Group Operations Director - Major Hospitality Group
Location: London
Salary: £140,000 - £160,000

A major hospitality group is looking for a Group Operations Director to oversee a national multi-brand restaurant portfolio during a key period of transition, repositioning, and future growth.

Based from a London head office, this role will oversee multiple Heads of Operations and established senior teams across the group, bringing stronger alignment, structure, and operational consistency across the wider business.

The focus is on bringing everything together more effectively, improving communication, strengthening systems, and building a more scalable operational structure for the future.

The Role:

• Oversee operational performance across a national multi-brand restaurant group
• Lead and support multiple Heads of Operations and senior teams
• Create stronger systems, structure, and accountability across the business
• Drive operational efficiencies and commercial improvement
• Work closely with ownership and senior leadership during a period of change
• Support future acquisitions and long-term growth plans
• Build a more connected and scalable group-wide operational platform

The Person:

• Senior hospitality leadership experience for leading restaurant groups
• Strong commercial and operational background
• Experience leading large teams and complex structures
• Comfortable operating within evolving or repositioning businesses
• Collaborative, low ego, and people-focused
• Able to bring structure without damaging culture
• Strategic but operationally credible
• Have lead support functions – People, Marketing, Finance, Property etc

Get in touch – kate@corecruitment.com