Airline Lounges Culinary Systems Manager

Role Overview

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where premium hospitality, global operations, and digital transformation intersect?

Sodexo is seeking a Culinary Systems Manager – Global Airport Lounges to support our worldwide portfolio of premium lounge experiences. This role is responsible for managing and optimizing the culinary data backbone that powers menus, ingredients, recipes, and operational accuracy across multiple international lounge locations. In addition to core culinary systems responsibilities, this position offers the opportunity to engage in digital product evolution
, collaborating with technology and product teams to advance the digital tools used throughout the Lounge ecosystem.

This is a remote position
, with up to 25% travel as needed. We are looking for someone preferrably located on the East Coast or in the Central part of the U.S.

• Manage and maintain all central menu, ingredients, and recipe databases to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with global operational, nutritional, and regulatory requirements.

• Ensure continuity and quality of culinary data flowing from the Culinary Innovation Center (CIC), field locations, and vendor partners.

• Enter, validate, and proof all recipe and menu data within the system of record, coordinate with senior culinary leadership for quality control and approval workflows.

• Oversee recipe creation and management tailored to the unique offerings, service models, and brand identity of each location.

• Support commissary specific‑ needs and drive recipe alignment for centralized production where applicable.

• Collaborate with Nor Am Food Platform, Supply Management and Lounge Segment leadership to ensure all culinary data aligns with procurement strategies, managed order guides, and regions s‑specific requirements.

• Work closely with Global Lounge Operations to ensure culinary data supports premium hospitality standards across multiple regions.

• Assist with menu ideation and documentation for new lounge openings and major client RFPs, ensuring accuracy and alignment with lounge service expectations.

• Partner with international teams to maintain localized compliance, culturally appropriate offerings, and region specific‑ ingredient requirements.

• Support the development and upkeep of strategic planning documents, end user‑ resources, training guides, and system documentation for global culinary teams.

As lounges continue to evolve through digital modernization, this role provides meaningful opportunities to collaborate with product, IT, and innovation teams:

• Participate in defining business requirements for digital tools that rely on culinary data (e.g., POS integrations, menu display systems, procurement platforms, kitchen workflow systems).

• Contribute to user acceptance testing, feature feedback sessions, and roadmap discussions with product managers.

• Help translate operational culinary needs into digital system enhancements, ensuring tools used in lounges are intuitive, accurate, and globally scalable.

• Document and communicate digital workflows, updates, and best practices for user communities across regions.

This is not a formal product manager role, but it provides growth exposure and partnership within the digital product space.

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate’s specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs

• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• 3 years of management experience and 3–5+ years of culinary data or recipe management experience.

• Strong organizational and time management‑skills; able to lead and…