Head of Culinary
Core
Lead culinary strategy, menu innovation, and commercialization for a fast-casual restaurant chain with 280+ locations.
Role type
Senior leadership IC (Head of Culinary)
Builds
New menu items, core menu improvements, and scalable food concepts for in-restaurant execution.
Domain
Fast-casual dining / Restaurant operations
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Menu development, culinary strategy, team leadership, commercialization, cross-functional collaboration, data-driven decision making, operational scaling
Preferred skills
Food science knowledge, industry trend analysis, vendor partnership management
Technologies
None stated (via careerplan.io/jobs/7940057-head-of-culinary-at-sweetgreen)
Responsibilities
Drive menu innovation and testing; lead commercialization of culinary concepts to fleet-wide execution; nurture core menu offerings; collaborate with marketing and operations; support staff training programs; articulate food journey to stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership