Executive Chef

Salamander Middleburg | Middleburg, Virginia


Salary Range: $125,000–$140,000 annually


Relocation Assistance Available

Salamander Middleburg is seeking an accomplished and passionate Executive Chef to lead the culinary operations of our luxury resort in Middleburg, Virginia.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned culinary leader with luxury hotel or resort experience who brings culinary creativity, operational excellence, strong financial acumen, and a proven ability to build, develop, and inspire high-performing culinary teams.

As Executive Chef, you will provide strategic and hands-on leadership for all culinary operations across the resort, including restaurants, fine dining, banquets, catering, in-room dining, and special events. You will be responsible for delivering exceptional food quality, consistency, presentation, profitability, sanitation, and guest satisfaction while creating memorable culinary experiences reflective of Salamander’s luxury standards.

• Provide strategic and hands-on leadership for all resort culinary operations, including restaurants, banquets, catering, in-room dining, and special events.

• Lead, mentor, develop, and inspire the culinary leadership team and kitchen professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement.

• Create innovative, seasonally inspired menus that enhance the guest experience and reflect current culinary trends.

• Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, taste, presentation, consistency, and execution across all culinary outlets.

• Manage food and labor costs, purchasing, inventory, productivity, operating expenses, budgets, forecasts, and P&L performance.

• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency while maintaining product quality and luxury standards.

• Establish and maintain effective purchasing, inventory, portion-control, and cost-control practices.

• Recruit, train, coach, and develop culinary talent while building a strong leadership pipeline and maintaining appropriate staffing levels.

• Partner closely with Food & Beverage leadership, the Executive Committee, and other resort leaders to achieve operational and guest experience objectives.

• Develop and maintain strong supplier and vendor relationships to ensure quality, consistency, and responsible purchasing practices.

• Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, health, licensing, and workplace safety requirements.

• Maintain a visible and engaged leadership presence throughout the culinary operation while consistently reinforcing Salamander’s service and culinary standards.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an Executive Chef in a luxury hotel or resort environment.

• Proven success leading complex, high-volume culinary operations, including upscale or fine-dining restaurants and banquet/event operations.

• Strong culinary creativity with demonstrated experience in menu development, seasonal programming, and elevated food presentation.

• Strong financial acumen with experience managing food and labor costs, budgets, forecasts, purchasing, inventory, productivity, and P&L performance.

• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, motivate, and retain high-performing culinary teams.

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to establish accountability and maintain consistently high standards.

• Excellent communication, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership and operational departments.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

• Culinary degree or formal culinary training preferred.

• Experience in a Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five Diamond, or comparable luxury hospitality environment strongly preferred.

Salamander Middleburg offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support the well-being and professional growth of our team.

• Salary range: $125,000–$140,000 annually


• Relocation assistance available


• Medical insurance


• Dental insurance


• Vision insurance


• 401(k) retirement plan with company match


• Employee hotel stay rates


• Employee rates and discounts on resort amenities


• Professional development and career growth opportunities

At Salamander Middleburg, culinary excellence is an integral part of the guest experience. The Executive Chef will have the opportunity to shape the resort’s culinary vision, elevate dining experiences, develop talented culinary professionals, and make a meaningful impact within a highly regarded luxury hospitality environment.

This is an opportunity to lead a diverse culinary operation while working collaboratively with an experienced leadership team committed to delivering exceptional hospitality.

This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced culinary and hospitality environment, stand and walk for extended periods, bend, reach, and perform other functions associated with kitchen operations. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds as required.

If you are an accomplished Executive Chef passionate about culinary excellence, luxury hospitality, team development, and creating exceptional guest experiences, we invite you to apply and bring your leadership and culinary vision to Salamander Middleburg.

Salamander Collection is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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