Head of Talent, Culture & Employer Brand

Hiddenwell Destination Spa Hotels
? Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Help us create the hospitality employer everyone wants to work for, At Hiddenwell, we believe hospitality starts with our people.

As we continue our ambitious growth journey, opening new luxury hospitality destinations across the UK, we’re looking for an exceptional Head of Talent, Culture & Employer Brand to help shape the future of our business.

This is more than a recruitment role. It’s an opportunity to create a market-leading people experience, build a compelling employer brand and ensure every colleague experiences the same level of hospitality that we deliver to our guests.

If you’re passionate about attracting outstanding talent, building high-performing cultures and creating unforgettable employee experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer / People Director, you’ll lead the development and delivery of Hiddenwell’s Talent, Culture and Employer Brand strategy across our growing portfolio of destination spa hotels.

You’ll be responsible for attracting, engaging and retaining exceptional people whilst ensuring our future hotel openings are successfully resourced, mobilised and culturally aligned.

Working closely with senior leaders across the business, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our reputation as one of the UK’s most desirable hospitality employers.

Why Hiddenwell?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing hospitality business at a pivotal stage of its journey. 

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Shape the future of our people strategy.
• Build a market-leading employer brand.
• Influence business growth and future openings.
• Create meaningful impact across the entire employee lifecycle.
• Work alongside passionate leaders who genuinely believe people are our greatest asset.

Working in line with our Hiddenwell Values

Respect - Own your interactions
Excellence - Own your standards
Teamwork - Own your role in the team
Commitment - Own the outcome
Integrity - Own your decisions

What You’ll Be Doing

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Creating and delivering a best-in-class talent acquisition strategy aligned to business growth
• Leading end-to-end recruitment across operational, management and support centre functions
• Building sustainable talent pipelines for current and future openings
• Reducing agency reliance through innovative sourcing strategies and recruitment marketing
• Partnering with operational leaders to forecast workforce requirements and support expansion plans

Employer Branding & Attraction

• Developing and championing Hiddenwell’s Employer Value Proposition
• Positioning Hiddenwell as an employer of choice within the hospitality sector
• Creating engaging recruitment campaigns, social content and talent attraction initiatives
• Building strong partnerships with hospitality networks, educational providers and industry bodies

Culture & Employee Experience

• Championing our commitment to delivering 100% Hospitality to every colleague
• Driving employee engagement, belonging and cultural alignment initiatives
• Embedding our values into every stage of the employee journey
• Creating experiences that improve retention, engagement and employee advocacy

New Openings

• Leading recruitment and mobilisation activity for all new openings
• Designing scalable recruitment plans to support rapid growth
• Coordinating hiring campaigns, assessment events and onboarding programmes
• Ensuring opening teams are fully staffed, engaged and ready for launch 

Leadership

• Leading and developing the Talent & Recruitment team
• Establishing meaningful KPIs and performance measures
• Providing insight and reporting to the Executive Team
• Influencing business leaders and drive people-focused decision making

About You

You’ll be an experienced talent or people leader who thrives in fast-paced, multi-site environments and enjoys building something special.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Employer Branding or Talent & Culture leadership roles.
• Proven success within hospitality, leisure, retail or other high-volume, multi-site businesses.
• Experience supporting large-scale growth, mobilisation projects or new site openings.
• An excellent understanding of employer branding, candidate attraction and workforce planning.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to use data to drive decisions.
• A passion for creating exceptional employee experiences.

Additional Information

• Full-Time position – Monday - Friday
• Working 40 hours per week
• £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 33 days annual holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Travel expenses
• Complimentary Spa Day on work anniversaries at any of our company spas
• Coffee, tea and snacks from our kitchen
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program
• 30% discount on overnight stays and spa days
• Discounts on food, drink and retail across our venues
• Pension scheme
• Free Parking
• Refer-a-Friend scheme
• Excellent Induction and training programme
• Perkbox Online benefits and discounts
• On-line Doctor support (appointments/prescriptions)
• A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with loads of development opportunities

Head of Talent, Culture & Employer Brand

Hiddenwell Destination Spa Hotels
? Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Help us create the hospitality employer everyone wants to work for, At Hiddenwell, we believe hospitality starts with our people.

As we continue our ambitious growth journey, opening new luxury hospitality destinations across the UK, we’re looking for an exceptional Head of Talent, Culture & Employer Brand to help shape the future of our business.

This is more than a recruitment role. It’s an opportunity to create a market-leading people experience, build a compelling employer brand and ensure every colleague experiences the same level of hospitality that we deliver to our guests.

If you’re passionate about attracting outstanding talent, building high-performing cultures and creating unforgettable employee experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer / People Director, you’ll lead the development and delivery of Hiddenwell’s Talent, Culture and Employer Brand strategy across our growing portfolio of destination spa hotels.

You’ll be responsible for attracting, engaging and retaining exceptional people whilst ensuring our future hotel openings are successfully resourced, mobilised and culturally aligned.

Working closely with senior leaders across the business, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our reputation as one of the UK’s most desirable hospitality employers.

Why Hiddenwell?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing hospitality business at a pivotal stage of its journey. 

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Shape the future of our people strategy.
• Build a market-leading employer brand.
• Influence business growth and future openings.
• Create meaningful impact across the entire employee lifecycle.
• Work alongside passionate leaders who genuinely believe people are our greatest asset.

Working in line with our Hiddenwell Values

Respect - Own your interactions
Excellence - Own your standards
Teamwork - Own your role in the team
Commitment - Own the outcome
Integrity - Own your decisions

What You’ll Be Doing

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Creating and delivering a best-in-class talent acquisition strategy aligned to business growth
• Leading end-to-end recruitment across operational, management and support centre functions
• Building sustainable talent pipelines for current and future openings
• Reducing agency reliance through innovative sourcing strategies and recruitment marketing
• Partnering with operational leaders to forecast workforce requirements and support expansion plans

Employer Branding & Attraction

• Developing and championing Hiddenwell’s Employer Value Proposition
• Positioning Hiddenwell as an employer of choice within the hospitality sector
• Creating engaging recruitment campaigns, social content and talent attraction initiatives
• Building strong partnerships with hospitality networks, educational providers and industry bodies

Culture & Employee Experience

• Championing our commitment to delivering 100% Hospitality to every colleague
• Driving employee engagement, belonging and cultural alignment initiatives
• Embedding our values into every stage of the employee journey
• Creating experiences that improve retention, engagement and employee advocacy

New Openings

• Leading recruitment and mobilisation activity for all new openings
• Designing scalable recruitment plans to support rapid growth
• Coordinating hiring campaigns, assessment events and onboarding programmes
• Ensuring opening teams are fully staffed, engaged and ready for launch 

Leadership

• Leading and developing the Talent & Recruitment team
• Establishing meaningful KPIs and performance measures
• Providing insight and reporting to the Executive Team
• Influencing business leaders and drive people-focused decision making

About You

You’ll be an experienced talent or people leader who thrives in fast-paced, multi-site environments and enjoys building something special.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Employer Branding or Talent & Culture leadership roles.
• Proven success within hospitality, leisure, retail or other high-volume, multi-site businesses.
• Experience supporting large-scale growth, mobilisation projects or new site openings.
• An excellent understanding of employer branding, candidate attraction and workforce planning.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to use data to drive decisions.
• A passion for creating exceptional employee experiences.

Additional Information

• Full-Time position – Monday - Friday
• Working 40 hours per week
• £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 33 days annual holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Travel expenses
• Complimentary Spa Day on work anniversaries at any of our company spas
• Coffee, tea and snacks from our kitchen
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program
• 30% discount on overnight stays and spa days
• Discounts on food, drink and retail across our venues
• Pension scheme
• Free Parking
• Refer-a-Friend scheme
• Excellent Induction and training programme
• Perkbox Online benefits and discounts
• On-line Doctor support (appointments/prescriptions)
• A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with loads of development opportunities