Head of Creative Solutions

Role Overview

As the Head of Creative Solutions, you will be responsible for leading and evolving the Creative Solutions team, establishing a high-performing function that delivers world‑class creative outputs aligned with Formula1’s commercial ambitions and production standards. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership across creative and commercial disciplines, create a unified team culture, embed best‑practice ways of working, and ensure creative delivery is both operationally efficient and commercially impactful.

You will play a critical role in shaping the future of the department, developing the team structure, processes, and capabilities required to support continued growth.

• Lead, inspire and unify the Creative Solutions team, creating a clear vision, identity and shared purpose.
• Build and maintain a high‑performance culture that promotes collaboration, accountability, creativity and continuous improvement.
• Develop a department which supports current business priorities and future growth ambitions.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members, identifying development opportunities and building succession pathways.
• Foster a culture of engagement, empowerment and ownership across the department.

• Collaborate with the team to establish and embed scalable processes that improve efficiency, quality and consistency across all creative outputs.
• Drive continuous improvement in team workflows, ensuring clear accountability and effective project delivery.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of creative spectacle projects, ensuring operational rigour and adherence to deadlines.
• Collaborate with the team to refresh existing and implement new governance frameworks, delivery tools and prioritisation processes to provide visibility and control across the project portfolio.
• Ensure all outputs consistently meet Formula1’s production and quality standards.

• Create strong partnerships between creative and commercial teams, ensuring clear alignment of objectives and priorities.
• Work closely with Commercial leadership to ensure creative solutions effectively support commercial opportunities and client requirements.
• Align creative strategy and execution with wider business goals and commercial objectives.
• Encourage cross‑functional collaboration and remove barriers that hinder effective teamwork.
• Promote a solutions‑focused approach that balances creative excellence with commercial impact.

• Take ownership of delivery quality, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest standards.
• Monitor team performance and output, using data, insights and feedback to drive continual improvement.
• Manage resource allocation across internal teams and external freelancers or consultants to maximise efficiency and capability.
• Ensure consistent excellence across all productions, projects and creative deliverables.
• Identify risks, dependencies and opportunities, implementing proactive solutions where required.

• Act as the key interface between senior leadership, commercial stakeholders and creative teams.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to support alignment, trust and successful project delivery.
• Communicate priorities, performance metrics, risks and opportunities clearly and effectively.
• Influence stakeholders at all levels to support strategic initiatives and operational improvements.

• Strategic and forward‑thinking leader who can balance long‑term vision with operational delivery.
• Passionate about creative excellence and producing work of the highest quality.
• Collaborative and inclusive, with the ability to unite diverse teams around a common purpose.
• Delivery‑focused and results‑driven, able to thrive in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.
• Excellent communicator and influencer, capable of building strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Resilient and adaptable, comfortable leading teams through change and ambiguity.
• Highly organised with strong prioritisation and decision‑making…