Head of Talent Acquisition

MJMK Restaurants

KOL · Fonda · AngloThai · Luso · Casa do Frango + New Openings

(2 Michelin stars, World's 50 Best Restaurants)

Central London (On-site, 5 days a week) · Full-time

£65,000 - £80,000

We're on the hunt for an exceptional Head of Talent Acquisition to help us build the teams behind some of London's most exciting restaurants. We currently operate 7 sites, with 6 new openings landing over the next 12 months, including 2 brand new concepts. If you love finding great people across a portfolio of casual premium, premium and fine dinging restaurants, then this is the role for you

Head of Talent Acquisition Requirements

• Hands on recruitment delivery: running managerial hiring end-to-end, and coaching Managers to become even better at recruiting talent
• Talent attraction & employer brand: putting MJMK on the map as a place people want to work, owning our EVP and building pipelines of great people
• New restaurant openings: leading on hiring for every new site, from headcount planning to successful assessment days
• Strategy & reporting: shaping our recruitment strategy for the future and reporting on the right metrics
• Onboarding & compliance: making every new hire's first steps feel exciting and seamless, and in line with GDPR and UK employment legislation

What the Ideal Candidate Looks Like

• Genuinely excited by finding and capturing great talent
• Passionate, engaging and obsessed with restaurants and the wider hospitality industry
• Knows the hospitality talent market and where great people come from and what makes them stay
• Able to recruit across the MJMK portfolio - ranging from casual dining to fine dining to support office
• Confident with owning and managing the ATS
• Experienced with and genuinely passionate about headhunting the perfect candidate using platforms such Linked In Recruiter, Caterer CV search etc
• Exceptionally organised, detail obsessed and always one step ahead
• Confident managing workflows across the business with consistent and timely follow-through
• Calm under pressure, energised by juggling lots of moving parts at once
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and loves the excitement of a new opening

What We Offer

• 50% discount across all MJMK restaurants
• Up to £500 team referral bonus
• Opportunity to grow within one of London's most ambitious hospitality groups
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after one year with us
• Extra day's holiday every year you're with us, up to 5 extra days
• Wide range of benefits from Hospitality Action
• Company sick pay after one year of service

About MJMK Restaurants

We own and operate a collection of award-winning restaurants. Founded in 2018 by lifelong friends Jake Kasumov and Marco Mendes, the group includes Casa do Frango, KOL, Fonda, AngloThai and Luso.

KOL holds a Michelin Star and was named one of the World's 50 Best Restaurants. AngloThai earned a Michelin Star within three months of opening and was named The Square Opening of the Year in the 2025 National Restaurant Awards.

We're building ambitious restaurant brands with a focus on quality, creativity and guest experience - and we're just getting started.