Cafe Executive Sous Chef | Full Time | Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. 

The Cafe Executive Sous Chef must provide a high level of event oversight, culinary proficiency, and operational/personnel support to ensure the smooth running of the operations. A critical function of the Executive Sous Chef will be to actively mentor, train, and help employees meet company quality standards and to promote a positive, enthusiastic, and cooperative work environment. 

This role will pay a yearly salary of $75,000 to $85,000.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until July 24, 2026.

Oak View Grou is launching a high-volume, multi-concept café inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, designed to serve as a dynamic culinary hub within one of Los Angeles’ most exciting new cultural destinations. This is not a traditional café. The operation will feature 7 distinct culinary concepts running simultaneously, serving 150–270 guests at a time in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment. This is a precision-driven, systems-based kitchen where execution, organization, and leadership are everything. We are seeking an elite Executive Sous Chef —someone who thrives in complexity, thinks several steps ahead, and knows how to build structure in fast-moving, high-volume environments. This role is for a true operator.

• Lead daily kitchen execution across multiple concepts simultaneously.
• Drive organization, structure, and systems to ensure smooth, high-volume service.
• Act as a command center during service—managing flow, pacing, and communication across stations.
• Train, develop, and hold accountable a large and diverse culinary team.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and speed across all concepts and service periods.
• Oversee prep systems, production planning, and station readiness at scale.
• Partner with leadership on labor deployment, scheduling, and productivity.
• Support ordering, inventory, and food cost controls with discipline.
• Maintain exceptional standards in cleanliness, organization, and food safety.
• Anticipate challenges before they happen—and solve them in real time.

• Minimum of 3-5 years in Sous Chef or Executive Sous Chef role in high-volume, complex kitchen operations.
• Proven experience managing large teams and multi-station or multi-concept operations.
• Exceptional organizational skills and systems thinking.
• Ability to lead under pressure in fast-paced, high-demand environments.
• Strong understanding of prep systems, production flow, and kitchen logistics.
• High level of accountability, urgency, and attention to detail.
• Natural leader—respected, decisive, and solutions-oriented.
• Experience in food halls, hotels, stadiums, or large-scale operations strongly preferred.
• Opening experience is a major plus.
• Technical proficiency and experience demonstrating verifiable knowledge of food preparation methods.
• Ability to recognize problems and to creatively and expeditiously find solutions. Ability to set priorities and use initiative; solid decision-maker.
• Ability to be detail-oriented, multitask, and effectively prioritize in a continuously changing environment.
• Ability to be self-directed while working in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule; able and willing to work nights, weekends, and long hours.
• Knowledge of and skill in using computer software, including MS Word/Excel/Outlook.
• Maintains a current food handler's card and alcohol service permit if required by state or local government.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.