Executive Chef – London
We are seeking an exceptional Executive Chef to lead a high‑profile, multi‑site operation across London and Glasgow. Based primarily across two London locations, this role offers the opportunity to shape premium staff dining, hospitality and events within a progressive and innovative food culture. We are offering 75,000 + bonus.
Main Responsibilities
- Oversee two busy London sites delivering staff dining, hospitality and events, alongside an executive site in Mayfair and a site in Glasgow.
- Lead and inspire Head Chefs across staff dining, hospitality and events operations.
- Drive a culture of excellence across all kitchens, ensuring consistent high food quality, presentation and service standards.
- Create engaging and exciting dining experiences through innovative menu development, pop‑up events and modern food concepts.
- Increase customer engagement and participation by developing fresh ideas that make the offer stand out.
- Collaborate closely across staff dining and hospitality teams to create stronger alignment and operational consistency.
- Support and develop senior culinary talent, coaching the team to evolve performance, standards and ways of working.
- Maintain exceptional compliance, operational standards and team performance across all locations.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience operating at Executive Chef or senior multi‑site Head Chef level.
- Strong leadership presence with a calm, professional and measured approach.
- Passion for menu innovation, food trends and creating exciting dining concepts.
- Experience leading hospitality and event catering operations.
- A collaborative mindset with excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
- Genuine passion for developing teams and elevating culinary talent.
- High standards, commercial awareness and the ability to influence positive change.
If you are driven by excellence, creativity and people development, we would love to hear from you!
Benefits
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes.
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits.
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more.
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and many more.
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets.
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands.
- Unwind with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes.
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families.
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. You can feel valued, empowered to reach your full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!
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