Executive Chef

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

A contemporary business hub with the highest standards of innovative hospitality. At the heart of Silicon Valley, experience a first-hand connection to the region's tech legacy, sports and music venues and discover local adventures blended with artful sophistication. Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley brings an inventive approach to creative events, seasonal pop-up experiences, lifestyle facilities and culinary craftsmanship that culminate in the ultimate urban getaway.

Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is proud to provide our guest the highest standards of luxury and personalized service. At Four Seasons we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating every one we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us, discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime.

It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

Four Seasons is currently looking for an Executive Chef.

Reporting to Assistant Director of Food & Beverage, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following.

• Maintain and oversee the continual creation, development, and evolution of menus across all outlets, balancing innovation, seasonality, local market trends, guest expectations, operational feasibility, and profitability including seasonal menu changes/launches.
• Drive financial performance through effective management of food cost, productivity, purchasing, forecasting, inventory controls, and operational efficiencies including in Staff Cafeteria.
• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control.
• Partner with PR and Commercial teams to support culinary activations, promotions, media opportunities, partnerships, and brand positioning initiatives.
• Ensure consistency in the menu execution for all outlets, including Catering and Events
• Maintain exceptional standards of food quality, presentation, consistency, hygiene, sanitation, and safety in accordance with Four Seasons standards and all local, state, and federal regulations
• Conduct regular shift briefings and maintain clear communication with culinary and stewarding teams to ensure alignment, operational efficiency, and service excellence.
• Keep in direct contact with clients when necessary for special event planning, budgeting, and desired event execution
• Lead, inspire, develop and discipline when required; the culinary and stewarding teams through strong leadership, coaching, training, and performance management, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, accountability, and continuous development.
• Ensure all recipes, menu descriptions, production schedules, and operational materials are updated and communicated effectively.
• Oversee and structure a proper receiving format for daily deliveries from vendors into the kitchen
• Direct communication with Sales and Operations teams, ensuringto meetguest expectations and standards
• Actively contribute ideas and…