Head Pastry Chef
Senior

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About us

Experimental pioneered cocktail bar culture in Paris in 2007 and has since expanded into an international group of innovative cocktail bars and boutique hotels. The company operates in major European capitals and seasonal destinations, and continues to open new venues worldwide.

About Experimental Roma

Opening in mid-2026, Experimental Roma will be located on Via Ludovisi, just off Via Veneto. The property, set in a former bank and reimagined by designer Rodolphe Parente, will offer an elegant take on la dolce vita with 82 rooms, a restaurant, a bar and a rooftop featuring a suspended pool with sweeping views over Rome.

About the role

The Pastry Chef ensures the smooth running of pastry service, creates a motivating and supportive environment for the brigade, and delivers memorable guest experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Research & Development: Assist the Head Chef in tasting and developing new desserts and help update menus to meet the group’s quality standards.
• Suppliers: Ensure desserts meet expected quality and quantity, verify delivery notes and invoices, and report to the Head Chef when equipment needs purchasing or repair.
• HACCP & workplace safety: Comply with nutrition, hygiene and safety regulations and follow management’s standards for personal hygiene and dress code.
• Recruitment & team building: Lead and train the team, demonstrate correct techniques to staff, support professional development, maintain a positive and professional attitude with colleagues, and attend briefings and team meetings.
• Service: Ensure the quality of all dishes leaving the kitchen, promote respectful interactions between kitchen and restaurant teams, guarantee appropriate care of equipment and professional attire.

About you

You hold a degree in pastry arts and have at least one significant experience in a similar role, preferably within a luxury establishment. You are a natural motivator who can inspire and unite a team, a patient trainer who enjoys sharing knowledge, and an effective manager with strong skills in cost control, data analysis and productivity optimisation. You are autonomous, adaptable, highly organised, proactive and strongly committed to hospitality and guest service.

Experience Hospitality, the Experimental way

Joining Experimental means working in a creative and stimulating environment alongside passionate professionals and recognised experts. Whether at the start of your career or seeking a new challenge, the group focuses on recruiting, developing and retaining motivated talent from diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

• Training and career development opportunities
• Internal mobility across France, Italy, Switzerland, the US, the UK, the Balearic Islands and other locations
• Attractive discounts across Experimental venues (cocktail bars, wine bars and restaurants)
• Corporate events

Requisiti

Degree in pastry arts with at least one significant similar experience (preferably in a luxury setting); proven leadership and training ability; strong cost-control, data-analysis and productivity optimisation skills; autonomous, adaptable, highly organised and committed to hospitality.