Executive Chef

Recruitment Evangelists; England; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary package

Exceptional working environment

Serious autonomy and influence

Long-term stability

Job summary

A prestigious hiring agency is seeking an Executive Chef to lead the culinary operations at a private members’ environment in London. This role calls for a highly experienced chef adept at leading teams within luxury settings, focusing on modern European cuisine. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to operate with discretion in a high-trust environment. A highly competitive salary and a unique working atmosphere are part of the offer.

Qualifications

• Proven Executive Chef experience in luxury settings.
• Calm and authoritative leadership style required.
• Comfortable in high-trust environments.
• Detail-driven, disciplined, and standards-led.
• Comfortable operating in confidential, high-trust environments.
• Long-term mindset; not a stepping-stone role.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary direction and develop menus.
• Oversee kitchen standards and culture.
• Mentor and hire senior kitchen staff.
• Senior hiring, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Close collaboration with senior management and ownership.
• Absolute discretion and professionalism required at all times.

Skills

Leadership in high-end culinary environments

Emotional intelligence

Cost control understanding

Attention to detail

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Job description

Executive Chef – London Private Members’ Environment

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an Executive Chef to lead the culinary direction of one of London’s most discreet and prestigious private members’ environments.

This is a career-defining role for a chef who thrives in refined, high-expectation settings where quality, consistency, and discretion matter more than headlines.

The Role

• Full culinary leadership across a multi-space private members’ operation
• Oversight of kitchen standards, systems, and culture at executive level
• Menu development focused on elegant, modern European cooking
• Responsibility for senior hiring, mentoring, and succession planning
• Close collaboration with senior management and ownership
• Absolute discretion and professionalism required at all times

The Ideal Profile

• Proven Executive Chef experience in private members’ clubs, luxury hotels, or elite hospitality environments
• Calm, authoritative leadership style with strong emotional intelligence
• Commercially astute with deep understanding of cost control and margins
• Detail-driven, disciplined, and standards-led
• Comfortable operating in confidential, high-trust environments
• Long-term mindset, this is not a stepping-stone role

What’s on Offer

• Highly competitive salary package (discussed confidentially)
• Exceptional working environment
• Serious autonomy and influence
• Long-term stability within a prestigious institution
• A role built on trust, discretion, and excellence

Interested?

Due to the confidential nature of this appointment, further details will only be shared at first-stage conversation.

Apply directly or message Graham Townley in confidence.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management

Industries

Hospitality, Hotels and Motels, and Restaurants