Job Purpose
As Head of HR - Bars, you will lead the delivery of operational and strategic HR support across the BrewDog Bars business,
ensuring our people remain at the centre of everything we do. Acting as the senior People lead for Bars, you will oversee the
consistency, quality and impact of HR partnering across all UK bar sites, while building capability within your team and strengthening
leadership effectiveness across the business.
You will directly lead and develop the HR Operations & Training Partners for Bars North and South, ensuring a consistent and high
quality partnering approach across all regions. You will provide coaching, guidance and operational support to your team, stepping in
where required to support complex operational challenges, leadership coaching and employee relations matters.
Alongside operational leadership, this role will lead key strategic people initiatives across the Bars business, including succession
planning, leadership capability, learning and development projects, performance management initiatives and the ongoing delivery
and embedding of the P2G appraisal process.
Working closely with the HRD - UK and wider People Team, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior operational stakeholders,
balancing commercial priorities with employee experience, legal compliance and long-term people strategy. This role requires strong
visibility across the Bars estate, with regular travel across sites and London as required.
This role sits within the wider Tilray International HR team.
Key Result Area / Principal Duties & Responsibilities
• Lead, coach and develop the HR Operations & Training Partners for Bars North and South, building capability, consistency and
confidence across the team.
• Create a high-performing partnering function across the Bars business, ensuring strong collaboration, accountability and
operational excellence.
• Provide guidance, escalation support and oversight on complex employee relations matters, ensuring fair, legally compliant and
commercially balanced outcomes.
• Support and challenge your direct reports to continuously improve their stakeholder management, coaching capability and
operational impact.
• Ensure consistent application of people policies, processes and practices across all Bars locations.
• Contribute to (and lead on where required) special projects, such as performance management rollout, system implementations,
or other key strategic projects.
• Act as a senior escalation point for operational people matters across the Bars business.
• Day to Day management and responding to queries in the People Team Inbox
• Partner closely with Bars leadership teams to align people priorities with operational and commercial objectives.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the Bars business, providing pragmatic, commercially focused people advice
and challenge.
• Guide and coach Line Managers in implementing best practice across employee relations, performance management,
engagement and team development.
• Support workforce planning and succession planning activity across the Bars estate.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities across the business and proactively implement solutions to improve consistency,
engagement and operational effectiveness.
• Step into operational partnering support where required to ensure continuity of service delivery across the Bars function.
• Work collaboratively with the wider UK People Team, including the People Experience Manager and HR Operations & Training
Partners across other business areas.
• Contribute to wider People initiatives, projects and functional priorities across the UK business.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure joined-up and effective people delivery across the organisation.
• Working as part of the wider Tilray International HR team to deliver Tilray initiatives, projects and priorities.
Key Relationships - Internal & External
• HRD - UK
• Vice President, HR International
• Bars Leadership Teams
• Bar Crew
• People Experience Manager
• HR Operations & Training Partners
• Wider UK & International People Team
• Payroll Team
Health & Safety
• Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines and fire
regulations are strictly adhered to at all times
• Comply with safe working practices as defined by
BrewDog
• Complete online or face to face training as and when
required
• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and
that of others who may be affected by acts or omissions at
work
• Report any accidents, incidents or near misses as soon as
reasonably practicable.
General
• Be aware of and adhere to BrewDog policies and the
Workplace Code at all times
• Take part in P2G appraisals throughout the year
• Cooperate with other BrewDog departments to achieve a great
experience for our customers, applicants, colleagues, and
contractors
• Attend training courses and complete online
training modules as required to meet the
requirements of the role
• Take responsibility for own personal development, seeking out
opportunities to learn new skills
• Undertake any other duties as requested which are
reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the role or
necessary for the smooth running of the business
• Apply the BrewDog charter and behaviours to every aspect of
the role at all times
• Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of BrewDog
internally and externally