Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement – People Operations Lead

People Operations Lead – Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme (September 2026 Intake)

12‑month Fixed Term Contract (potential to roll into a permanent role). Hybrid (remote with occasional office travel across the UK). Supports military and elite athlete transitions into a new career.

• Lead and deliver critical People Operations transformation and high‑quality operational leadership across core HR services.
• Transform the operating model: design and implement the Future People Operations model; translate strategy into practical processes; drive standardisation, governance and ownership.
• Lead Technology & Process Transformation: delivery of People Operations technology changes; simplify and digitise colleague and manager journeys; embed automation, workflow consistency and data insight.
• Operational Delivery & ER Capability Build: provide leadership across day‑to‑day People Operations activities; establish and ope rationalise a central Investigations Team; strengthen ER case handling, governance and consistency.

• Experience in HR / People Operations / ER environments.
• Operational delivery in complex organisations.
• Strong process design and improvement capability.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical delivery and lead change in ambiguous environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• High levels of ownership, accountability and resilience.
• Experience operating in structured, high‑accountability environments.
• Leading teams through change or transformation.
• Problem‑solving and decision‑making capability.
• Ability to work across multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Interest in People transformation and technology & operational improvement.

• Real project & transformation experience within a FTSE
  100 organisation.
• £50,000 salary for the 12‑month placement.
• Dedicated business mentor to build commercial skills.
• Flexible working and travel to office locations only for collaboration.
• Access to Employee Networks.
• Buddy support from Ex‑Military or Athlete communities.
• Mentor, senior‑leader interactions and support to settle into the role.
• Service leavers can begin placement during the final four resettlement weeks.

Final date to receive applications: midnight Friday 26th June 2026.

Screening interviews (online):
June – mid July 2026.

Business area interviews (face‑to‑face):
July and August 2026 at one of our office locations.

Placement start date:
Wednesday 30th September 2026 (must be able to start).