Recipe Developer (all genders)

The Role (What’s In The Box)We are looking for a Recipe Developer to join the Culinary Team in our Nordics office, 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.What You’ll Do (The Recipe)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.What You’ll Bring (Your Ingredients)You have …±2 years of relevant experience plus a Culinary degree or a degree in Food, Nutrition or Sensory SciencesGood working knowledge of Excel/Google SheetsA collaborative attitude and are able to work well with diverse opinions and competing prioritiesStrong organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple stakeholder’s expectationsAbility to be creative yet take full consideration of specific guardrails and restrictionsA flexible mindset and excitement to work in a fast-paced environment with constant changeA self-starter and highly-organized mindset, getting tasks done with a high degree of excellenceThe ability to work in sprints, ensuring timely execution of your weekly tasks at a constant drumbeat, seeking alignment with other colleagues in the teamExcellent command of the English language is a must. Nordic languages are a plus, but not a key requirement for the roleProcess-driven with an eager attitude towards improving operational efficiencyAble to maintain consistent deadlines while ensuring complete accuracy across all projects and tasksPassionate about food and cookingMotivated by being part of an extremely fast-paced businessAbove all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. There are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.What We Offer (The Toppings)HelloFresh Discounts – Enjoy 65% off your HelloFresh Meal Box and 40% off Factor_ subscriptions.Learning and Development – Dedicated L&D budget and the HelloMint mentorship program.Leave – 25 days of paid vacation per year, plus 1 additional day for every year of tenure; paid leave for your child’s first sick day.Parent Benefits – Parental leave policy supporting your family needs.Compensation & Perks – 5% company-paid pension and insurance package.Health – Access to Spill online therapy, available within 24 hours.Daily Comforts – Drinks and snacks, subsidized catered lunches, and breakfast every Friday.Fitness & Well-being – Discounts at SATS and Beat-Riders gyms, plus access to sports clubs.Are you the missing ingredient?If this sounds like a tasty opportunity, we’d be excited to hear from you. 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 teamAre both sides still positive? Then we proceed to the assessment stage to assess key skills required for the jobWe will be conducting interviews on an ongoing basis and will close down the position once the successful candidate has been found