Head of People Operations

An exciting opportunity has come up for an experienced Head of People Operations to join a large, established multi-site organisation in a newly created senior leadership role.

This role will lead the People Operations function , with responsibility across HR Operations, Payroll, HR Systems and People Data. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys improving how things work, using technology and data to drive change, and building efficient and scalable people processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the People Operations, Payroll, HR Systems and Data teams
• Own and improve HR processes, payroll governance and employee lifecycle operations
• Develop the use of people data, dashboards, reporting and analytics to support workforce and business decisions
• Lead the optimisation of HR systems, automation and employee self service
• Partner closely with Finance and IT to improve systems, integration and data accuracy
• Drive process improvement and transformation projects across the People function
• Own operational people risk, employment law, GDPR, ER governance and compliance
• Work closely with senior stakeholders and wider People teams to support business growth and organisational change

Experience

• Strong experience leading People/HR Operations within a large, multi-site organisation
• Experience of shared services, HR transformation or process redesign
• Strong knowledge of payroll, HRIS, data governance and compliance
• Confident working with people analytics, dashboards and reporting
• Experience implementing or improving HR systems and automation
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Comfortable leading change and transformation projects
• Commercial, analytical and confident working autonomously
• CIPD Level 5 minimum
• Experience with SAP, Power BI/Tableau or similar systems would be advantageous
• Full UK driving licence required

This is a great opportunity for a senior People Operations professional who wants to modernise, improve and shape a People function , while having real ownership and influence across a large, complex business.