Executive Chef: Luxury Events & VIP Dining Leadership

Circuit of The Americas; Del Valle (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Circuit of The Americas in Austin, TX seeks an Executive Chef to lead all culinary operations for The Circuit, including à la carte dining, member experiences, private events, VIP hospitality, and major race weekends.

You will establish the culinary vision, develop menus, manage food and labor costs, recruit and coach a high‑performing team, ensure health and safety standards, and collaborate with leadership to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as an Executive Chef.
• Minimum 5 years of executive level experience overseeing multiple culinary outlets or operations.
• Four Star, Four Diamond, Platinum Club, Michelin recognized, James Beard recognized, luxury hotel, resort, private club, or comparable high end hospitality experience required.
• Experience with a $5M+ food and beverage operation or $3M+ annual food operation preferred.
• Experience with both à la carte dining and high-volume private events, banquets, or VIP hospitality.
• Seasonal or event driven operational experience required.
• Degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Business Management, or related field preferred.
• Strong culinary knowledge with a proven track record of delivering exceptional quality and service.
• Proven experience controlling food and labor costs, standardizing recipes, managing budgets, and maintaining inventory controls.
• Proven ability to recruit, train, develop, and retain high performing culinary teams.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality and consistency.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with restaurant POS, inventory, purchasing, and kitchen management systems preferred.
• Current food safety certification and ability to obtain all required local food handler certifications.
• Experience opening or repositioning a luxury restaurant, private club, hotel, or culinary operation preferred.
• Experience with major sporting events, motorsports, entertainment events, or high volume VIP hospitality preferred.
• Must demonstrate creativity, strong business acumen, and a clear culinary vision for The Circuit.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall culinary vision and identity of The Circuit.
• Create seasonal menus for à la carte dining, member programming, private events, VIP hospitality, and major race weekends.
• Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, taste, presentation, consistency, portioning, and execution.
• Develop standardized recipes, plating standards, production procedures, and food specifications.
• Lead culinary production and execution during daily operations, high volume periods, private events, and major event weekends.
• Partner with the Director of Food & Beverage on menu pricing, menu engineering, recipe costing, and profitability.
• Manage food cost, labor cost, purchasing, inventory, waste, and overall kitchen financial performance.
• Participate in annual budgeting, forecasting, inventory management, and monthly financial reviews.
• Recruit, interview, hire, train, schedule, coach, and develop all culinary employees.
• Create a kitchen culture centered around professionalism, accountability, creativity, teamwork, and attention to detail.
• Develop culinary experiences that can scale from intimate member dinners to high volume VIP and major event hospitality.
• Engage with members, understand preferences, solicit feedback, and continually identify opportunities to elevate the culinary experience.
• Partner with Member Experience to develop chef dinners, tastings, special events, and unique culinary programming.
• Ensure compliance with all health, sanitation, food safety, workplace safety, and licensing requirements.
• Maintain organized, professional, safe, and inspection ready culinary facilities at all times.
• Identify opportunities to improve kitchen efficiency and profitability without compromising food quality or the member experience.
• Assist with additional projects and responsibilities as business needs require.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Menu planning

Cost control

Team development

Vendor management

Food safety

Education

Culinary Arts degree

Hospitality management background

Business management background

Tools

Restaurant POS systems

Inventory software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Circuit of The Americas in Austin, TX seeks an Executive Chef to lead all culinary operations for The Circuit, including à la carte dining, member experiences, private events, VIP hospitality, and major race weekends.

You will establish the culinary vision, develop menus, manage food and labor costs, recruit and coach a high‑performing team, ensure health and safety standards, and collaborate with leadership to deliver exceptional guest experiences.