Head of People Operations

Head of People Operations

Wiltshire - Hybrid working

£65,000-£70,000

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.

Reporting to the People & Culture Director, you 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 teamsOwn and improve HR processes, payroll governance and employee lifecycle operationsDevelop the use of people data, dashboards, reporting and analytics to support workforce and business decisionsLead the optimisation of HR systems, automation and employee self servicePartner closely with Finance and IT to improve systems, integration and data accuracyDrive process improvement and transformation projects across the People functionOwn operational people risk, employment law, GDPR, ER governance and complianceWork 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 organisationExperience of shared services, HR transformation or process redesignStrong knowledge of payroll, HRIS, data governance and complianceConfident working with people analytics, dashboards and reportingExperience implementing or improving HR systems and automationStrong leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skillsComfortable leading change and transformation projectsCommercial, analytical and confident working autonomouslyCIPD Level 5 minimumExperience with SAP, Power BI/Tableau or similar systems would be advantageousFull 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.