Global Luxury Pastry & Bakery Chef – Lead Openings & Menus

LPM Restaurant & Bar; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

LPM Restaurant & Bar in Dubai seeks a seasoned Head Pastry Chef to define and lead pastry identity across concepts. You will master seasonal menus, protect signature desserts, and build a master library with costings and audits across all locations.

You will drive menu engineering to hit food cost targets, lead openings from design to launch, source key ingredients, and coach a global pastry team. Fluent English required; French or another European language is a plus.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in luxury pastry and bakery, with 5+ as Executive or Head Pastry Chef across outlets.
• Mastery of fine-dining desserts, viennoiserie, bread, entremets, chocolate and ice cream.
• Track record in high-volume caf and bakery production at luxury standards.
• At least one restaurant, caf or bakery opening.
• Formal training CAP/BTM/Brevet de Maîtrise or equivalent; HACCP Level 3.
• Strong recipe standardisation and costing skills.
• Fluent English; French or another European language is a strong plus.
• Willingness for frequent international travel, including extended stays for openings.

Responsibilities

• Define the pastry and bakery identity of each concept desserts viennoiserie breads cakes grab-and-go and celebration products.
• Protect our signature desserts while leading seasonal menus and new creations.
• Set group standards master recipe library costings audits and tastings across all locations.
• Hit food cost and GP targets with Finance through menu engineering and the right production model.
• Lead the pastry workstream of every opening from kitchen design to launch day.
• Source key ingredients and approve suppliers with Procurement.
• Coach Head Pastry Chefs worldwide and build the talent pipeline for our growth.

Skills

Luxury pastry leadership

Menu engineering

Costing

Fluent English

Travel readiness

Education

Formal pastry training (CAP/BTM) & HACCP Level 3

Job description

LPM Restaurant & Bar in Dubai seeks a seasoned Head Pastry Chef to define and lead pastry identity across concepts. You will master seasonal menus, protect signature desserts, and build a master library with costings and audits across all locations.

You will drive menu engineering to hit food cost targets, lead openings from design to launch, source key ingredients, and coach a global pastry team. Fluent English required; French or another European language is a plus.