Job Description

This is a rare opportunity to join a premium hospitality group with established operations in the UK and an expanding international footprint. As Human Resources Director, you will play a critical role in shaping the people strategy, supporting business growth, and ensuring the organisation continues to lead its sector through exceptional talent and culture.
The role:

• You will lead the HR function across all regions, acting as a strategic partner to the Managing Director and Board.
• This role combines hands on leadership with long term strategic planning, ensuring people initiatives directly support commercial objectives and operational excellence.
• Provide strategic leadership across all HR disciplines, including talent acquisition, learning and development, employee engagement, reward and benefits, and talent management.
• Oversee UK and international HR operations, ensuring compliance with local employment legislation while respecting cultural differences.
• Design and deliver forward thinking HR strategies that support growth, succession planning, and leadership development.

Experience:

• Develop and embed policies and frameworks that drive high performance, recognition, and continuous development.
• An experienced HR generalist leader, ideally from a premium hospitality.
• Proven track record of leading HR functions through growth and transformation, with a pragmatic and commercial mindset.
• Demonstrable experience managing international HR operations.
• Confident decisionmaker with the ability to influence and lead at all levels, including board level.
• Energetic, driven, and results focused, with a hands on leadership style.

Skills Required