Head of People & Culture

Head of People & Culture

Location: UK – travel to London c2 days per week

Salary range: £114-134k

Excellent package and benefits

Flexible, hybrid working 50/50 office/home

We are currently partnering with a well-established, Professional Services organisation to recruit a Head of People & Culture. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior People professional to take ownership of the organisation's employee experience, shaping culture, engagement, inclusion and wellbeing across the business.

Reporting into the Talent Director and working closely with the senior leadership team and wider People function, you will translate strategic people priorities into meaningful initiatives that create an inclusive, engaging and positive working environment. You will play a key role in strengthening organisational culture, enhancing employee experience and ensuring people initiatives have a measurable impact on business performance.

The Role

As Head of People & Culture, you will lead the development and delivery of the organisation's wider people and culture agenda, with responsibility for:

• Employee Experience & Engagement: Leading the employee experience across the full lifecycle, developing initiatives that strengthen engagement, employee voice, belonging and alignment with organisational values.
• Culture, Inclusion & Wellbeing: Driving the DEIB agenda, embedding inclusive practices and developing wellbeing initiatives that support a positive, healthy and sustainable working environment.
• People Strategy & Communications: Translating organisational priorities into effective people programmes and communications, ensuring colleagues feel informed, connected and involved.
• Insight & Continuous Improvement: Using employee feedback, engagement data and people metrics to identify opportunities, shape priorities and measure the impact of initiatives.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing cultural change and working collaboratively across the wider People function.
• Team Leadership: Leading, developing and motivating the People & Culture team, setting clear priorities and ensuring effective delivery across the function.

About You

• We are looking for an established senior HR or People professional with a strong track record in employee experience, organisational culture, engagement, DEIB and/or wellbeing.
• You will have experience developing and delivering organisation-wide people initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders and translating strategic priorities into practical outcomes.
• You will bring strong commercial awareness, excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, alongside the credibility to operate effectively at senior leadership level.
• Experience leading and developing teams is essential, as is the ability to use employee insight and people data to drive meaningful improvements.
• A CIPD qualification or equivalent professional experience would be advantageous.
• Experience within professional services, lateral partnerships or other complex, matrix-led organisations would also be beneficial.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a high-profile leadership position, shaping the culture and employee experience of a well-established organisation and making a tangible difference to its people agenda.

Please get in touch for more details or apply with your CV and current package and location details.