Lead - Programmes

Worker Type:

Employee

Application End Date:

23-07-2026

We are using and creating technology to transform operations at sea to enable people and the planet to thrive.

We are open-minded and fearless in our approach to innovation and don’t believe in boundaries. We challenge everything and have massive ambitions to drag aging industries into the tech era.

We take safety, equality and education very seriously, and our responsibilities don’t stop at our front door. Our business is built on the belief that there’s definitely a more environmentally responsible way to operate at sea.

We employ people who share our core values. We expect our people to be courageous, trustworthy, and conscientious, driven by a desire to do the right thing. We strive for excellence, work collaboratively, and are genuinely excited by our work.

We offer opportunities for our people to develop beyond their role and span a multitude of disciplines. These are open to all, regardless of background and experience level. Working with us means being part of a team that is harnessing technology and creativity to disrupt a traditional industry.

We are not your average workplace.

The People Lead –Programmes is a senior, delivery-focused HR leader responsible for ensuring the workforce ismobilisedand deployed to support complex, globaldefenceand security programmes.

Operating within a high-growth,programme-led environment, the role owns the end-to-end People Plan, aligning workforce strategy,recruitmentandorganisationaldesign toprogrammemilestones and operational readiness.

Acting as a critical enabler of delivery, the HR Lead ensures people-related risks do notimpactexecution, working closely with

Programme

Leadership and enabling functions (Security, IT, Facilities, Recruitment) to deliver a security-compliant workforce at pace.

The role requires experienceoperatinginglobaldefenceor security-cleared environments, including managing constraints related to vetting,compliance and deployment logistics.

Programmeworkforce delivery

• Own and deliver theProgramme
  
  People Plan, aligning workforce structure, rampprofileand deployment toprogramme milestones

• Lead workforce planning, including demand forecasting, roleprioritisationand phased mobilisation

• Ensure workforce readiness through effective onboarding and integration

• Oversee delivery of a scalable HR model aligned toprogrammedemand

Recruitment andmobilisationleadership

• Oversee the recruitment delivery strategy (direct, agency and contractor models)

• Ensure candidate pipelines meet forecast demand across disciplines

• Partner with Recruitment to deliver hiring targets and mitigate risks (e.g.scarcity, offer drop-off, clearance delays)

• Track and report hiring performance against ramp plan and milestones

Operational integration

• Coordinate onboarding aligned to security clearance,ITand facilities requirements

• Ensure effective workforce integration intoprogrammeteams

• Oversee early lifecycle management, including engagement,retention and issue resolution

Governance,riskand compliance

• Ensure alignment withdefencerequirements, including:
  
  Security vetting and clearance, and handling of sensitive information

• Provide workforce reporting toprogrammegovernance, including risks and readiness

• Own workforce inputs toprogrammerisk registers

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership or HRBP role withinprogramme-led environments, supportingdefenceor security-cleared programmes

• In-depth workforce planning capability, including demand forecasting andmobilisationplanning

• Experience leading large-scale recruitment aligned toprogrammemilestones

• Ability tooperateat senior stakeholder level and influenceprogrammeleadership

• Strong analytical capability, using workforce data to manage risk and performance

• Commercially…