Head of People

The Company

This is a really exciting opportunity to become the Head of People for a fast growing and hugely dynamic bar group. The brand is fun, ambitiously forward thinking, and has a good reputation in the marketplace. They have a strong people culture and want to enhance this even further with the appointment of a Head of People.

The Role

The Head of People role is all-encompassing, reporting to the Managing Director and working closely with the Sales Director, Finance Director and Head of Operations. As a new role in the business, this is an amazing opportunity to join at a time where you will be responsible for creating the overall strategy; leading and developing the culture, training and values of the business. The business is already people-focused but is looking to bring in new ideas to assist with the upcoming growth phases they are entering. 

• Developing and delivering a commercially viable best in class people strategy 
• Create retention, recruitment and training processes to facilitate rapid growth
• Delivering on KPIs agreed with the Board
• Recruitment, training, retaining and managing your team
• Living and breathing the values of the business

The Candidate

The successful Head of People will need to have a demonstrable track record of leading a people strategy at this level. The ideal candidate will preferably come from a credible brand known for its strong people culture. They will be comfortable setting a new people agenda with solid recruitment and training to create the culture, and roll it out across a business. 

You must be a proven HR specialist and a good all-rounder, ideally with exposure to L&D, recruitment and ER. However, this could be a first time Head of People appointment if you are a proven HRBP and feel ready for the next level.

• Comfortable multi-tasking
• Able to work in a fast paced environment needing quick results
• Calm under pressure
• Good at relationship building with all stakeholders
• Open and honest in all communication with the MD and peers