Restaurant Executive Chef - Regent Santa Monica Beach

About us:

Regent Santa Monica Beach, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio, presents a new era of indulgence offering 167 opulent guest rooms and suites. Introduced at a generous 720 square feet, rooms feature spa-like and luxurious bathrooms complete with a soaking tub, walk-in rain shower, double vanity and Perricone MD products, alongside thoughtful mementos through distinct Regent hallmarks. 

Poised along a coveted coastline overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the resort celebrates the allure of unexpected harmony through contrasts, delivering inspired stays with a seamless blend of timeless elegance and modern luxury. Regent Santa Monica Beach is home to four dining destinations, each offering unique epicurean discoveries. Orla and Orla Bar by James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina brings the peerless charm and boundless flavor of the Mediterranean to Southern California, while the poolside Azure Bar presents elevated poolside dining and creative cocktails. Sweet July Café debuts in collaboration with Ayesha Curry with exclusive menu items and a curated selection of beloved coffee and tea beverages. The beachfront oasis also boasts a 10,000 square feet Guerlain Wellness spa, outdoor pool (Azure Pool), The Regent Boutique, and state-of-the-art Fitness Center. The opening of Regent Santa Monica Beach marks a historic return of the brand to Los Angeles and represents the Americas flagship. For more information visit RegentSantaMonicaBeach.com. 

Job Summary:

As the Restaurant Executive Chef, you will lead daily culinary operations with a focus on excellence, efficiency, and hospitality. Your leadership will be grounded in professionalism, respect, teamwork, and a deep commitment to delivering an exceptional dining experience. This role demands a balance of culinary expertise, operational oversight, and people-focused leadership—fostering a positive and productive kitchen culture rooted in patience, compassion, and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing kitchen staff, ensuring high standards of food quality and presentation, and achieving key financial targets. Additionally, you will ensure full compliance with all local, state, and federal health and safety regulations, maintaining the highest levels of cleanliness and food safety.

 A little bit about your day:

Reporting to the Resort’s Executive Chef, every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:

• Ensuring that all guests feel welcome and are given responsive, professional, gracious service at all times
• Understanding the philosophy of management and owner. Displaying consistent attention to detail and following through on all restaurant policies. 
• Representing the restaurant professionally through effective communication, cooperation, and relationships with all business partners. 
• Collaborating with team to create a culture and restaurant work environment based upon respect; fostering opportunities for the team to learn, grow and develop their abilities. 
• Leading the Management team, ensuring that service standards are on par with all outside accreditation sources: including but not limited to Zagat, Gayot, Relais & Chateaux, Mobil 5 star, AAA Five Diamond, San Francisco Chronicle 4 star, Wine Spectator, and Michelin 2 star establishment and in keeping with the service foundation and philosophy established at the Regent Santa Monica Beach
• Understanding completely all programs, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines and training programs.
• Offering positive solutions to problems or issues and be a voice that is part of the decision making team. 
• Overseeing and coordinating the planning, organizing, training and leadership necessary to achieve stated objectives in sales, costs, employee retention, guest service and satisfaction, food quality, cleanliness, and sanitation.
• Ensuring that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
• Fully understanding and complying with all federal, state, county, and municipal regulations that pertain to health, safety and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees, and guests.
• Scheduling labor as required by business activity while ensuring that all positions are staffed when needed while maintaining labor cost objectives.

What we need from you:

• Must be able to communicate and understand the predominant language(s) of the restaurant’s trading area.
• Must be impeccably groomed, maintain good hygiene, and good posture, and have required uniform and tools.
• Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions quickly.
• Proficient in hotel management software and Microsoft Office Suite is a plus.
• Ability move throughout the property as required.
• Ability to stand, stoop, and bend repetitively.
• Ability to carry, lift, push, pull items weighing up to 35 pounds. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

What you can expect from us: 

The annual pay range for this role is $110,000.00 to $134,000.00. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed at Regent Santa Monica Beach. This is the lowest to highest pay scale we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Plan. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. A colleague's pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve.

In return, we'll give you a competitive financial and benefits package which may include healthcare support, dental, vision, disability and life insurance support, and a matching 401k plan. Hotel discounts worldwide are available as well as access to a wide variety of discount programs and the chance to work with a great team of people. Most importantly, we'll give you the room to be yourself.

IHG is an equal opportunity employer: Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabled.