At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead HR strategy and support people performance across multiple sites.
- Company: Dynamic hospitality business focused on people and culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, great benefits, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Shape the future of hospitality while influencing senior leaders.
- Qualifications: Senior HR experience, strong commercial acumen, and CIPD qualified.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
We’re looking for a commercially minded Lead HR Business Partner to join a committed and hard working team. Are you someone who is energised by fast-paced environments, passionate about people, and ready to shape the future of hospitality? We’re looking for a Lead HR Business Partner to join our team and play a pivotal role in leading and supporting our people strategy across multiple sites. This is a senior role partnering with operational leaders to drive people performance, culture, and organisational effectiveness. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders delivering the people agenda while ensuring alignment with wider business objectives. This is a hands‑on leadership role, combining strategy with execution in a dynamic, customer‑focused environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior operational leaders to deliver the HR strategy
- Drive engagement, culture, and performance across a multi-site operation
- Provide expert guidance on employee relations, risk management, and UK employment law
- Support organisational change, restructures, and transformation programmes
- Use data and insights to inform decision‑making and improve business outcomes
- Drive our training agenda
- Support workforce planning, talent development, and succession initiatives
About You
- Proven experience in a more senior HR role, ideally within hospitality, retail, or a multi‑site environment
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence at senior leadership level
- Solid knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience managing complex employee relations and organisational change
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast‑moving environment
- CIPD qualified (to L5 or equivalent experience)
Why Join Us?
- Have the opportunity to shape and influence the people strategy in a growing business
- Take on a high visibility role with senior stakeholder exposure
- Be part of our collaborative and people-focused culture
- Competitive salary and benefits package
Lead HR Business Partner employer: Watergate Bay Hotel Ltd.
Join a dynamic and people-focused team as a Lead HR Business Partner, where you will have the opportunity to shape the future of hospitality across multiple sites. With a competitive salary and benefits package, our collaborative culture fosters employee growth and engagement, allowing you to influence the people strategy while working closely with senior leaders in a fast-paced environment.
