Head Chocolatier | New luxury scalable Company | NYC

Head Chocolatier

Luxury Food & Beverage Brand | New York City

Full-Time | In-Person | $100,000 $160,000

A first-of-its-kind luxury food and beverage lifestyle brand launching in New York City is seeking an exceptional Head Chocolatier to join its founding team. The brand spans e-commerce, subscription gifting, and flagship retail celebrating the world's finest wine, chocolate, coffee, and tea under the ethos of "discernment and delight." It is backed and led by a repeat entrepreneur and tech founder, with seed capital in place and a target launch date of September 2025.

This is a ground-floor, creative ownership role. The Head Chocolatier is one of the brand's core "Taste Makers" the expert practitioners who define product quality and serve as the human face of the brand. You will design and produce the brand's first-party chocolate lines, source world-class cacao and ingredients globally, and set the quality bar across everything chocolate touches. You will also be a brand ambassador and on-camera presence, giving the brand's audience an authentic window into the craft. For the right person, this is an extraordinarily exciting opportunity to shape the chocolate identity of a brand being built from scratch with the resources to do it properly.

Responsibilities

Product & Craft

• Design, develop, and refine first-party chocolate lines including both permanent and seasonal collections
• Source premium cacao and ingredients globally; build and maintain relationships with ethical, high-quality suppliers
• Oversee all chocolate production, maintaining rigorous quality standards across every batch
• Collaborate with the Sommelier and Coffee Roaster to develop rotating monthly pairings wine and chocolate, tea and chocolate, coffee and chocolate across retail and subscriptions
• Contribute to gift box curation and seasonal occasion collections
• Lead product development from pure bean-to-bar through a mix of confections and chocolate

Content & Community

• Film regular video content product spotlights, behind-the-scenes production, sourcing stories, tasting tutorials for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
• Work closely with the marketing team on content creation and brand storytelling
• Participate in live tastings, corporate events, and brand activations
• Engage authentically with the brand's online community of enthusiasts

Qualifications

Required

• Formal training in chocolate-making or confectionery (pastry arts, culinary degree, or equivalent professional apprenticeship)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a chocolatier or confectioner in a professional setting
• Deep knowledge of cacao origins, processing methods, flavor profiles, and sourcing
• Proven ability to develop original chocolate formulations and manage small-batch production
• Comfortable on camera authentic, articulate, and enthusiastic about sharing the craft
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to thrive in a high-agency, ground-floor environment

Preferred

• Experience with international flavor profiles (Persian, Japanese, French, Mexican, etc.)
• Prior experience in a luxury food, hospitality, or DTC brand
• Existing relationships with cacao suppliers or specialty ingredient sources
• Background in restaurant groups with the ability to reasonably scale to production
• Active presence or following in the food and chocolate community
• Social media presence demonstrating authentic audience engagement

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $100,000 $160,000, commensurate with experience
• Bonus: 10% KPI-based bonus in year one; profit sharing as the company scales
• Health, vision, and dental insurance up to $1,000/month stipend
• PTO: 2 weeks paid vacation
• Equity stake in the company
• Ground-floor creative ownership with significant growth potential build your own team as the brand scales

Full-time, in-person role based in New York City. Local candidates preferred. Equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team.