Head of Operations

Jayne Peirce Travel Recruitment; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jayne Peirce Travel Recruitment is seeking a Head of Operations for a luxury travel DMC client. The role can be home-based with London/hybrid options and flexible patterns; full-time.

The candidate will oversee end-to-end operations, manage supplier relations, and help scale processes as the team grows. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in luxury travel operations (DMC or tour operator), strong project management, and excellent written communication with meticulous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in operations within luxury travel
• Experience in DMC or tour operator environments
• Experience building or improving processes
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written communication and detail-orientation

Responsibilities

• Own trip confirmations end-to-end, coordinating amendments and cancellations across hotels, guides, chauffeurs and other suppliers
• Build and standardise operating procedures, checklists and handover documentation
• Quality-check bookings, setting the bar for accuracy and tone
• Manage supplier relationships, keeping communication warm and prompt
• Partner with the founders on day-to-day operations as the team grows

Skills

Operations experience

Luxury travel

DMC background

Process improvement

Multi-project management

Excellent communication

Job description

Head of Operations - Home Based/London/Hybrid/Flexible

This is a genuinely exciting one. Our client is a young, fast-growing luxury travel DMC creating bespoke, beautifully curated trips. Every single piece of business they've won to date has come through recommendation and referral.

We're looking for someone with a background in operations either as a Operations Manager or Head of Operations within luxury travel, a DMC or tour operator. A DMC background would be a real bonus, but strong tour operating experience is just as welcome. You'll need to be highly organised with genuinely exceptional attention to detail, comfortable juggling multiple projects at once, and confident building or improving processes from scratch.

Being a small, close-knit team, they're flexible on working patterns and days, though this is ultimately a full time role. It's home-based unless you're within commutable distance of their London office, where the team gets together three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Own trip confirmations end-to-end, coordinating amendments and cancellations across hotels, guides, chauffeurs and other suppliers
• Build and standardise operating procedures, checklists and handover documentation
• Quality-check bookings, setting the bar for accuracy and tone
• Manage supplier relationships, keeping communication warm and prompt
• Partner with the founders on day-to-day operations as the team grows

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience in operations within luxury travel, a DMC or tour operator
• DMC background a real bonus; strong tour operating experience equally welcome
• Experience building or improving processes
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written communication, warm and friendly in tone
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail

We carefully review each application and will personally contact candidates whose experience aligns with our client's requirements. Thank you for your interest in this exclusive opportunity.