, R&D, and execution quality across its portfolio of chef-driven restaurants, offering strong compensation, collaborative support, and long-term growth potential.

About the Company:

  • Award-winning San Francisco restaurant group known for its refined approach to modern Italian cuisine and exceptional hospitality
  • Multi-location group offering event spaces from private dining rooms to full venue buyouts

What We Offer You:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • PTO and vacation
  • 401k options
  • Bonus eligible
  • Dining discounts
  • Commuter benefits and travel stipend

Your Role with the Company:

  • Define, elevate, and maintain culinary standards across all concepts, ensuring consistency in technique, seasoning, presentation, and overall execution
  • Lead recipe development, R&D initiatives, and seasonal menu evolution while preserving each concept’s unique brand identity
  • Create, document, and standardize recipes and culinary systems that are technically sound and executable at scale
  • Conduct regular tastings, kitchen walkthroughs, and audits to sustain consistency and uphold excellence
  • Provide hands-on leadership in kitchens, stepping into service as needed to support openings, transitions, high-volume periods, or quality resets.
  • Mentor, coach, and develop Chef de Cuisines and senior culinary leaders, building strong culinary benches across the portfolio
  • Oversee and support offsite and special event culinary execution, ensuring restaurant-level standards translate seamlessly beyond the four walls
  • Partner cross-functionally with Operations and Finance to align menu strategy with cost targets, operational feasibility, and profitability goals
  • Champion food safety, sanitation, and back-of-house organization standards across all locations

Your Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience, preferred Corporate Chef or Culinary Director experience, including a strong fine-dining foundation and classical technical training
  • Proven experience overseeing culinary standards across multiple kitchens or concepts, with the ability to scale systems while preserving brand integrity
  • Demonstrated strength in recipe development, menu innovation, and disciplined technical execution
  • Hands-on leadership style with the ability and willingness to step into service, support events, and lead from the front when needed
  • Prior experience as a Corporate Chef or Culinary Director within a chef-driven or founder-led restaurant group; exposure to offsite events, catering, or special culinary projects is highly valued

EOE – EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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