English National Opera (ENO) is one of the UK''s most distinctive cultural organisations, known for creating outstanding opera that is open to all. As we continue our transformation into a truly national company with a dual presence in London and Greater Manchester, we are evolving our People and Culture function to support an ambitious artistic mission, a diverse workforce and a period of significant organisational change. We are now seeking an exceptional Head of People to play a pivotal leadership role in shaping ENO''s employee experience, strengthening people processes and systems, and ensuring our teams are supported to deliver work of the highest creative and operational quality. As Head of People, you will: Lead the day to day delivery and credibility of our People Operations and People Partnering functions across the full employee lifecycle. Ensure responsive, inclusive and values driven recruitment, onboarding and employee experience practices. Drive the improvement, implementation and optimisation of People systems, data, workflows and reporting, enabling insight led decision making across the organisation. Oversee performance management, policy development, governance and compliance, ensuring clarity, fairness and alignment with best practice. Partner with leaders across ENO to support organisational change, workforce planning, reward processes and annual budgeting cycles. Build and develop the People team, setting clear expectations, nurturing capabil