Why join us?

• Lead culinary innovation at scale – influence menus, food trends and customer experiences across leading Compass brands.
• A strategic leadership role – work closely with Operations Directors, GMs and Head Chefs while shaping national culinary direction.
• Global backing, local impact – be supported by Compass Group’s global frameworks while celebrating New Zealand flavours and producers.

The opportunity

As the Culinary Development Lead – Business & Education Operations , you will drive culinary excellence across the Eurest and Chartwells brands. This role focuses on elevating customer experience through innovative menu development, strong commercial discipline and operational collaboration. You’ll lead culinary strategy, support site‑based culinary leaders and influence best‑practice delivery across Business & Education operations—while playing an active role in Compass Group NZ’s wider Culinar...