Central London
London,

Recruitment Specialist

Salary: Competitive plus bonus and benefits
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sun 31 Aug 2025 - 12:00 am UTC
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Recruitment Specialist

Recruitment Specialist

We’re looking for a solutions-focused and creative Recruitment Specialist to join our small team. You’ll get the chance to work collaboratively on a range of projects, all designed to drive our national People plan, with plenty of chance to roll your sleeves up, get stuck in and learn something new.

As a Recruitment Specialist at PizzaExpress, you’ll be the key contact for our People Business Partners and work with the rest of the recruitment team on defining the route to market for management vacancies across the country. You’ll be responsible for the attraction strategy for each management role, finding the best candidates to fit into our business, and assessing applications in partnership with the regional operations team.

We work in a fast-paced world. It can be ambiguous and it's ever-changing, but with it comes high autonomy and flexibility. We love a challenge, always support each other, and enjoy the chance for some social time together whenever possible.

If you want to be able to make a difference and really drive results, we’d love to hear from you.

About you: 

  • Previous recruitment experience in an agency or in-house. A multi-site environment would be beneficial.
  • Experience with creative sourcing methods.
  • Ambitious and proud of a job well done.
  • A go-getter and a naturally curious mindset. 

Benefits:

  • Up to 10% of base salary as bonus
  • Hybrid working
  • 50% off in PizzaExpress restaurants
  • Access to high street discounts portal
  • Mental Health First Aiders across the business, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, providing health, finance, and wellbeing advice free of charge

Who We Are: 

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand.  Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.   

Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home.  For us, this shows up as: 

  • Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do 
  • Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people 
  • Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday  

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs.  That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.  

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Recruitment Specialist
Salary: Competitive plus bonus and benefits
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