Head of HR - Technology and Product

BBC Studios Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British media organization is seeking a Head of HR – Technology & Product to lead strategic HR efforts. This role offers a chance to shape high-performing teams and drive significant cultural transformation. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR leadership experience, particularly in tech or product environments, and a proactive approach to developing operating models. With responsibilities across diverse senior stakeholders, this role requires strong communication skills and the capacity to navigate complex HR landscapes in various locations including Cardiff and London.

Qualifications

• Significant HR leadership experience within technology and/or product-led environments.
• Hands-on expertise in transformation and change programmes.
• Adept at managing numerous, diverse senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to shape and deliver people strategies.
• Lead complex HR change programmes within budget and timescales.
• Develop and embed high-performance culture.

Skills

HR leadership experience in technology/product

Proactive modern approach

Experience developing operating models

Driving culture and transformation

Experience with trade unions

Managing senior stakeholders

Persuasive communication skills

Job description

Belfast, GBR, BT2 8HQ
Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT
Glasgow, GBR, G511DA
London, GBR, W1A 1AA
Salford, GBR, M50 2HQ

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: HR
LOCATION: London, Salford, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £120,000-£135,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BBC is undergoing one of the most ambitious periods of transformation in its history. As we evolve our digital, technology and product capabilities, we are seeking an exceptional Head of HR – Technology & Product to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is a senior, strategic HR leadership position supporting our Technology & Product divisions. You will act as a trusted partner to Senior Leaders and C-suite stakeholders, bringing fresh thinking, strong commercial judgement and a deep understanding of how to build high-performing, future-ready teams.

You will lead a team of nine HR professionals and drive an agenda focused on culture, leadership, talent, organisational effectiveness and transformation. With a fast-paced environment and a complex matrix structure, this role requires someone who is proactive, adaptive and confident navigating large-scale change.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Partner with senior leaders across Technology & Product to shape and deliver people strategies as efficiently as possible; ensuring appropriate investment while delivering maximum value through reducing costs and identifying new ways of working to maximise return to the audience/customer.
• Lead large scale, complex functional/Pan BBC HR change programmes, managing stakeholders within a matrix environment, to ensure successful delivery within budget and timescales.
• Lead on organisational design and operating model development to ensure we are structured for success.
• Partner with Senior Leaders and provide expert advice across a broad range of specialisms to handle the most complex situations, making decisions independently.
• Build effective relationships across the division and collaborate to create an inclusive culture and an environment in which colleagues can thrive.
• Work with trade unions to maintain constructive relationships and support effective negotiation.
• Lead the development and embedding of a high-performance culture across Technology & Product, setting clear expectations and enabling teams to deliver at their best.
• Drive meaningful progress on diversity and inclusion, integrating D&I principles into leadership behaviours, talent processes and everyday practices.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Significant HR leadership experience within technology and/or product-led environments.
• A proactive, modern approach, with the confidence to challenge and introduce fresh ideas.
• Experience developing and embedding operating models.
• Hands‑on expertise driving culture, transformation and change programmes.
• Experience working effectively with trade unions.
• Adept at managing numerous, diverse senior and executive level stakeholders, often operating under tight timescales and managing numerous competing priorities.
• A convincing and persuasive communicator, required to modify beliefs and opinions of teams, as well as senior stakeholders, able to establish effective and collaborative relations across BBC departments, and external agencies/stakeholders where required.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

EEO STATEMENTS

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.