Executive Chef of Restaurants

_{24th August, 2026}

Location: Los Angeles, CA 
Salary: $150k-$175k 
Benefits: Health Insurance, PTO 
Relocation: Yes but prefer local 
 
International, Chef-Led Hospitality Group is looking for an Executive Chef of Restaurants to join their team. 
 
Qualifications: 

• Proven experience as an Executive Chef or Senior culinary leader in high-end or fine dining environments
• Background in award-winning, critically recognized restaurants or luxury hospitality settings
• Experience leading operations across multiple venues or concepts
• Demonstrated success opening new restaurants or launching new concepts
• Strong foundation in systems-driven organizations, including SOP development, team structure, and operational consistency
• Experience managing and mentoring senior kitchen leadership
• Ability to build, scale, and lead high-performing culinary teams
• Live fire cooking experience is a plus 

Responsibilities: 
 

• Lead culinary direction across multiple restaurant concepts, ensuring quality, consistency, and innovation
• Oversee menu development and provide hands-on support in key locations
• Develop and launch new concepts, including kitchen design collaboration and operational setup
• Hire, mentor, and lead senior kitchen teams, building strong and scalable structures
• Implement systems and standards to support multi-unit growth and performance
• Support new openings, partnerships, and concept expansion (domestic and international)
• Collaborate with executive leadership on strategy and business growth
• Travel as needed to support openings and team development