Head of Strategic Resourcing and People Operations

Were looking for an exceptional HR professional to lead one of our most critical functions: attracting, mobilising and retaining brilliant talent so our organisation can thrive, now and in the future. This is a senior, influential role at the heart of our People function. Youll ensure we have the right skills, in the right place, at the right time , while driving innovation, simplicity and excellence across the whole employee lifecycle.

Alongside setting and delivering our strategic resourcing agenda, youll design and implement a modern HR Hub, a central, intuitive service that streamlines, automates and elevates the end - to - end employee journey, from joiner to leaver.

What you will do:

Lead and evolve our strategic resourcing function, aligning workforce capability with organisational priorities. Shape and deliver our People Plan, influencing business strategy at the highest levels. Design, build and embed an HR Hub that simplifies and automates people processes across the employee lifecycle. Champion data-driven decision making and continuous improvement. Build a high-performing team and foster a culture of excellence, curiosity and collaboration.

Be a visible, trusted leader across the organisation. Why choose Companies House? At Companies house we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success. Our benefits include:
Flexible working with no core hours (between 6am and 8pm) 30 days annual leave 8 bank holidays & 1 privilege day Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme*, with an average employer contribution of 28%

Please note:

You will be based at either our Cardiff or Edinburgh office where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Security Check (SC) Clearance is an essential requirement (you must have been present in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years). Please see 'Things you need to know' section below for more information.

Your main areas of focus will change depending on the needs and priorities of your Directorate. Role Purpose To lead Strategic Resourcing, ensuring the organisation is sustainably resourced with the right skills, in the right roles, at the right time. The role spans the full joiner-to-leaver lifecycle and enables the delivery of organisational priorities through strategic planning, deployment of skills and supported by modern people operations processes.

Core Responsibilities Strategic Leadership Provide strategic leadership for resourcing, workforce planning and people operations, ensuring plans are evidence-based, future-focused and aligned to organisational priorities, enabling effective and sustainable delivery of business objectives. Work closely with senior leaders to understand current and future workforce and skills requirements, shaping organisational design, resourcing strategies and deployment models that build long-term capability, resilience and flexibility.

Lead enterprise-level workforce, resourcing and skills discussions, ensuring headcount and capability are planned, deployed and redeployed responsibly across the organisation, balancing delivery priorities, affordability, workforce risk and colleague experience. Establish and embed strategic approaches to the deployment and redeployment of skills, enabling the organisation to respond quickly to changing priorities, make best use of internal talent, and support workforce mobility and retention.

Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of a HR Hub covering the end-to-end employee life journey (joiner to leaver), providing a streamlined, automated and customer-focused experience for colleagues and managers, and ensuring:
Clear ownership of transactional and advisory people processes. Drive the development and ongoing refinement of the employer offer, supporting the attraction, deployment and retention of a diverse, inclusive and highly skilled workforce in a competitive labour market. Use workforce insight, skills data and labour market intelligence to inform strategic workforce planning, ensuring the organisation has the capability it needs today while building capacity for the future.

Leadership and Collaboration Lead and develop the Strategic Resourcing team, fostering a professional, inclusive and high-performing culture with a strong focus on service quality and colleague experience. Provide clear direction, coaching and support to enable the team to work effectively with hiring managers and senior leaders. Oversee performance management and capability development across the team, ensuring skills and capacity remain aligned to organisational priorities.

Work collaboratively across HR and the wider organisation to deliver joined-up, consistent and effective people solutions. Operational Excellence Provide oversight of end-to-end…