Portfolio Culinary Director: Elevate Menus & Standards

Proper Hospitality; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Hybrid/onsite flexibility

Hotel stay benefits

Dining discounts

401(k) matching

Professional development

Job summary

Proper Hospitality seeks a Corporate Culinary Director to provide portfolio-level culinary leadership, elevating concepts across 12 hotels and 27 outlets. You will guide property chefs, establish culinary standards, and drive menu development and cost discipline to ensure consistent, high-quality dining experiences.

You will collaborate with senior leaders to maintain brand alignment, oversee kitchen standards, and champion the company’s ingredient philosophy across markets while supporting new

Qualifications

• Culinary degree from an accredited culinary institution preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• At least 5 years in a corporate, multi-property, or multi-unit culinary leadership role.
• Experience in luxury hospitality, acclaimed restaurants, or premium hotel F&B programs.
• Demonstrated experience with menu engineering, food cost management, and kitchen operations at scale.
• Experience supporting new restaurant openings and concept development preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration with property leadership.

Responsibilities

• Guide and elevate culinary direction across all Proper Hospitality properties while empowering Executive Chefs to lead their kitchens.
• Establish culinary standards to ensure consistent food quality, presentation, and guest experience across the portfolio.
• Maintain alignment between property culinary programs and Proper Hospitality’s brand positioning.
• Serve as the senior culinary resource for General Managers and Executive Chefs across the portfolio.
• Lead menu engineering and development to ensure strong concept clarity, culinary creativity, and financial performance.
• Collaborate with property chefs on seasonal menu updates, concept refinement, and new outlet development.
• Ensure menus reflect Proper Hospitality’s ingredient philosophy while remaining relevant to each property’s market.
• Establish and maintain kitchen operational standards across all properties.
• Support property culinary teams in maintaining consistency in food quality and presentation.

Job description

Proper Hospitality seeks a Corporate Culinary Director to provide portfolio-level culinary leadership, elevating concepts across 12 hotels and 27 outlets. You will guide property chefs, establish culinary standards, and drive menu development and cost discipline to ensure consistent, high-quality dining experiences.

You will collaborate with senior leaders to maintain brand alignment, oversee kitchen standards, and champion the company’s ingredient philosophy across markets while supporting new