Head of Strategic Planning and Integration

Splendid Hospitality Group; Watford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in the UK is seeking a Head of Strategic Planning and Integration. This role involves coordinating strategic initiatives, ensuring project alignment with business goals, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and extensive experience in project management. The company offers a supportive environment, learning opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Heavily discounted hotel stays

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

33 holiday days

Automatic Enrolment into a workplace pension scheme

Wagestream

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic planning and senior-level project management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and manage cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and integrate strategic initiatives across the business.
• Design and implement effective planning processes with the Board.
• Track and report on the progress of projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Master’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Project

Monday.com

Job description

Head of Strategic Planning and Integration

CCO Office - Splendid Hospitality (Head Office)

Contract: Full Time
Salary:

Splendid Hospitality Group is one of the UKs fastest growing privately-owned hotel groups. As a family run business, people are at the very heart of its success, a place where everyone becomes parts of the Splendid family. Our vision is to create extraordinary experiences, positively impact lives, and get better every day - it’s the ‘Splendid Hospitality Way’ which is our way of looking after everybody to help them succeed, have fun and keep guests and our Splendid team members happy.

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the Group Head of Strategic Planning and Integration will be responsible for co-ordinating and integrating strategic initiatives and projects across the business, and enabling the Board to oversee and steer delivery. By influencing and networking across the business, you will ensure projects are aligned with the strategy and prioritised by the Board, and answer a clear business need / problem, ensure that relevant options have been considered and that the ensuing projects are executed effectively so that they are delivered on time, to scope and to budget.

You will use your strong business acumen to ensure projects unlock a business benefit. You will be pragmatic and collaborative to make sure projects are delivered in a timely fashion. You will also develop reporting tools (using software where appropriate) to ensure there is good quality tracking and reporting of projects.

What We Offer

We want our family members to enjoy coming to work and provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to work in. You’ll develop personally through meeting and working with people from all over the world as we all create memorable guest experiences together, and for those keen to develop you’ll have the opportunity to explore the business with various career options. In addition, on offer:

• Learning and Development Opportunities available through our Leadership Development Programme.
• Heavily discounted hotel stays and food & beverage discounts.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family. Giving you access to counselling services, physical wellbeing & financial aid.
• 33 holiday days
• Automatic Enrolment into a workplace pension scheme
• Wagestream – Stream up to 50% pay as it is earned and set automatic savings to support your financial wellbeing

About Us

Our success lies amongst the strengths and skills of the dedicated and professional people we employ.
Everyone at Splendid Hospitality is committed to The Splendid Hospitality Way, delivering genuine service to 'Create Extraordinary Experiences'. The team offers a wealth of experience across a variety of talents ensuring that the Group is well positioned to achieve its vision to be a Centre of Global Excellence for Hospitality.

Role in our Family

The Role:

• Planning - working with the Board to align business priorities / OKRs to the strategy and identify/ codify strategic projects for execution. Design & implement effective planning processes.
• Prioritisation - enable the Board/s to sequence matters and delivery, based on projects’ timelines and assessment of benefits and delivery capacity.
• Integration - design and facilitate discussions with cross-functional stakeholders to plan, implement, resolve project related risks / issues / dependencies. Act as liaison between divisions and functions to ensure projects are executed effectively. Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and minimise disruption.
• Internal consultant for projects / leads - Support project leaders to plan project delivery and define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of planning and integration efforts. Act as the key point of contact for business transformation related matters and provide advice to project leaders.
• Project delivery - establish consistent methodology for project delivery and reporting.
• Change management, project governance and progress reporting - track, analyse, and report on the progress of projects. Develop, implement, and maintain robust project governance structures, policies, and procedures, providing clear sibility of key decisions. Maintain a programme level view of planned change activity, identify hot-spots and dependencies, enable the board/s to sequence delivery and resolve escalated issues.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related discipline; a Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience in strategic planning, business integration, or senior-level project management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, with strong leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management capabilities.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ), with the ability to build trust, resolve conflict, and drive collaboration across diverse teams.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with strong negotiation and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Proven track record of managing and delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Proficiency in project planning and integration tools (e.g. ERP systems, Microsoft Project, Monday.com, or similar platforms).
• Solid understanding of risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and change management principles.
• Experience working with data analytics platforms and performance tracking tools to inform strategy and decision-making.
• Expertise in process optimisation; familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent methodologies is highly desirable.

What Happens Next

Does this role suit your skillset? Apply now, this takes seconds, you’ll just need to provide some contact details along with a CV. Next, we’ll review your details, and if successful we’ll invite you to meet one of the team to learn more about you, your experience and let us tell you more about the Splendid group.

The Splendid Group is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.