Sous Chef at InterContinental Residences Dubai Business Bay

At InterContinental Residences Dubai Business Bay, we are seeking a Sous Chef
to support and lead culinary operations across all food and beverage outlets
while maintaining the highest standards of food quality, consistency,
innovation, and guest satisfaction.

This role is designed for
a passionate, hands-on, and guest-focused culinary professional who thrives in
a fast-paced luxury hospitality environment and possesses strong experience
across multiple cuisines, dining concepts, and kitchen operations.

This
is more than a traditional kitchen leadership role.

InterContinental
Residences Dubai Business Bay represents refined residential luxury, where every
dining experience matters. As a Sous Chef, you play a key role in bringing
these standards to life—ensuring every dish, in every outlet, reflects quality,
creativity, consistency, and attention to detail.

Why This Role Matters

Culinary excellence is at the heart
of the guest experience.

As a Sous Chef, you are responsible
for supporting and leading the daily operation of all culinary outlets while
ensuring food quality, presentation, service standards, and operational
excellence are consistently delivered at the highest level.

You
will support the Cluster Director of Culinary in driving culinary innovation,
operational efficiency, team development, food safety compliance,
and exceptional guest satisfaction across the entire property.

This role
is essential in maintaining the reputation and success of our restaurant, cafe,
pool bar, in-room dining, and all culinary experiences throughout
the hotel.

Be the Culinary Force Behind
the Experience

You will oversee and support the preparation
and delivery of exceptional culinary experiences across all outlets, ensuring
every dish is executed with precision, consistency, creativity,
and care.

From leading service periods and developing culinary talent
to maintaining quality standards and enhancing guest experiences, every action
you take contributes to the success of the hotel's culinary
operations.

What We'll Support You
to Do

• Deliver Culinary Excellence: Maintain exceptional
standards of food quality, presentation, consistency, and innovation across all
outlets

• Support Guest Satisfaction: Create memorable dining experiences
through outstanding cuisine and service

• Contribute to Team Success:
Lead, coach, and develop culinary colleagues while fostering a culture
of collaboration and excellence

The
Gig

Reporting to the Cluster Director of Culinary, the Sous Chef
supports and oversees culinary operations across all food and beverage outlets
at InterContinental Residences Dubai Business Bay.

• The Opportunity: Lead
culinary excellence within a luxury residential hospitality environment

•
The Strategy: Drive consistency, operational efficiency, guest satisfaction,
and culinary innovation

• The Impact: Enhance the hotel's culinary
reputation through leadership, quality, and exceptional dining
experiences

You will be responsible for supervising kitchen operations,
supporting outlet performance, leading culinary teams, maintaining food quality
standards, and ensuring compliance with all health and safety
requirements.

Menu Execution & Quality
Control

• Support the execution of menus across all outlets,
including restaurant, cafe, pool bar, in-room dining, and special events

•
Ensure consistency in recipes, portion control, and presentation
standards

• Monitor guest feedback and identify opportunities
for improvement

• Support menu development, seasonal promotions,
and culinary innovation initiatives

• Collaborate with outlet leaders
to enhance dining experiences and operational performance

style="font-size: 12pt;">What Success Looks Like

• Consistently
high food quality and presentation standards across all outlets

• Positive
guest feedback and dining satisfaction scores

• Strong culinary leadership
and team engagement

• Successful execution of restaurant, banqueting,
and special event operations

• Effective food cost management
and inventory control

• Compliance with Forbes Travel Guide, HACCP,
and brand standards

Who This Role
Is Perfect For

• Experienced culinary leader with strong luxury
hotel background

• Passionate chef with experience managing multiple
outlets and dining concepts

• Hands-on leader who enjoys coaching
and developing culinary talent

• Detail-oriented professional with high
culinary and operational standards

• Guest-focused individual committed
to delivering memorable dining experiences

• Commercially minded culinary
professional who understands quality, efficiency, and profitability

style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience

• Previous experience as Sous
Chef, Executive Sous Chef, or Senior Junior Sous Chef within a luxury hotel
environment

• Proven experience supporting multiple culinary outlets,
including restaurants, cafe, pool bar, in-room dining, breakfast operations,
and special events

• Strong experience in Mediterranean, European,
and international cuisine concepts

• Experience working in a Forbes Travel
Guide-rated hotel, resort, or luxury hospitality environment is highly
preferred

• Strong understanding of luxury dining standards, personalized
guest experiences, and Forbes Travel Guide expectations

• Proven
experience managing food quality, kitchen operations, food costs, inventory
control, productivity, and culinary team performance

• GCC/Dubai
experience is highly preferred.

What You Can Expect from Us

We give
our people everything they need to succeed — from a competitive salary
that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help
you live your best work life. These include a full uniform, generous room
discounts, and world-class training programs.

Our mission is to welcome
everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate differences and encourage
colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts
provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees
regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.