Group Operations Director - Major Hospitality Group

Group Operations Director - Major Hospitality Group
Location: London
Salary: £140,000 - £160,000

A major hospitality group is looking for a Group Operations Director to oversee a national multi-brand restaurant portfolio during a key period of transition, repositioning, and future growth.

Based from a London head office, this role will oversee multiple Heads of Operations and established senior teams across the group, bringing stronger alignment, structure, and operational consistency across the wider business.

The focus is on bringing everything together more effectively, improving communication, strengthening systems, and building a more scalable operational structure for the future.

The Role:

Oversee operational performance across a national multi-brand restaurant groupLead and support multiple Heads of Operations and senior teamsCreate stronger systems, structure, and accountability across the businessDrive operational efficiencies and commercial improvementWork closely with ownership and senior leadership during a period of changeSupport future acquisitions and long-term growth plansBuild a more connected and scalable group-wide operational platform

The Person:

Senior hospitality leadership experience for leading restaurant groupsStrong commercial and operational backgroundExperience leading large teams and complex structuresComfortable operating within evolving or repositioning businessesCollaborative, low ego, and people-focusedAble to bring structure without damaging cultureStrategic but operationally credibleHave lead support functions – People, Marketing, Finance, Property etc

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