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Kerzner International Management
UAE - Abu Dhabi
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<span> </span><p><span><span><span>Chef de Cuisine - Cold Kitchen</span></span></span> <br><span><span>(<span>19030</span></span></span>)</p><br> <p><span><span>At One&Only, we exist to create joy for our guests through anticipation, creativity, precision, empathy and warmth. We tailor every aspect of our guests’ stay to bring their dreams and desires to life. With an atmosphere that’s chic but wonderfully unstuffy™, and a team who are meticulous but warm, we seek to exceed our guests’ expectations at every possible turn. </span></span></p><br>
<p><br><span><span>Gleaming in the vibrant heart of New Dubai, enveloped in private sands and luxuriant gardens, One&Only Royal Mirage is a sanctuary of traditional splendour where indulgence and excitement gloriously combine. With abundant knowledge and generosity, we anticipate our guest’s every need and surpass expectations. Whether we are designing the perfect family day out or arranging a romantic private dinner, we approach everything with imagination to spark a sense of playfulness, discovery and adventure. This is not simply our job, it’s our passion.</span></span></p><br>
<p><span>To lead and supervise the Cold Kitchen operations, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, hygiene, creativity, and consistency while maximizing guest satisfaction. Responsible for the efficient management of the Cold Kitchen, including salads, appetizers, cold buffets, canapés, charcuterie, sandwiches, dressings, and plated cold dishes. To achieve budgeted food cost, control kitchen expenses, and support the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef in maintaining operational excellence.</span></p><br> <p><strong><span>Key Responsibilities</span></strong></p><br>
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<li><span>Oversee the daily operations of the Cold Kitchen, ensuring smooth production and service.</span></li>
<li><span>Develop and execute creative, seasonal, and innovative cold kitchen menus while maintaining consistency and quality standards.</span></li>
<li><span>Ensure all cold food items are prepared, presented, and served according to established recipes and hotel standards.</span></li>
<li><span>Supervise the preparation of salads, appetizers, cold platters, canapés, sandwiches, dressings, terrines, charcuterie, and buffet displays.</span></li>
<li><span>Ensure all food displays are visually appealing, fresh, and maintained throughout service.</span></li>
<li><span>Coordinate Cold Kitchen production for restaurants, banquets, room service, and special events.</span></li>
<li><span>Monitor food quality, freshness, taste, texture, temperature, and presentation.</span></li>
<li><span>Conduct regular food tastings and guide the team during new menu implementation.</span></li>
<li><span>Ensure proper portion control and recipe compliance to achieve food cost targets while minimizing waste.</span></li>
<li><span>Monitor inventory levels, stock rotation (FIFO), storage conditions, and shelf life of perishable products.</span></li>
<li><span>Work closely with Purchasing, Receiving, and the Storeroom to ensure all products meet hotel quality specifications.</span></li>
<li><span>Maintain proper storage of prepared foods and oversee the safe utilization of leftovers in accordance with food safety standards.</span></li>
<li><span>Ensure strict compliance with HACCP, food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and allergen management procedures.</span></li>
<li><span>Coordinate with the Chief Steward to maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the Cold Kitchen and all equipment.</span></li>
<li><span>Prepare and update recipe cards, production sheets, and menu specifications.</span></li>
<li><span>Monitor daily food cost, inventory variance, and departmental expenses to remain within budget.</span></li>
<li><span>Supervise, train, mentor, and motivate Cold Kitchen chefs and commis to improve performance and technical skills.</span></li>
<li><span>Conduct orientation and on-the-job training for new team members.</span></li>
<li><span>Prepare staff schedules and manage manpower effectively according to business demands.</span></li>
<li><span>Conduct daily briefings, departmental meetings, and performance evaluations.</span></li>
<li><span>Recommend promotions, transfers, and development plans for team members to the Executive Chef.</span></li>
<li><span>Ensure effective communication with all kitchen sections and Food & Beverage outlets.</span></li>
<li><span>Work closely with Banquets, Restaurants, Room Service, and Events teams to ensure seamless service execution.</span></li>
<li><span>Handle guest feedback professionally and take corrective action where required.</span></li>
<li><span>Maintain high standards of productivity, discipline, and teamwork within the Cold Kitchen.</span></li>
<li><span>Stay informed of industry trends and introduce innovative techniques and presentations where appropriate.</span></li>
<li><span>Ensure all kitchen equipment is properly maintained and recommend replacements or upgrades when necessary.</span></li>
<li><span>Perform any other duties assigned by the Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef.</span></li>
</ul> <p><strong><span>Skills, Experience & Qualifications</span></strong></p><br>
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<li><span>Minimum 8 years of culinary experience with at least 3–5 years as a Chef de Cuisine, Sous Chef, or Senior Sous Chef overseeing Cold Kitchen operations in an international five-star hotel or luxury hospitality environment.</span></li>
<li><span>Strong expertise in Cold Kitchen production, including salads, appetizers, canapés, charcuterie, sandwiches, cold buffets, dressings, terrines, and modern plated cold dishes.</span></li>
<li><span>Comprehensive knowledge of food safety, HACCP, sanitation, and allergen management.</span></li>
<li><span>Completed an internationally recognized culinary apprenticeship, culinary school, or certified training program.</span></li>
<li><span>Culinary diploma or professional certification preferred.</span></li>
<li><span>Strong leadership, organizational, coaching, and communication skills.</span></li>
<li><span>Excellent knowledge of food cost control, inventory management, and menu engineering.</span></li>
<li><span>Highly hands-on with exceptional attention to detail and presentation.</span></li>
<li><span>Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced luxury hospitality environment.</span></li>
<li><span>Passion for culinary excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.</span></li>
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<p><span><span>Our brand is expanding faster than ever before. We are investing in the growth of our company, and that means we are committed to investing in you. Join a team that is open-hearted, intuitive, generous, and spontaneous in spirit. We believe in making our guests happy beyond anything they have ever imagined. We wow them at every turn and create memories that will last a lifetime. You will be at the heart of this vision, to constantly innovate to deliver Amazing Experiences and Everlasting Memories.</span></span></p><br>
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UAE - Dubai
Who We Are Is What We Do.<br><br>Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.<br><br>Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.<br><br>Why should you be part of our success story?<br><br>As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (Saa S) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.<br><br>Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator's top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.<br><br>Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.<br><br>About The Role<br><br>Deel IT manages the full device lifecycle for Deel's global workforce: procurement, shipping, device support, and returns across 100+ countries and a network of 50+ couriers and suppliers. It's a high-stakes internal operation where SLAs are real, complexity is everywhere, and the cost of failure is visible across the whole company.<br><br>We have two core platforms in place that handle real, global complexity across all 100+ countries: an internal admin platform and a supplier platform that manages our network of 50+ couriers and vendors. These platforms touch warehouse operations, logistics, procurement, and manage the full marketplace coordination. They work. They handle scale.<br><br>The next phase is twofold. First, we automate the manual workflows that still exist on top of and around these platforms. We digitize and AI-ify our current processes so humans aren't doing work that could be automated. Second, we expand what suppliers can do through the platform itself, so they can take on more complexity and we can offload more work to them. Right now they want to do more but don't have the platform structure to make it happen. That's the opportunity.<br><br>We're hiring a Staff PM to own the Operations product surface and drive that automation and expansion agenda.<br><br>The scope is large. The engineering capacity is there (growing from 8 to 18). The operational complexity is real. What's needed is someone who can look at the sprawling landscape (logistics, device lifecycle, IT support, supplier networks, SLAs, platforms, data) and come back with an opinionated roadmap about what automation moves the needle most, how to unlock supplier capacity, what ships next, and why.<br><br>You won't be handed a pre-defined backlog to execute. You won't get heavy direction on what to build. You'll operate with real autonomy. You'll dig into data, talk to ops teams and suppliers, validate assumptions, think in systems, and come back with a clear point of view. Then you'll drive it.<br><br>This is a high-ownership role in a high-pace environment. It's also one of the highest-leverage roles in Deel IT: what you ship directly unblocks dozens of people and saves the company real money.<br><br>What you'll do<br><br>Own the Operations product surface with real autonomy.<br><br>You Won't Get a Roadmap Handed To You. You'll Have Access To Smart, Generous People (engineering, Operations, Finance, Suppliers) Who Can Answer Your Questions And Give You Context. But They Won't Give You The Map. You'll Need To Dig, Synthesise, Validate, And Come Back With a Clear Point Of View. Here's What That Looks Like In Practice<br><br>Diagnose and prioritise relentlessly. You'll pull data from multiple sources: the engineering backlog, logistics performance, IT support ticket patterns, supplier feedback, financial impact. You'll synthesise it into a ruthless roadmap: what moves the needle, what can ship fast, what's worth the engineering effort, and what's not. You'll own this roadmap and defend it when people push back. You'll iterate it based on what you learn. Drive automation that removes humans from the loop. Your north star is shipping features that automate manual workflows and reduce human-in-the-loop steps across operations and supplier networks. Examples include shipping label generation (end-to-end), real-time tracking aggregation, device condition documentation, IT support ticket routing and resolution, and supplier onboarding workflows. You'll scope each one, ship it, measure it, and move to the next. Own the metrics that matter. Define what good looks like across on-time device delivery rate, IT support ticket response time, revenue per operations headcount, and revenue per engineering headcount. You'll build dashboards and early-warning systems that surface SLA risk before it becomes a crisis. You'll track them live and close the gaps relentlessly. Translate complexity into clean, well-scoped work. You'll sit between four worlds: frontline operations (messy, data-rich, constraint-heavy); engineering (clear-headed, velocity-focused); suppliers (incentive-aligned but distributed); and finance (outcome-focused). You'll take the complexity and translate it into clean, well-scoped work that engineering can execute fast. You'll maintain a tight feedback loop so you learn quickly when you're wrong. Use AI actively in your day-to-day. Not as a nice-to-have. As your default. Research, synthesis, data analysis, decision documents, spotting patterns in unstructured feedback. You'll be fluent in prompt engineering and you'll show it, not just talk about it.<br><br>What we're looking for<br><br>Essential<br><br>6+ years of product management experience, with at least 1 year at Staff PM level or equivalent senior IC role. You've owned a significant problem space end-to-end. You've shipped under pressure. You've made calls with incomplete information and learned from them. Builder mindset, not project manager. (This is non-negotiable.) You take a messy, loosely-defined problem space and solve it. You're comfortable without a roadmap. You ask "why?" and "what are we really trying to achieve?" and you come back with a crisp point of view. You thrive on autonomy. You don't need to be told what to do. You dig to understand what matters. You're impatient with ambiguity and you have a bias toward clarity. Fast-iterative mentality. You've operated in fast-scaling environments where you've seen the cost of slow decisions and the leverage of fast feedback loops. You ship, measure, learn, adjust. You're comfortable with 80% certainty and a strong conviction. You iterate based on data, not consensus. Systems thinker. You see how teams, tools, and processes connect. You find leverage points others miss. You think about unintended consequences. You optimise for the whole system, not the piece in front of you. When you're looking at a logistics problem, you see how it connects to IT support, supplier incentives, and engineering velocity. Execution-led and detail-oriented. You're close to the work. You move fast without losing quality. You drive delivery. You're comfortable holding detail and you're impatient with fluff. You communicate with clarity and conciseness: you get to the point fast. Data fluent and self-sufficient. You're comfortable with SQL, data platforms, and spreadsheets. You pull your own analysis. You don't wait for someone else to tell you what the data says. You build your own views. Numbers don't faze you. Active AI user. You use AI tools in your day-to-day work: research, synthesis, writing, analysis, decision-making. You can show concrete examples of how you use it, not just describe it conceptually. You're curious about new tools and you experiment with them.<br><br>Nice-to-have<br><br>Experience with supplier networks or platform product work where the "customer" is internal or distributed (not a consumer-facing product). Experience scaling a product or business through hypergrowth. You've felt scaling pain. You've had to rethink architectures, processes, and teams as you've grown.<br><br>About Deel IT Culture — What This Role Demands<br><br>This is a high-ownership, high-autonomy role in a team that moves at pace. Before you apply, make sure you recognise yourself in this:<br><br>You self-direct and own your vertical like a founder. There's no roadmap handed to you. You dig, validate, think, and decide. You come back with a clear point of view. You're the CEO of your area. You move fast with conviction. You're comfortable making calls with incomplete information. You iterate based on data, not consensus. You're impatient with process. You bias toward action. You think in systems and you're comfortable with trade-offs. You manage across logistics, device lifecycle, IT support, and supplier networks. You see how decisions in one area ripple into others. You make trade-offs explicitly and you can defend them. You're intellectually rigorous and you invite challenge. You back your decisions with data, not gut feel. You're impatient with hand-waving. You challenge assumptions (yours and others') and you're comfortable being challenged back. You change your mind when the evidence warrants it. You communicate with clarity and you're impatient with ambiguity. You get to the point fast. You distil complex problems into clear language. Long-windedness bothers you. You're comfortable operating with sparse direction. You won't have a manager who tells you what to do every day. You won't get hand-held. You will have access to smart people who can answer questions and give you context. You'll use that to self-direct.<br><br>Total Rewards<br><br>Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.<br><br>Our salary range reflects gross base salary. For commercial roles with commission eligibility, this figure represents On-Target Earnings (OTE), inclusive of base salary and target commission. Salary ranges are quoted in USD as a consistent global reference. Your offer will be localized to your country's currency using a market-aligned conversion. Final pay is based on objective, job-related criteria including experience, skills, and location. We don't ask about salary history. Offers are based on the role and what you bring to it.<br><br>Some things you'll enjoy<br><br>Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access<br><br>At Deel, we're an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.<br><br>Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com and @paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page.<br><br>Deel welcomes persons with disabilities to apply to any of our open roles. We will provide application and/or interview accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities or other needs. If you require application and/or interview accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via email (recruiting@deel.com) and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation.<br><br>As part of our hiring process, we primarily rely on interviews and role-related assessments. In limited cases, we may also consider informal background information relevant to the role, in line with our privacy and fairness obligations.<br><br>This application process may utilise Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and AI systems to assist in evaluating candidates based on experience level, technical skills and qualifications. 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