HR Business Partner

Cairn Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Hospitality Starts Here – Build Your Future with Cairn Group

Are you ready to grow your career in hospitality? At Cairn Group, we believe work should be rewarding, exciting, and full of opportunities to learn and develop. Whether you're creating unforgettable guest experiences or supporting your team, you'll be part of a friendly, supportive environment where your contributions are valued. With the opportunity to learn, develop, and be recognised, Cairn a place where you can build a career, you’re proud of.

About the role…

In this regional role, you will work closely with operational leaders across the region to influence and deliver people strategies that impact engagement, performance, retention, and culture. Your work will ensure that our teams are empowered, inspired, and aligned to delivering exceptional guest experiences.

This is a chance to make a real difference — not just in HR processes, but in the way our people work, grow, and thrive. You will focus on:

• Business partnering & performance
• Employee experience & engagement
• Talent development & progression

You will champion our values —RISE: Respect, Integrity, Sustainability and Excellence— ensuring they are not just words, but behaviours that power exceptional team and guest experiences every day.

About you...

You are curious, people-oriented, and resilient, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation. You thrive in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment and are driven by developing people, employee experience and culture.

You are:

• Inquisitive & curious: You’ll ask questions, facilitate growth and encourage the same from those around you
• Resilient: Credible, and calm under pressure
• People orientated (both our people and our guests)
• Data literate, with a strong ability to interpret people analytics and insight to inform decisions
• Emotionally intelligent: High levels of empathy, self-awareness, and judgement
• Influential: A clear, credible and adaptable communicator across all levels of the organisation
• Collaborative: You think we, not me.
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused

Most importantly, you lead with values. You use Respect, Integrity, Sustainability and Excellence as your compass in everything you do.

About Us:

Cairn Group is a leading UK hospitality company with over 60 years of expertise in hotel acquisition, ownership, management, investment, and development. Our journey has been shaped by successful partnerships with global brands and a commitment to creating thriving, guest-focused properties.

At Cairn Group, our values - Respect, Integrity, Sustainability, and Excellence (RISE) - are at the heart of everything we do. We respect our team and guests, act with integrity, and invest in our people to build a sustainable future - for our business, our communities, and the planet. Every day, we work to deliver excellence, going the extra mile to create outstanding experiences for our guests.

Benefits:

Competitive salary + various perks + career growth

Location

We have two regional roles (London – North/ North East – Scotland). We offer a degree of flexibility on location, for the right candidate.