Talent and Retention Manager

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in London seeks a Head of Talent Acquisition & Retention to enhance their recruitment strategies and build an unparalleled candidate journey. The role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of talent in iconic pubs while fostering relationships and elevating the brand's reputation in the hospitality sector.

Benefits

Meals

Hospitality perks

Team events

Perbox

Big impact in a growing company

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ senior experience in recruitment, ideally in hospitality/lifestyle brands.
• Knowledge in sourcing hard-to-find talent.
• Passionate about people, process, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end recruitment across the pubs and group functions.
• Building relationships with universities for gap year and apprenticeship programs.
• Owning the candidate experience from first contact through to onboarding.

Skills

Recruitment

Talent Acquisition

Candidate Experience

Building Relationships

Employer Branding

Job description

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We're Hiring: Head of Talent Acquisition & Retention

Location: London (On-site across Cubitt House estate, with flex for strategy days)

Are you a people-powered recruiter with a flair for building teams, shaping culture, and spotting standout talent a mile off? Join Cubitt House, one of London’s most iconic pub groups, as our Head of Talent Acquisition & Retention — and help us grow the future of hospitality. Amazing locations based in Mayfair, Marylebone, Notting Hill, Belgravia and Chelsea.

We’re looking for someone who’s not just filling roles — but creating careers, elevating the candidate journey, and building lasting relationships inside and outside our walls.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading end-to-end recruitment across our beautiful pubs and group functions
• Headhunting top talent and building a strong pipeline for the future
• Partnering with GMs and People teams to shape what great looks like
• Building relationships with universities, launching our gap year and apprenticeship programmes
• Owning the candidate experience from first contact through to onboarding
• Driving team retention, employer brand, and culture through smart strategy
• Managing skilled worker sponsorship and right-to-work processes
• Supporting structured onboarding and 30/60/90-day retention initiatives

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has 4+ years’ senior experience in recruitment or talent, ideally in hospitality/lifestyle brands
• Knows how to source hard-to-find talent and build magnetic employer brands
• Is passionate about people, process, and experience
• Thrives in a fast-paced, people-first business with big ambitions
• Loves the energy of great pubs and great teams
• Meals, hospitality perks, team events
• Perbox
• Big impact in a growing company
• Ready to shape the future of hospitality talent?

Send your details — we’d love to meet you.