Head Pastry Chef – Luxury Resort & Chocolate Atelier

Rosewood Red Sea; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Rosewood Red Sea is seeking a Pastry Chef to lead and elevate the resort’s pastry program, delivering precision, elegance, and contemporary French craftsmanship. You will shape signature desserts, oversee production across outlets, and mentor a diverse pastry team in a luxury hospitality environment.

This senior role requires mastery of chocolate artistry, plated desserts, ice cream, and confections, with a focus on innovative concepts that align with the resort’s luxury brand and guest

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of professional pastry experience with leadership in luxury settings
• Expertise in classical French pastry and contemporary techniques
• Mastery of plated desserts, chocolate artistry, confectionery and ice cream production
• Ability to create innovative dessert concepts while maintaining precision
• Luxury pre-opening experience is highly desirable
• Formal pastry education or equivalent professional experience required
• Strong financial understanding including food cost, budgeting, and labor planning
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and ability to manage multicultural teams
• Strong organizational and communication skills in a fast-paced luxury environment
• Creativity, discipline, and commitment to guest experiences through pastry excellence

Responsibilities

• Lead world-class pastry program across all resort outlets and events
• Direct a contemporary French pastry program rooted in classical techniques and modern presentation
• Create signature desserts with balance, texture, seasonality, and craftsmanship
• Ensure exceptional quality, consistency, and presentation across all pastry offerings
• Oversee chocolate production, showpieces, bonbons, pralines, and premium confectionery to high standards
• Collaborate with Culinary Operations to develop concepts, menus and strategies
• Ensure pastry offerings align with luxury brand standards and guest journey integration
• Oversee production planning, mise en place, service execution, and quality control
• Develop seasonal menus, festive collections, and VIP guest experiences
• Recruit, train, and mentor a high-performing pastry team
• Support pre-opening kitchen planning, equipment selection, and supplier evaluation
• Conduct tastings and menu trials to ensure operational readiness
• Represent the pastry program at VIP events and culinary demonstrations

Skills

Pastry leadership

French pastry

Chocolate artistry

Ice cream production

Menu development

Pre-opening experience

Food cost management

Team development

HACCP

Luxury hospitality

Education

Formal patisserie education

Job description

Rosewood Red Sea is seeking a Pastry Chef to lead and elevate the resort’s pastry program, delivering precision, elegance, and contemporary French craftsmanship. You will shape signature desserts, oversee production across outlets, and mentor a diverse pastry team in a luxury hospitality environment.

This senior role requires mastery of chocolate artistry, plated desserts, ice cream, and confections, with a focus on innovative concepts that align with the resort’s luxury brand and guest