Chief of Staff

Company: COREcruitment Ltd
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Location: London
Job Description:

Job Description

Chief of Staff – People, Recruitment & Operations

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Build the people engine. Unlock the growth. Then help scale the business

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London

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TEMP TO PERM – Immediate start role

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Up to 90,000

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Our client is entering an ambition us phase of growth, and they are looking for a Chief of Staff – People, Recruitment & Operations to build the operational foundations that will make that growth possible.

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This isn't a traditional HR leadership role. It starts with people and recruitment, but the opportunity is much bigger: build the people machine first, then grow into the operational number two for the group.

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The role:

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  • Define every role from the centre floor upwards what the role exists to achieve, how success is measured, and then how it translates into a clear job description
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  • Build an end-to-end recruitment engine covering attraction, selection and onboarding with a particular focus on making better hiring decisions and ensuring great people stay
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  • Bring HR and Operations together under one clear, practical framework
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  • Take ownership of workforce planning and manage salary costs carefully as the organisation grows
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  • Mentor and develop our existing Talent function, raising capability rather than simply replacing what already exists
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  • Build the processes, standards and accountability needed to create a consistent employee experience across the business
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Experience:

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  • You will be someone who combines People expertise with an operator's mindset
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  • Strong experience in hospitality, leisure and lifestyle services
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  • You understand recruitment, talent and HR but you're equally comfortable talking about performance, processes, costs, facilities and what is actually happening on the ground
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  • You build rather than maintain. You simplify rather than add bureaucracy. And you're comfortable being measured by outcomes rather than activity
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This is an opportunity to build the people infrastructure behind an ambitious growth story and then help lead the operation that growth creates

Posted: August 28th, 2026