HR Manager — UK Properties

We are seeking an experienced, practical, and commercially minded HR Manager to lead day-to-day HR across our UK hospitality portfolio of properties located within approximately 20 minutes of one another. Reporting to the UK Cluster General Manager, with support from Head Office, you will help managers build capable teams, handle people matters, and maintain reliable HR and payroll processes. This is a hands-on role for someone who can strengthen management capability, raise standards, and follow through on change. You will spend time across the properties, understand the needs of each operation, and help managers improve how they recruit, lead, and develop their people.

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: Attract and retain great people, leading recruitment and the employee journey from first contact through onboarding, development, and progression.   

Management Support: Be a trusted partner to managers, helping them build confident teams, improve performance, and handle employee matters fairly and effectively.   

Compliance & Standards: Set high standards for HR, keeping employee documentation accurate, policies consistently applied, and employment practices legally compliant.  

Payroll Management: Take ownership of payroll through Fourth, delivering accurate, timely payroll with robust checks and clear approvals.   

Budget & Roster Efficiency: Make every staffing hour count, managing the payroll budget with the Cluster GM and HODs, improving roster efficiency and productivity while supporting excellent guest service.   

Engagement & Retention: Build a workplace where people thrive, driving engagement, morale, and retention through meaningful training, recognition, appraisals, and individual development plans.   

Continuous Improvement: Turn people insights into action, identifying what needs to improve, strengthening HR systems, and following through on changes that deliver measurable results.  

Requirements

• Proven experience as an HR Manager or Senior HR Generalist, with the ability to manage a broad HR remit independently
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and strong employee relations skills.
• Experience managing payroll and time and attendance controls.
• Highly organized, discreet, confident challenging managers constructively, and able to turn advice into practical action.
• Hospitality or multi-site experience, CIPD Level 5 or equivalent, and familiarity with Fourth are desirable.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly between regional properties.

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