People Manager

The Position

We're looking for a Senior People Manager to own the full employee lifecycle, from proactive recruitment and onboarding through to learning and development, employee relations and engagement, across our Indian Brand restaurants and Head Office. You'll report into our Head of People and be based at Head Office, with weekly visits out to sites and more as needed to keep those relationships strong. It's a role that sits right between strategy and day to day people operations, so you'll need to be as comfortable delivering efficient, empathetic HR support on the ground as you are thinking ahead for the brand, with your own People Team to mentor along the way.

• Own end-to-end recruitment across your sites, from vacancy approval through to offer and start date, taking a proactive, pipeline-led approach rather than hiring reactively
• Partner with site managers on job descriptions and person specs, then source, screen and interview candidates yourself
• Manage the offer process, including right to work checks, referencing and contract issuance
• Act as first point of contact for HR, ER and L&D matters across your restaurants, coaching site teams and escalating where needed
• Lead, mentor and develop your own People Team, building their capability to take on more over time
• Keep compliance watertight, from statutory HR requirements to skilled worker sponsorship
• Build and deliver training bespoke to site needs, and drive career pathway completion across your remit
• Own engagement, wellbeing and ED&I initiatives, and help bring our benefits to life for operational teams
• Oversee onboarding from Family Welcome through induction, then probation chats and regular appraisals
• Deliver monthly people metrics and reporting, from time to hire to turnover and labour costs, for senior leaders
• Maintain the highest standards of health and safety compliance across your remit

Benefits

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership

Look After Yourself

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Stream – stream your pay earlier
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package - Celebrating your big occasions

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 33 days)
• Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
• Staff parties & long service awards

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 8 Michelin stars, 6 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2025 and one of codes happiest places to work 2025

The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin-starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Ambassadors Clubhouse, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Legado, along with cult favourites Hoppers, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar and Bibi,

JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend-focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people-focused, collaborative hospitality group.