Chief People Officer | Hospitality Group | Mediterranean |  €180,000 Base + Bonus

I am recruiting a Chief People Officer for a leading hospitality group.

The group operates multiple hotels and restaurants.

They are transitioning into a more structured corporate environment and need a strong leader to build the framework, reporting structure and governance required to operate at the level of larger international players.

This will require resilience, structure and a hands-on approach.

You will need to build, implement and train.

Perks and Benefits

• Base salary circa €180,000
• Performance bonus up to 25 percent
• Senior executive benefits
• Initial accommodation support

Your Experience

• Proven experience as Chief People Officer or HR Director within multi property hospitality groups
• Strong hotel and restaurant background is essential
• Experience leading large workforces across multiple sites
• Experience in international openings and rapid expansion
• Background in businesses transitioning from entrepreneurial to structured corporate models
• Hands on operator comfortable building systems from the ground up
• Experience developing reporting structures, SOPs and governance frameworks
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence owners and senior stakeholders
• Track record within commercially successful organisations

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and restructure the group HR function
• Oversee payroll, recruitment, training, administration, employer branding, wellbeing and policy management
• Build clear reporting structures and accountability frameworks
• Implement structured SOPs across all properties
• Drive a unified culture across the group
• Lead and develop an HR team of approximately 12 people
• Support significant headcount growth linked to new openings

If you are interested, contact me directly.

Clay at clay@corecruitment.com