Head of Strategic Resourcing and People Operations

We’re 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. You’ll 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, you’ll 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
• Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of 28%

Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work.

For more information and to apply, please see the full job listing on Civil Service Jobs. Accepting applications until Sunday 28th June 2026, at 23:55.