Senior Human Resources Manager

COREcruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd in London is seeking a Senior Human Resources Manager to lead people strategy for a growing hospitality group. Based in Central London, you will partner with senior leaders to manage employee relations, recruitment, welfare and development while ensuring compliance with employment law.

You will oversee records, payroll budgeting support, internal comms, and the people plan, coaching HoDs and supporting health & safety audit activities.

Qualifications

• HR management experience in a senior role (min 2 years)
• Hospitality experience essential
• CIPD qualification or similar degree (big bonus)
• Experience in a high volume, high turnover business
• Experience managing a team around 400 employees
• HR generalist experience (recruitment, benefits, records, disciplinary & grievance)

Responsibilities

• Maintain all employee records and ensure compliance
• Manage and monitor the personnel budget and payroll targets
• Lead internal communications; chair meetings and take action as needed
• Oversee employee welfare; conduct annual surveys and act on results
• Ensure disciplinary and grievance processes comply with policy and law
• Follow the people plan and company guidelines; support training needs
• Collaborate with Group Training & Development on training calendars
• Coach HoDs on effective team management
• Assist Statutory Co-ordinator with health and safety audit tasks

Skills

HR management

Hospitality experience

Coaching

People management

Recruitment

Benefits management

Records management

Disciplinary/Grievance

Education

CIPD qualification

HR-related degree

Job description

Senior Human Resources Manager London, up to £65,000 – Cool business in London

Based: Central London

We are seeking a Head of People for a smaller but growing hospitality group, with some epic sites across London and within the M25, strong growth plans for 2026-2027 and onwards, but with this role, your Mentor who is a fantastic OD and Founder, they are great humans. The Head of People will support the senior team in all employee-related aspects of the business. Deal with and support management in all aspects of employee relations, recruitment, welfare, training and development while ensuring company compliance with current employment legislation.

What are we looking for?

Qualifications / Experience

• HR management experience in a similar senior role for a minimum of 2 years
• Experience in a hospitality environment essential
• Relevant HR Qualification; CIPD full of part qualified, or similar degree BIG BONUS
• Experience working in a high volume, high quality, high turnover business
• Experience working with a similar sized team (400 employees)
• HR generalist experience including recruitment, benefits and records management, disciplinary and grievance and general support and coaching

Here’s what you’d do:

• Maintain all employee records; ensuring compliance and updating information
• Compile and manage the personnel budget; assist with the payroll budget and helping managers to maintain their payroll targets
• Manage and promote internal communications; chairing relevant meetings and taking action where required
• Look after the welfare of employees; ensuring completion of an annual survey, following up on results as part of the people plan
• Ensure that disciplinary and grievance processes are in line with company policy and meet legislation requirements
• To follow company guidelines and property people plan to ensure best practice
• To liaise with Training & Development Mgr (Group role) on training requirements and organise dates and attendees to maximise the training opportunity
• To coach and support HoD’s in the effective management of their teams
• Assist the Statutory Co-ordinator on the Personnel related aspects of the Statutory Health and Safety Audit