Culinary Manager

At Myna Kitchen, we are rebuilding the everyday food subscription model from the ground up. We don't just cook food; we engineer it.

Because we feed customers daily, our biggest enemy is boredom. We operate on a hyperlocal model where each kitchen serves a dynamic menu tailored specifically to the shifting demographics of that local neighborhood.

We are looking for a Culinary Product Manager - someone who thinks like an analytical product manager but creates like a chef.

You will own our entire food product end-to-end.

What You’ll Own (Responsibilities)

• Hyperlocal Menu Engineering : Design and manage a massive, non-repeating weekly menu matrix across different outlets, tailoring dishes dynamically based on neighborhood demographics and preferences.
• Preventing "Subscription Boredom" : Continuously innovate the everyday meal rotation so that long-term subscribers never experience food fatigue.
• Macro & Nutrition Architecture : Ensure every subscription plan perfectly hits its target nutritional profiles, macros, and calorie counts without sacrificing taste.
• Strict Cost & Portion Control : Standardize recipes down to the exact gram to guarantee that predicted food costs accurately match real-world kitchen execution.
• Data-Driven Iteration : Constantly audit customer feedback loops, rating data, and plates-returned metrics to instantly iterate and fix underperforming dishes.
• Cross-Functional Alignment : Work tightly with our procurement and on-site kitchen operations teams to ensure your menu designs are operationally feasible and don't break the supply chain.

You’re a Great Fit If You Have

• 2 to 5 years of experience in Culinary R&D, Menu Development, or Food Product Management (ideally within cloud kitchens, meal subscription brands, or tech-first QSRs).
• A formal background in Culinary Arts, Hotel Management, or Food Science—but paired with a heavily analytical mindset.
• A strong grip on kitchen math: You know recipe costing, food cost percentages, yield management, and batch-scaling like the back of your hand.
• Obsession with data: You don't just rely on your own palate; you rely on customer data, feedback trends, and demographic behavior to decide what goes on the menu.
• Startup Speed: You thrive in fast-paced environments where ideas go from a kitchen trial to a live customer's plate in days, not months.

Why Join Us?

• True Ownership : You aren't just executing someone else's corporate menu cycle. You own the food identity and product strategy of a fast-growing startup.
• Scale : Your creations will directly impact the daily nutrition and habits of thousands of people across Chennai.
• Collaborative Culture : Work directly alongside a young, execution-first founding team building the future of food logistics.

“The menu is our product. The kitchen executes it. You engineer it.”