Senior Staffing Manager - KRU Live

Blue Square; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading event staffing agency is seeking a Senior Staffing Manager based in the UK. This leadership role involves overseeing staffing for live campaigns, managing recruitment and compliance processes, and ensuring high standards of operations. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments and has strong people leadership abilities. The position offers a competitive salary of £37,000 per annum along with development opportunities in a people-focused culture.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Development Opportunities

Reward Scheme Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in staffing or operations leadership.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead staffing across live campaigns and activations.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, and compliance processes.
• Ensure Health & Safety practices are followed.

Skills

People leadership

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Solutions-focused

Job description

ARE YOU THE ONE?

People. Performance. Perfectly Delivered.

Are you a confident people leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-volume environments? Do you love building strong teams, creating structure, and delivering flawless staffing operations? If so, we want to hear from you.

As our Senior Staffing Manager, you’ll sit at the heart of our live delivery operation. Leading the staffing function end-to-end, you’ll oversee recruitment, compliance, payroll, and on-the-ground delivery across campaigns and activations throughout the UK (and occasionally afield).

This is a hands-on leadership role where no two days are the same. You’ll work closely with the Head of Operations, Account Management teams, and field staff, ensuring every staffing brief is delivered smoothly, compliantly, and to the highest standard.

WHAT YOU’LL BE UP TO

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of staffing across live campaigns and activations
• Line manage, support, and develop the Staffing Team, ensuring performance and wellbeing
• Delegate staffing briefs, manage team capacity, and keep projects on track
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, training, and compliance of field staff
• Maintain accurate staffing records, right-to-work checks, and staff databases
• Manage payroll processes, weekly submissions, and compliance checks
• Build strong, trusted relationships with field teams and internal stakeholders
• Provide clear booking status updates and oversight of all live staffing projects
• Ensure Health & Safety considerations are embedded across all staffing delivery
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, training, and ways of working

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE

• Play a pivotal role in delivering high-profile live campaigns
• Lead and shape a growing staffing function
• Work within a collaborative, people-first culture
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Fast-paced, varied, and never boring

ARE YOU OUR PERFECT PARTNER?

• You’re an experienced staffing or operations leader who loves developing people
• You thrive in fast-paced, high-volume environments
• You’re highly organised, calm under pressure, and detail-driven
• You build strong relationships and lead with clarity and confidence
• You’re proactive, solutions-focused, and always thinking one step ahead
• You take pride in delivering exceptional standards for both clients and teams

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• Competitive Salary: £37,000 Per Annum + Reward Scheme Bonus
• Development Opportunities

WHO ARE WE?

Kru Live is a global brand experience agency, a part of the Brand Partnership Group, specialising in authentic brand ambassadors for live events and experiential marketing.

With over 20 years’ experience, we work with leading brands including Google, NIVEA, UEFA, Revolut, Diageo and Adobe, delivering impactful, people-led brand experiences worldwide.

We offer an end-to-end service, from ideation and planning through to production, staffing and proof of impact. Through TSEC, our international alliance, global clients benefit from one brief, one point of contact and one invoice, wherever they activate.

Kru Live is known for looking after its people, paying well and fast, making it highly competitive to join our network, with over 7,500 professionals on our waiting list.

POINTS TO NOTE:

• If successful you will be employed by Kru Live, a part of the Brand Partnership Group, sister company to Blue Square
• Reasonable adjustments: We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us over at our sister company Blue Square, by emailing: [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application
• Whilst we strive to adhere to our closing dates, we may close the vacancy early based on interest or the progression of the role
• Please note this is an advertfor our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Blue Square
• If you’re an internal candidate, remember to use your company email address to apply
• Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.