Chief Operating Officer bar/hospitality business A GBP 160,000

TipTopJob; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group based in London is seeking an accomplished Chief Operating Officer to oversee its operations across 33 sites. This exciting leadership role offers the chance to shape the business's future with a clear pathway to make a significant impact. You'll manage multi-site operations while ensuring high standards and a guest-focused culture. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in leisure or hospitality, strong leadership skills, and strategic thinking abilities to guide the company through its next growth phase.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as COO, Operations Director, or similar role.
• Direct experience in the leisure or hospitality sector.
• Ability to manage complex operations and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations across multiple sites.
• Drive performance and maintain high standards.
• Prepare the business for international growth.

Skills

Senior operations management

Multi-site operations

Commercial acumen

People management

Strategic thinking

Job description

Location: London HQ

Overview

This is a rare and exciting leadership role within one of the UK’s most dynamic bar/hospitality groups. A growing and emerging brand major in the industry, the group is now entering a significant growth and change plan, where the founder is stepping away and this role would be overseeing the whole operations: they have 33 sites across London and the Home countries.

The business is now looking for an accomplished Chief Operating Officer to help shape its future. This is a pivotal role, you’ll work closely with the CEO, with a clear pathway to step up and lead the business in the longer term.

Responsibilities

As COO, you’ll oversee day:to:day operations across the portfolio of dynamic bar/hospitality group. You’ll drive performance and efficiency while ensuring each site maintains its unique energy, high standards, and guest:focused culture. Strategically, you’ll play a key role in preparing the business for international growth, setting up the right structures, teams, and processes to scale successfully across Europe.

Qualifications

• A proven senior operator (COO, Operations Director, or similar) with direct experience in leisure, attractions, or visitor‑led destinations: London based OR one house out of London to be based.
• Strong track record managing multi‑site operations, ideally volume sites with complex operational needs.
• Commercially astute with the ability to balance growth with exceptional customer experience.
• Hands‑on, people‑focused, and able to inspire large teams across multiple locations.
• A strategic thinker with long‑term vision, excited by the opportunity to help lead a business through its next phase of growth.
• This is a standout opportunity for a highly capable operator who wants to make a genuine impact in a fast‑growing, ambitious company within the leisure and attractions sector.

If you love the idea of stepping into a dynamic role with serious potential and you’ve got the leadership skills to help, take this brand to the next level we’d love to hear from you.

We are beginning to have confidential conversations so please do get in touch to discuss things further: Stuart Hills or call 900.