Culinary Director Jobs

Culinary Director jobs are open across hotels, restaurant groups, healthcare dining, and food and beverage companies, from executive chef promotions to VP-level roles, with specializations in menu development, multi-unit operations, and culinary brand strategy. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.

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Overview

Open roles36
Top stateMinnesota
Top employerAtria Senior Living
Top cityEdina, MN
Work type100% On-site
Top credentialHigh school diploma or GED

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Administrative Assistant to Director of Culinary-Carolina-Full Time
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Administrative Assistant to Director of Culinary-Carolina-Full Time
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Content & Communications
Creative & Design
Marketing
Associate's degree
1,001-5,000

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Assistant Director, Purchasing, University Culinary Services
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Assistant Director, Purchasing, University Culinary Services
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Logistics & Fleet Management
Procurement & Supply Chain
Supply Chain
$60k - $70k/yr
Bachelor's degree in business
5,001-10,000

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Director Culinary Services / Executive Chef
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Director Culinary Services / Executive Chef
Atria Senior Living
Austin, Texas
Business Operations
Revenue Operations & Enablement
Sales
$86k - $99k/yr
High school diploma or GED
10,000+

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Research & Development Director (Culinary)
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Research & Development Director (Culinary)
Orbital Kitchens
New York, New York
Biotech & Life Sciences
Clinical Trials & Medical Research
Data Science
Research & Academia
$100k - $140k/yr
ServSafe Certification

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Director of Culinary Operations
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Director of Culinary Operations
West Hills Health & Rehabilitation
Portland, Oregon
Business Operations
Program Management
Project Management
Food Safety Manager Certification

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Culinary Director Job Market

Who's Hiring

Atria Senior Living7 open roles
HHS1 open role
Macy's1 open role

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in culinary director jobs.

  • Ten or more years of progressive culinary leadership experience in a relevant segment
  • Proven record of managing food cost, labor, and P&L across multiple units or outlets
  • Experience developing, costing, and rolling out menus at scale
  • Formal culinary education or equivalent applied experience at the executive level
  • Strong skills in recruiting, training, and retaining kitchen leadership teams
  • Proficiency with inventory management and procurement systems

Tips for Your Culinary Director Job Search

Quantify your menu and revenue impact

Culinary directors are hired to move numbers, so your resume needs to show them. Replace vague descriptions with specifics: how many outlets you oversaw, how much food cost you reduced, and how your menus affected guest satisfaction scores or revenue.

Tailor your portfolio to the segment

A portfolio that works for a boutique hotel group won't land the same way at a contract dining company or a fast-casual chain. Pull photos, menus, and case studies that match the segment you're targeting, and lead with that work before anything else.

Target operators with multi-unit complexity

Postings for culinary directors at single-location restaurants rarely match the scope of the role. Focus your search on companies running multiple properties, units, or brands, where the operational and leadership demands align with what you've built your career doing.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists culinary director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Prepare a food cost and labor walkthrough

Most culinary director interviews include a panel or working session where you're expected to walk through how you'd manage food cost and labor in their context. Know the standard benchmarks for their segment cold, and have a real example from your own history ready to unpack in detail.

Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation

Before you discuss pay, clarify exactly how many outlets you'd oversee, what your purchasing authority is, and whether you have final sign-off on staffing. The answers change what the role is actually worth and give you a stronger basis for the compensation conversation.

Culinary Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most culinary directors?

The companies hiring the most culinary directors right now include Atria Senior Living, HHS, and Macy's, with the largest share of openings in Minnesota, California, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hospitality groups, contract dining operators, and healthcare food service organizations consistently account for the highest volume of active postings.

How many culinary director jobs are remote?

About 0% of culinary director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most culinary leadership roles. The sub-areas most compatible with remote work include corporate menu development, culinary content strategy, and food product consulting, where physical kitchen presence is not required daily.

How do you become a culinary director?

Most culinary directors start as line cooks or sous chefs, then move through executive chef or chef de cuisine roles where they build P&L ownership and team management experience. From there, taking on multi-unit oversight, developing menus at scale, and demonstrating measurable operational results positions you for director-level consideration. Formal culinary training strengthens your candidacy but is rarely a strict requirement if your operational record is strong.

Can you get a culinary director job without prior director experience?

You can move into a culinary director role without the exact title if you can show director-level scope in your current or past work. Hiring managers look for candidates who have already owned food cost, led kitchen teams across multiple outlets, and driven menu strategy, even if the title on your resume was executive chef or chef de cuisine. Framing your experience around outcomes rather than job titles makes the strongest case.

What does the culinary director interview process look like?

Most culinary director interviews involve an initial screening call with HR or a hiring manager, followed by a panel interview with operations and food and beverage leadership. Candidates are often asked to present a culinary vision or walk through a past menu development project in detail. Some employers include a tasting component or a working session where you outline how you'd approach food cost and labor for their specific operation.

Where can I find and apply to culinary director jobs?

You can find and apply to culinary director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your segment experience and seniority, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and goals.

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