Skills

Communication Leadership Creativity Recruitment

Job Specifications

We are looking for a Head of People to drive our people strategy, champion our culture, and ensure our teams thrive across Gordon Ramsay Restaurants & Support Office.

Reporting to the People Director you will lead the people operations function, partner with senior leadership teams who value collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement while ensuring our people practices align with business goals.

You’ll work in partnership with the People Director to shape and deliver the people strategy focussed on seamless people operations, partnering, engagement and world class employee experience.

This is a genuine opportunity to make an impact and shape a people-first best in class global restaurant business.

What You’ll Do

Lead and inspire the People operations & People Partner team to deliver high-impact, business-focused people operations across restaurants and support office.
Partner with leaders to bring the people strategy to life, coach and empower to build confidence and capability in taking ownership of performance
Develop and embed people policies and process that support our culture and place people at the heart of everything we do
Oversee Employee Relations and lead the team on complex and high-risk matters. An expert in the field of ongoing changes in employment legislation, adapting and upskilling the people team and operational leadership teams.
Translate key people data and trends in to meaningful proposals to enact change and improvement in the business.
Collaborate with the L&D Team to design learning strategies that nurture internal talent and drive progression, continuously growing the capabilities of our teams

About You

An experienced People Ops leader, in a Senior HR role currently, ideally within hospitality, retail, or multi- site environment.
We are a fast paced, high energy business which requires the agility to adapt and respond – being commercial and strategic goes hand in hand with being comfortable to roll up your sleeves when needed.
Excellent knowledge of UK employment law, pragmatic with a people first mindset and responding to continuous change
A natural coach with strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills. We truly value how much we support each other as a team and
Demonstrated experience driving cultural and organisational change.

What we offer you

A fantastic 50% staff discount on food and drink in UK restaurants
50% discount on Gordon Ramsay Academy classes & courses for you and Friends & Family
Private Medical Insurance – Single Cover
MYNDUP - up to 2 hours a month free, anonymous mental health support & wellbeing, counselling or therapy
Stream - Employees can access up to 50% of wages before payday
Preferential Room Rates at Gordon Ramsay Restaurants partner hotels
Lunch provided at Office Locations and in Restaurants

At Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, we are driven to be an inclusive employer, we are devoted to creating an environment where our amazing teams can thrive, and our aim is to put people at the heart of everything we do. We want our teams to be their authentic self and we truly celebrate diversity in every sense.

We are successful at what we do by cultivating talented teams with diverse skills & backgrounds. Everyone is welcome in our Gordon Ramsay Restaurants family. As we continue to grow and build the business, we are committed to putting diversity, equality, and inclusion at the forefront.

We do receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact those who have been successful in moving to the next stage of the recruitment process.

About the Company

Founded in 1998, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants comprises the restaurant business of acclaimed chef, restaurateur, TV personality and author Gordon Ramsay. It is one of the largest privately-owned restaurant groups in the UK with 34 restaurants. The group has a further 22 restaurants internationally including Shanghai, South Korea, Malaysia, France, Dubai, Singapore and now Thailand, with further international openings planned. Additionally, across the US the business currently has 32 restaurants, with a global total of 88 rest... Know more