Director, Culinary Services

Sodexo; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Welln

401(k) Plan with Matching

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Career Growth & Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Sodexo is seeking an experienced Culinary Director to drive the Delta Sky Club culinary strategy across multiple locations, based in Atlanta with up to 40% travel. You’ll design and implement workflows for menu and recipe management, optimize data accuracy, and lead a team to ensure consistent, high-quality food service.

You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to align culinary vision with operations, health standards, and cost controls, shaping SOPs and ensuring scalable execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of management experience.
• 5 years of related experience.
• Proven experience in recipe development, standardization, and compliance across diverse food service environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the operational backbone that powers menu consistency, data accuracy, and recipe execution across the organization.
• Optimize culinary systems, ensuring quality standards and data-driven execution.
• Lead people, set direction, and deploy resources with focus on performance, hiring, and development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align culinary strategy with operational systems and cost visibility.

Skills

recipe development

standardization

data systems

menu management

nutritional databases

process optimization

cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

culinary data systems

Job description

Seeking an experienced Culinary Director to lead the Delta Sky Club portfolio, driving culinary strategy, innovation, operational excellence, financial performance, and chef development across multiple locations.

Must be Atlanta-based. Travel up to 40%. SodexoMagic is a joint venture between NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Sodexo. As a certified minority company, we provide food, facilities management and integrated services across segments.

About the job

In this systems-focused culinary leadership role, you’ll design and maintain the operational backbone that powers menu consistency, data accuracy, and recipe execution across the organization. You’ll play a critical role in optimizing culinary systems, ensuring quality standards, and streamlining how food service data is created, managed, and applied in the field.

Accountable for managing people, setting direction and deploying resources; typically is responsible for performance evaluation, pay reviews and hire/fire decisions. Results are primarily achieved through the work of others and typically depend on the manager's ability to influence and negotiate with parts of the organization. Progression within Career Band reflects acquisition of broad technical expertise, business and industry knowledge, and process and people leadership capabilities. Accountable for business, functional or operational areas, processes or programs, which may include dotted-line or matrixed management.

Pay Range:

$115940 - $180070

Incentive Eligibility:

Eligible to participate in Sodexo's incentive plan and earn variable compensation in addition to base salary

What’s in it for you

• Shape how culinary operations run by developing the systems and standards that ensure consistency and excellence.
• Design and implement workflows that drive efficiency and accuracy across menu and recipe management.
• Play a key role in aligning ingredient data, nutritional standards, and cost visibility across the organization.
• Contribute directly to the development of high-impact SOPs that enhance execution at scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between culinary vision and operational systems.
• Lead efforts that influence food quality, guest satisfaction, and operational reliability.
• Gain visibility as a systems expert who bridges culinary creativity with data-driven execution.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in recipe development, standardization, and compliance across diverse food service environments.
• Technical skills in culinary data systems, including menu management platforms and nutritional databases.
• Skillset to create and implement scalable processes that ensure consistency, accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Experience monitoring and improving recipe performance through data analysis and continuous refinement.
• Collaborative mindset with the skills to work cross-functionally to align culinary strategy with operational execution.

Requirements

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Management Experience: 5 years
• Related Experience: 5 years

What we offer

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

Who we are

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by providing food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide.

Our company values you for you; you will be treated fairly and with respect, and you can be yourself. You will have your ideas count and your opinions heard because we can be a stronger team when you’re happy at work. This is why we embrace diversity and inclusion as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.