People & Culture Manager (m/f/d)

Sircle Collection is coming to London in 2023. We’re launching our first UK boutique hotel property and looking for an experienced People & Culture Manager to join our team and successfully bring our brand to a new market.

Opening in Q3 of 2023, the property will be located in Devonshire Square and will include 91 guest rooms, a signature restaurant, a gym, The Cover members’ club and a cocktail bar. The newest location will be part of Sircle Collections’ vibrant group of one-of-a-kind hotels, restaurants and bars in Europe's most interesting neighborhoods.

As People & Culture Manager, you’ll be joining our team to nurture and grow this unique property. In this role, you’ll be responsible for fulfilling our employee brand promise and embodying our brand values by providing heartfelt service, leading with creativity and ambition, and creating surprising experiences for our team members and guests every step of the way.

You will also ensure a timely opening within budget while overseeing the recruitment of key positions to build a strong team. After the opening, you will be responsible for all aspects of the employee experience to ensure we provide work that sparks real connections, and enable people to do their best work.

In addition to your hospitality experience, you bring a warm and positive attitude, ready-to-roll up your sleeves and get things done, and be willing to go the extra mile for your guests and the team. You understand that opening a new hotel is challenging, but with a deep passion for the industry, a strong sense of self-confidence and a flexible and open mind, you'll thrive.

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About the role

Initially, the People & Culture Manager will play a crucial role in the hotel (pre-) opening process, ensuring the hotel opens on time, and within budget. As part of the management team, and in close collaboration with the Head Office in Amsterdam, you will be responsible for setting up the People & Culture department. Once the hotel is open, you will work with the management team to ensure we offer an employee experience that encourages our people to create special memories together, and to go home each day with great stories to tell, proud accomplishments to brag about, and a full heart. You will report to the VP People & Culture.

Your responsibilities include:

• Pre-opening & set up of P&C department: establish guidelines, policies and processes in line with Sircle Collection guidelines, policies and local labour agreements and laws;
• Recruitment: develop and place job advertisements, applicant screening and selection of future team members; liaising with recruitment agencies and other third-party recruitment partners;
• HR administration and registration: Ensure accurate personnel files and administration, including ensuring permits, etc.;

• Training & development: develop and facilitate in-house training; with support from Sircle Collection Head Office P&C team;
• Pay roll: Ensure accurate pay rolling and corresponding reporting and analysis;
• Provide day-to-day advice to operations managers and employees on all HR-related issues;
• Ensure compliance with all local labor laws, health and safety regulations, and all other applicable laws and regulations, as well as ensure all mandatory training and reporting is completed.

About you

• You have a passion for hospitality and for creating an excellent guest and employee experience.
• You enjoy working in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment. You take accountability for achieving results, for delivering an excellent guest experience, for attracting and retaining outstanding talent, and for achieving your targets on time, and within budget.
• You are an experienced People & Culture Manager, with a modern approach, and with strong knowledge of local labor laws and HR practices. The ideal candidate is hands on, can quickly establish credibility and respect, and easily creates strong working relationships. Your approach is positive, enthusiastic and creative. This role could develop into a regional function in the future as our company grows.

You have

• A Bachelor degree in human resources/hospitality management;
• 3- 5 years’ experience in a comparable role, preferably in a (boutique) hotel;
• (Pre)opening experience is a plus;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and written;
• Excellent knowledge of local labor laws, as well as regulations in the hospitality sector;
• A self-starter with ability to set priorities and multi-task, with a hands-on proactive approach.

What we offer

• Work that sparks real connections
• Be part of the exciting next chapter at Sircle Collection and play a pivotal role in bringing a new hospitality concept to the UK
• Join a talented international team where you can grow personally and professionally in a supportive environment
• Work alongside some of the brightest minds in hospitality and help build a global collection of boutique hospitality brands
• Enjoy complimentary stays at our stunning properties in The Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Austria
• Plus, get great discounts for your family and friends across all of our properties
• A day off to celebrate your birthday.
• An additional Flex Day off to celebrate Hanukkah, Eid ul Fitr, Thanksgiving, your anniversary, or any other day that is special to you.
• Employee rates at all our properties in Europe’s most inspiring neighbourhoods.

Our values

We demonstrate our values in all we do:

1. We provide heartfelt service

2. We are ambitious

3. Creativity is our backbone

4. We are surprising

About Sircle Collection

Sircle Collection is a vibrant group of one-of-a-kind hotels, restaurants and bars in Europe's most inspiring neighborhoods. From housekeeping to finance and everything in between, we believe in work that sparks real connections. Our brands include Sir Hotels, Max Brown Hotels, Park Centraal Hotels, X BANK, Seven North, The Rooftop at Sir Victor, Bar Claes, The Cover, as well as the properties of the W Amsterdam, the Edition Milan and more. In everything we do, we are focused on creating singular and surprising experiences for our guests across all of our brands. Learn more at www.sirclecollection.com

Interested in this vacancy?

Press the application button and send us your CV and motivation letter. Our Recruiter, Isabel Dankworth, will contact you within 5 days. Even if you don’t tick all the boxes of the job requirements, we would love to hear from you! If this role is not the perfect match, we may have another one just right for you.

For more information about the application procedure please contact Isabel Dankworth at +49 1727372200

Sircle Collection is committed to creating and celebrating a diverse and inclusive culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will make reasonable adjustments whenever possible for candidates with a disability.