Chief People Officer | Hospitality Group | Mediterranean | €180,000 Base + Bonus

Chief People Officer | Hospitality Group | Mediterranean |  €180,000 Base + Bonus

I am recruiting a Chief People Officer for a leading hospitality group.

The group operates multiple hotels and restaurants. They are transitioning into a more structured corporate environment and need a strong leader to build the framework, reporting structure and governance required to operate at the level of larger international players.

This will require resilience, structure and a hands-on approach. You will need to build, implement and train.

Perks and Benefits

Base salary circa €180,000Performance bonus up to 25 percentSenior executive benefitsInitial accommodation support

Your Experience

Proven experience as Chief People Officer or HR Director within multi property hospitality groupsStrong hotel and restaurant background is essentialExperience leading large workforces across multiple sitesExperience in international openings and rapid expansionBackground in businesses transitioning from entrepreneurial to structured corporate modelsHands on operator comfortable building systems from the ground upExperience developing reporting structures, SOPs and governance frameworksStrong leadership presence with the ability to influence owners and senior stakeholdersTrack record within commercially successful organisations

Your Responsibilities

Lead and restructure the group HR functionOversee payroll, recruitment, training, administration, employer branding, wellbeing and policy managementBuild clear reporting structures and accountability frameworksImplement structured SOPs across all propertiesDrive a unified culture across the groupLead and develop an HR team of approximately 12 peopleSupport significant headcount growth linked to new openings

If you are interested, contact me directly.

Clay at clay@corecruitment.com



  • Location: Sicily, Italy
  • Salary: Market related
  • Type: Permanent
  • Recruiter: COREcruitment
  • Posted: 20-Feb-2026
  • Posted on: careers4a.com