People Manager London Office 12m Maternity Contract

Hakkasan Group home to the internationally acclaimed Hakkasan and Yauatcha restaurants is seeking an experienced and hands-on People Manager to lead the people function during a 12-month maternity cover period.

This is a high-impact operational role with end-to-end responsibility across employee relations recruitment people operations payroll coordination and people-related financial planning. Working closely with senior leaders and managers youll ensure people practices are legally compliant commercially effective and aligned with our values.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead people partner for the business providing pragmatic legally compliant advice across all people matters.
• Manage the full employee relations lifecycle including disciplinaries grievances performance and absence management supporting managers through formal processes.
• Build strong relationships with General Managers and senior leaders maintaining a visible and trusted on-site presence.
• Deliver end-to-end recruitment aligned with business priorities and budgets including interviews onboarding and workforce planning.
• Plan and deliver ad-hoc recruitment initiatives such as assessment days open days and targeted hiring activity when required.
• Oversee people operations and administration including starters leavers contracts right-to-work compliance and HR systems.
• Work closely with Payroll to ensure accurate and timely processing of people changes.
• Champion onboarding engagement and values-led initiatives that support a positive and inclusive culture.
• Support ad-hoc people projects and continuous improvement initiatives including the development and optimisation of people systems.
• Ensure compliance with UK employment law GDPR internal policies and audit requirements providing people insights to support decision-making.

About You

• Ideally 5 years experience in a generalist HR / People role preferably within hospitality or a fast-paced multi-site environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law applied pragmatically and consistently.
• Proven experience managing employee relations cases end to end.
• Confident credible people partner able to coach influence and challenge managers constructively.
• Highly organised detail-focused and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Calm professional and solutions-focused with strong judgement and discretion.

Benefits

• Dine & Delight: 50% off food and beverage across all our restaurants including takeaway.
• Weve Got You Covered: Employee Assistance Programme enhanced maternity and paternity leave private medical insurance and life assurance.
• Birthday Bonanza: Enjoy a little something from us each year to celebrate your special day.
• Share the Experience: Earn up to 750 through our Refer a Friend scheme.
• Moments That Matter: Gifts for Christmas Chinese New Year birthdays and long service.
• Grow With Us: Training development and progression opportunities within a global hospitality group.
• Giving Back: Charity community and sustainability initiatives.
• Time to Recharge: 28 days holiday (increasing with service) plus a performance-based bonus.