Corporate Dining Sous Chef | AT&T Discovery District

ASM Global; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Legends Global is seeking a Sous Chef (Corporate Dining) to oversee culinary operations in Dallas, ensuring high standards and cost controls. You will manage schedules, collaborate with clients, and lead a team in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have formal culinary training, 3+ years in high-volume dining, and strong leadership, financial analysis, and communication skills. The role requires availability for event-driven shifts and on-site work at AT&T Discovery District.

Qualifications

• Degree or certification from an accredited culinary arts institute, or apprenticeship with the American Culinary Federation.
• Minimum three years in a high-volume full-service food operation.
• Strong leadership, financial analysis, and team-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of culinary operations of assigned department.
• Create and cost menu items; monitor production forecasts and inventory.
• Lead and develop the kitchen team to exceed guest expectations daily.
• Ensure health, safety, and sanitation compliance across operations.
• Maintain kitchen equipment, recipes, and photos; update specifications as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Team building

Communication

Customer service

English proficiency

Education

Culinary degree / certification or ACFC apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

THE ROLE

Sous Chef (Corporate Dining)

LOCATION

AT&T Discovery District Dallas, TX

ABOUT LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated suite of premium services through a white-label model that keeps our partners front and center – from feasibility and project development to sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and world-class content and booking. With a global network of more than 450 venues, hosting 20,000 events and welcoming 165 million guests annually, Legends Global brings unmatched scale, expertise, and connectivity to help our partners grow. The Legends Global Way guides how we operate: Align, Scale, Connect, Team, Win – shared success, repeatable systems, connected solutions, unstoppable teams, and wins that are earned every day.

About the Role

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component – feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking – of world-class live events and venues. The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sound like a winning formula for you? Join us!

WHAT YOU’LL DO (KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & OUTCOMES)

• Overall management of culinary operations of assigned department
• Daily schedules, coordinate and actively participate in operations and monitor food and labor cost
• Ensure all products used in the preparation of menu items meet our high standards
• Create innovative menu offerings in response to guest and client feedback
• Leads team with respect and commitment to exceeding guest expectations daily
• Monitors all food preparation and kitchen activities to ensure compliance with Health Department regulations
• Writes, costs, tests, maintains and updates all menu specifications, recipes and pictures, production forecasts, and ensures same are being followed
• Adheres to and enforces inventory and labor control measures; performs inventory counts as requested
• Provides efficient service and quality products by maintaining positive customer and client relations through effective communication and prudent financial practices
• Ensures all workstations, storerooms and dining areas remain clean, sanitized, safe and in proper working order at all times
• Other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU BRING (QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE)

• The Ideal team member will have a degree or certification from an accredited culinary arts institute, or apprenticeship certification from the American Culinary Federation
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a high-volume full-service food operation
• Proven track record in improving kitchen efficiencies, quality and relative costs
• Must have excellent leadership, financial analysis, team building and communication skills/customer service
• Must have knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation, and maintenance of kitchen equipment
• Must be detail-oriented and extremely organized with the ability to learn new programs and procedures quickly
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be flexible to work extended hours due to business requirements including nights, weekends and holidays
• Must be open to providing incidental or short-term support to other facilities in the event of a business emergency
• Must be able to obtain Food Protection Manager Certification
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced, team orientated setting
• Ability to read, speak and write in English
• Must have sufficient mobility to perform assigned tasks including constant reaching, bending, stooping, wiping, pushing and pulling for extended periods of time
• Must have the ability to lift, push, pull approximately 50lbs
• Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time
• Must be available for all Stadium events
• Must be able to work extended hours due to business requirement including late nights, weekends and holidays
• Practice safe work habits, follow all safety policies and procedures and regulations, complete company-wide safety training and additional job specific safety training

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is on site based in Dallas, TX At Legends Global, our people power every success. You’ll work alongside exceptional talent, learn from world-leading experts, and contribute to projects that set the standard across sports, entertainment, hospitality, and live experiences. If you’re driven to operate at the highest level, build with purpose, and help partners win on the biggest stages, you’ll thrive here.

COMPENSATION

This position offers a competitive salary range commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications. This Legends Global offers a competitive total rewards package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan. Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and Protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.