Kitopi is the region's leading creator and partner for magical food experiences. With a purpose to satisfy the world’s appetite to create joy, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised F&B brands, serving as enablers in the food market by helping brands to grow and scale, both in the delivery and dine-in space.
Launched in Dubai, UAE in January 2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the cloud kitchen and food tech space. In July 2021, Kitopi announced its $415 million Series C funding round, led by the world’s largest technology-focused investment fund, Softbank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2. This investment catapulted Kitopi to the prestigious Unicorn status, making it the fastest Unicorn to have emerged from the MENA region.
As a leading food company, Kitopi’s growth has been fueled by its innovative and scalable software solutions. Kitopi’s kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real-time. As part of its growth roadmap, technological innovation, data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to reinvent the food industry as we know it today.
With over 6,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. It operates its global Customer Experience Center in Dubai, UAE, its Engineering Hub in Krakow, Poland, and its Robotics Hub in Odense, Denmark.
What You’ll Do
- As Kitopi's recruiter, you will be responsible for supporting our People Team in the UAE on recruitment throughout our locations.
- Utilizing the best possible hiring practices, sourcing techniques
- You’ll do whatever it takes to keep our hiring on high alert for a range of locations and ensure high quality.
- Managing the recruitment process for the operations and culinary roles including but not limited to Commis, Demi Chef De Partie, Chef De Partie, Kitchen Supervisor, Dispatcher, Waiter, Hostess, Cashier, Runner, Sous Chef, Head Chef, Kitchen Manager, Assistant Kitchen Manager.
- Getting hiring requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job posting, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, kitchen trial, interview strategy, and offer process
- Building a candidate pool of strong former candidates and new candidates within the functional area that your support.
- Utilizing recruitment systems effectively following key standards, documenting key actions, recommending improvements, and ensuring all data is accurate for reporting purposes.
- Leveraging relevant advertising resources and applying other relevant candidate marketing strategies to create awareness in order to attract qualified applications for the roles within your area of responsibility.
- Organizing open days
- Reviewing and advising on the current interview process and bringing up new ideas and new formats
- Support additional People Team initiatives as needed.
What Are We Looking For?
- Bachelors Degree in related fields
- Hospitality/F&B and bulk-hiring experience is a must
- Confident, self-motivated with a flexible and proactive approach
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work and thrive in a multi-tasked, fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in MS Office
- ATS knowledge is a plus
Recruitment Process and Timeline
First, you apply and let our recruiters review your profile. After reviewing, you will receive a link to book a meeting with a recruiter at your convenience to share more about yourself and for us to get to know you better. If you have been shortlisted, you will have the opportunity to meet our hiring managers. Depending on the scope of the role and the function, you may need to attend 2-3 rounds (which might include case study, role-play, trial, or live coding - this will be communicated to you in the initial conversation). Upon successful completion, your recruiter will contact you to discuss the offer. We aim to take you through this process within 2-3 weeks.
Benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities - we offer many hard and soft skills training to help you improve and challenge yourself
- You'll be involved in customized workshops run by Kitopi Academy
- You’ll have a chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment
- You’ll be part of one of the most caring communities out there.
- Finding a chance to become a shareowner with our ESOP plan (T&C Applies)
- Free and unlimited access to a nutritionist because we care about you
- No Dress Code! (T&C Applies)
- Extended maternity and parental leave
- The infamous team activities and social events bursting with fun
- Inclusive Private Health Insurance
- Up to 50% discount from Kitopi brands
- Annual leave as per the company policy
So, what does it really mean to work at Kitopi?
We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work, by empowering you to be the best version of yourself every day. Our company values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe, included, and like they truly belong.
Kitopi is an equal-opportunity employer. While we currently operate in 6 countries, we are over 70 different nationalities of talented Kitopians. Whether you are a seasoned professional, a recent graduate, or someone looking to return to the workforce after a break, we encourage you to apply. We celebrate our rich diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures and have a 0-tolerance policy towards racism, bigotry, and hate. Please apply if you see a position that makes your heart skip a beat and help us build a company that we are all proud to work for.
Along with offices in all the markets we operate in, we also believe in a “work from anywhere” policy - you get to choose the environment you operate in because we believe this will help you deliver work you're proud of.
Customer-obsessed and tech-enabled, at Kitopi, we are a team of passionate humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the world’s appetite.
