Executive Pastry Chef

About the Role

San Ysidro Ranch, an ultra-luxury resort in Montecito, is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead all pastry, bread, and dessert programs across our food and beverage outlets, including Stonehouse Restaurant, In-Room Dining, The Speakeasy, Private Dining, banquets, and The Plunge Pool. This is a hands-on leadership role for a chef who wants to build a program from a position of real creative latitude.

You'll report to the Executive Chef & Director of Food & Beverage and partner closely with the Executive Chef & Pastry Sous Chef to ensure pastry integrates seamlessly across every guest touchpoint on property, from a tasting menu dessert course to a wedding cake to VIP amenity presentations.

What You'll Own

• Design and execute all dessert, pastry, and bread programs across the Food & Beverage Outlets
• Build and maintain recipe costing, food cost targets, and par levels for the pastry department in partnership with the F&B finance process
• Recruit, train, and develop a pastry team, including hiring decisions and daily supervision
• Source specialty ingredients and manage vendor relationships specific to pastry (chocolate, specialty flours, seasonal fruit purveyors)
• Create custom wedding cakes and celebration desserts for high-profile private events
• Maintain fine dining standards for presentation, consistency, and guest experience
• Collaborate on seasonal menu rotations tied to the property's citrus, olive, and garden identity
• Manage kitchen sanitation, safety, and compliance within the pastry department

What You Bring

• Minimum 5 years as a Pastry Chef or Sous Pastry Chef in a luxury hotel, resort, or fine dining environment; Executive Pastry Chef experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to run a program across multiple outlets and event types simultaneously
• Strong plated dessert and viennoiserie/bread skills, wedding and custom cake experience a plus
• Experience managing food cost and labor within a pastry P&L
• A leadership style suited to training and developing a team, not just executing solo
• Formal culinary or pastry arts training preferred, not required if experience demonstrates the level

Why San Ysidro Ranch

An ultra-luxury property in Montecito with a 16,000-bottle wine cellar, a working culinary garden, and a guest base that notices the difference between good and exceptional. Competitive compensation, benefits, and the kind of creative runway that's rare at this level.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Santa Barbara, CA 93108: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person