Job Description

About the Opportunity
Artis are supporting an organisation to identify an inspiring and forward thinking Head of People to lead a business wide people transformation programme within a complex, fast moving organisation.
You'll play a pivotal role in shaping culture, building leadership capability, and creating an environment where every colleague feels valued, supported, and empowered to deliver excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior HR professional who thrives on modernising how people functions operate, moving from transactional delivery to strategic partnership and measurable impact.
What You'll Be Doing

• Shape and lead the people strategy across your business area, aligning initiatives with long-term goals and ensuring HR delivers real business value.
• Develop a high-performing team that combines business partnering, centres of excellence, and operational delivery to support leaders effectively.
• Champion culture and engagement, designing programmes that connect employees with purpose and values, and strengthen inclusion and belonging.
• Lead organisational change, ensuring that transformation programmes, whether structural, cultural, or technological, land successfully and sustainably.
• Embed data-led decision making, using people analytics to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Build capability, through leadership development, coaching, and performance frameworks that drive accountability and excellence.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to support workforce planning, talent acquisition, and succession initiatives that secure the right skills for the future.
• Promote health, safety and wellbeing, ensuring the colleague experience remains at the heart of everything you do.

About You:

• You'll be an accomplished HR leader who combines strategic insight with hands-on delivery. You understand how to influence senior stakeholders and bring people on a journey of improvement and change.
• We're particularly keen to hear from individuals who can demonstrate:
• Broad HR generalist experience gained in large, multi-site or regulated environments.
• A track record of driving people and culture transformation within complex organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Proven experience of developing high-performing HR teams and implementing business partner models.
• The ability to use data and insights to inform people strategy and measure success.
• Genuine passion for building inclusive, high-engagement workplaces where colleagues can thrive.

What's In It For You:

• This is a chance to shape the future of a major UK organisation's people agenda, one that's investing heavily in its people, systems, and leadership capability to support long term growth and impact.
• You'll join a supportive, purpose led environment where your expertise will directly influence cultural and business outcomes, and where you'll be trusted to lead meaningful, lasting change.

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