Operations Director

London (with international travel)
£125,000 - £150,000 + incentives

An established hospitality group is entering a new phase of growth and repositioning, with multiple projects underway across the UK and internationally. With fresh momentum building and further openings on the horizon, the business is now looking to bring in a senior operator to help elevate performance, strengthen structure and support long-term scalability.

This is a high-impact role with a clear pathway to full operational ownership over time.

The Role:

• Oversee a small but growing portfolio of premium hospitality sites across multiple regions
• Provide senior leadership across key locations, ensuring consistency in delivery, standards and performance
• Work closely with the existing leadership team, gradually transitioning into a more autonomous, strategic position
• Support upcoming openings and projects, ensuring they land successfully and trade strongly
• Drive performance improvements across the estate, identifying gaps and implementing change where needed
• Lead and develop senior operators, creating accountability and raising overall capability
• Play a key role in shaping the future direction of the business as it continues to expand

The Person:

• Proven senior operator from a premium, high-performing hospitality environment
• Experience within refined, structured brands with strong standards and expectations
• Commercially astute with a solid grasp of multi-site performance and P&L ownership
• Detail-driven, with a natural ability to elevate standards and execution
• Confident in challenging existing ways of working and driving meaningful change
• Comfortable operating across multiple regions, including regular international travel
• Strong leadership presence, able to influence at senior level and build credibility quickly
• Ambitious and motivated by the opportunity to take on full operational responsibility over time

Get in touch – kate@corecruitment.com