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 and implementation of new recipes for the HelloFresh menu. The team operates on weekly recipe sprints. Working with customer preference learnings and within category guardrails you will be responsible for ideating, writing, creating and testing new HelloFresh recipes through an agile methodology.

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

You will … Ideate new recipes: starting from existing guardrails, budget, performance data and 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, and will be enjoyed, by our customers regardless of their cooking skills. Write recipes: formulate recipe instructions, to ensure they adhere to internal style guides and methods, ensuring they are easy to understand and 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, and reworking recipes based on their feedback and observations. Understand customer feedback: every week, read recipe comments and insights, to gather insights on how to develop or rework recipes that fit with customers’ needs. Participate in tastings on new recipes, ingredients and cooking methods, giving feedback on their adherence to our current recipe offering.  Utilize your recipe development insights and knowledge to own and 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 and 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 and are able to work well with diverse opinions and 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 and restrictions.  A flexible mindset and excitement to work in a fast-paced environment with constant change A self-starter and 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 and tasks  Passionate about food and 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 and 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 and 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 and parties, fruit & snacks in the office and free Friday bar Are you up for a challenge? Apply with your CV (In English please) If we see a match, you’ll 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 and will close down the position once the successful candidate has been found.