Senior Culinary Design Standards Manager (menlo Park, CA)

Senior Culinary Design Standards Manager

As a CBRE Senior Culinary Design Standards Manager, you will be embedded within a client account, leading a team of internal and external providers to execute culinary environments globally. This role requires a strong communicator with a solutions-oriented mindset to provide strategic direction, technical design expertise, and oversight for culinary spaces across the organization's campuses and facilities. You will champion innovative, high-quality food and beverage environments that align with the company's brand, culture, and workplace strategy, while maintaining a deep understanding of corporate food excellence and EHS requirements.

Strategic Leadership & Liaison: Act as the primary liaison between Culinary, Delivery, and Projects teams, ensuring an integrated approach to culinary design that adapts to unique requirements.

Global Program Management: Manage the end-to-end execution of culinary projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with company objectives, timelines, budget, and regulatory guidelines.

Design & Quality Stewardship: Serve as the primary steward of culinary design quality and standards, continuously evaluating culinary trends, feedback, and operational data to foster a best-in-class, future-proof culinary experience.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Guide and coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including designers, project managers, and contractors, while managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors/service providers to ensure successful project delivery and optimize global supplier leverage.

What You'll Need: Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience; a combination of education and experience will be considered. PgMP or PMP certifications are a plus. Proven experience in leading and influencing geographically dispersed teams. Essential experience in the culinary field, with a detailed understanding of corporate food environments. Innovative mindset with the ability to develop solutions that extend beyond existing methods. Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems impacting the business, utilizing both standard and innovative approaches. Expert organizational skills combined with an advanced, inquisitive mindset. Strong analytical and financial acumen, capable of complex calculations.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).