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
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
* 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.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
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.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
* Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
* Excellent career and professional development.
* Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
* A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
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.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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