The Role

We are looking for a Recipe Developer to join the Culinary Team in our Nordics HQ, in Copenhagen. As Recipe Developer, you will be responsible for the ideation & implementation of new recipes for the HelloFresh menu. The team operates on weekly recipe sprints. Working with customer preference learnings & within category guardrails you will be responsible for ideating, writing, creating & testing new HelloFresh recipes through an agile methodology.

Our ideal applicant is a foodie, creative, agile & process-driven, with experience in a food-related business. They have the ability to juggle multiple tasks & priorities simultaneously. They are able to think like a customer & change perspectives to effectively interpret business & consumer needs. 

You will

• Ideate new recipes: starting from existing guardrails, budget, performance data & a clear brief, you will create new concepts for our menu (approx. 5 new recipes per week). You will also ensure they can be realistically achieved, & will be enjoyed, by our customers regardless of their cooking skills.
• Write recipes: formulate recipe instructions, to ensure they adhere to internal style guides & methods, ensuring they are easy to understand & implement from a customer perspective.
• Cook recipes: Test cook new recipes on a weekly basis in our on-site test kitchen. 
• Collaborate with the Recipe Testing team: have an ongoing dialogue with recipe testers, by handing over new concepts, & reworking recipes based on their feedback & observations.
• Understand customer feedback: every week, read recipe comments & insights, to gather insights on how to develop or rework recipes that fit with customers needs.
• Participate in tastings on new recipes, ingredients & cooking methods, giving feedback on their adherence to our current recipe offering. 
• Utilize your recipe development insights & knowledge to own & execute on  quarterly strategic initiative/s aimed at driving improvements to the recipe development process or supporting product initiatives from a culinary perspective.
• Please note - this role will include tasting & eating our recipes so will not be suitable for anyone with food intolerances, allergies, or dietary requirements. 

You have

• 2+ years of relevant experience plus a Culinary degree or a degree in Food, Nutrition or Sensory Sciences
• Good working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets
• A collaborative attitude & are able to work well with diverse opinions & competing priorities
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders expectations
• Ability to be creative yet take full consideration of specific guardrails & restrictions. 
• A flexible mindset & excitement to work in a fast-paced environment with constant change
• A self-starter & highly-organized mindset, getting tasks done with a high degree of excellence
• The ability to work in sprints, ensuring timely execution of your weekly tasks at a constant drumbeat, seeking alignment with other colleagues in the team
• Process-driven with an eager attitude towards improving operational efficiency
• Able to maintain consistent deadlines which ensuring complete accuracy across all projects & tasks 
• Passionate about food & cooking
• Motivated by being part of an extremely fast-paced business
• Excellent command of the English language is a must. Nordic languages are a plus, but not a key requirement for the role

We offer

• A diverse & vibrant international environment of 35+ different nationalities
• The chance to have a significant impact on one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe 
• A significant discount on your weekly HelloFresh box or Factor_ meals
• Learning & development opportunities
• Subsidized healthy lunches everyday in our Copenhagen office
• Mental health resources through online subscriptions
• Monthly pension scheme including health insurance benefits 
• Additional perks: Discounts for our neighboring gyms, company events & parties, fruit & snacks in the office & free Friday bar

Are you up for a challenge?

• Apply with your CV (In English please)
• If we see a match, youll have a call with one of our recruiters to share more about what you can bring to the team
• Are both sides still positive? Then we proceed to the assessment stage to assess key skills required for the job
• We will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis & will close down the position once the successful candidate has been found.