Global Culinary Innovation Senior Manager
About the job
What you'll do
Lead the global culinary innovation roadmap and a diverse team of chefs, developing standards, capabilities, prototypes, and scalable applications that address future business opportunities. Partner with regional and cross-functional teams, build external relationships, and represent culinary expertise to senior leaders while demonstrating measurable business impact.
What they're looking for
Requires formal culinary education, apprenticeship, or an equivalent professional chef qualification, plus 15 or more years of experience across restaurant or food service and FMCG, food manufacturing, or corporate innovation environments. Candidates should have a strong record of leading and developing culinary teams and complex innovation portfolios, with deep food expertise, business judgment, executive communication skills, and international experience preferred.