This new role, as part of Hackney Empire''s senior leadership team, will lead on and be responsible for all operational areas, including visitor experience, bars, catering relationships, stage door, cleaning, IT and Technical. The role involves being people focused and commercially astute, maximising revenues whilst delivering exceptional service to all visitors and ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. The role will lead and empower a team of skilled managers to ensure smooth, high-quality operations, visitor and visiting company experiences; maximise income and improve service standards; ensure technical infrastructure is appropriate to our ambitions and industry expectations; maintain a secure and effective IT infrastructure, suitable for the needs of our business; ensuring the building is welcoming, safe and compliant. They will work with the Chief Executive, and colleagues across the organisation, to champion the Hackney Empire brand, building our profile and reputation locally, and nationally, as we become ever more central to the UK theatre ecology and narrative. Hackney Empire encourages applications from anyone from the global majority and those with disabilities, including but not limited to deafness and sight, especially where we consider we are under-represented at this level in our organisation, as we are for the level of this role. If you identify in any of these ways and can demonstrate you have the essential experience, knowledge, skills and