Executive Director, People, Culture & Traded Services

Tile Hill; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirklees Council is seeking a Service Director - People, Culture & Traded Services to lead strategic people leadership across a diverse portfolio and shape the future of the council's services.

The role requires an experienced senior leader with strong HR expertise, political acuity, and a track record of organisational change within a complex public sector environment, ensuring services remain customer‑focused and financially sustainable.

Qualifications

• Senior leader with track record of leading organisational change in a complex environment.
• Strong strategic HR expertise with credibility to operate across a corporate portfolio.
• politically aware, commercially astute and able to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce transformation and organisational design across People, Culture & Traded Services.
• Steer terms and conditions reform and drive commercial thinking to ensure services are financially sustainable.
• Secure external investment and shape future direction of council services.

Job description

Kirklees Council is seeking a Service Director - People, Culture & Traded Services to lead strategic people leadership across a diverse portfolio and shape the future of the council's services.

The role requires an experienced senior leader with strong HR expertise, political acuity, and a track record of organisational change within a complex public sector environment, ensuring services remain customer‑focused and financially sustainable.