Executive Chef — Hotel Pre-Opening

Build the culinary operation for a five-star hotel pre-opening in Baghdad.

Responsibilities

• Develop restaurant concepts, menus, kitchen workflows, and opening budgets.
• Recruit and train the culinary brigade against operator service standards.
• Lead food safety, supplier selection, tastings, and opening-readiness trials.

Requirements

• Executive-chef experience in an international luxury hotel.
• Demonstrated leadership of a hotel opening or major repositioning.
• Strong command of food cost, HACCP, and multicultural team development.