Head of People

Queens Park Rangers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queens Park Rangers is seeking a Head of People to lead the Club and QPR in the Community Trust. The role will advise the CEO and senior managers, draft contracts and modernise People processes while personally handling complex employee relations cases.

You will own policies, systems and data-driven decision making from day one, with in-house HR work and direct impact on football staff, players, and casual workforce.

Qualifications

• Experience as the lead HR person, ideally as Head of People or Head of HR, including managing others.
• Good, practical knowledge of UK employment law.
• Confidence advising and, where needed, constructively challenging senior leaders.
• Sound judgement and discretion with sensitive and confidential matters.
• Clear writing skills.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365, HR systems and data.

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to People adviser for the CEO, senior managers and line managers across the Club and the Trust.
• Lead and develop the People Coordinator.
• Handle complex employee relations cases, including staff and player disciplinaries and grievances, restructures and TUPE transfers.
• Draft and negotiate contracts for staff, senior leaders and football staff, including First Team coaching contracts under EFL and FA rules.
• Manage the Club’s sponsor licence and player and staff visas in‑house.
• Own year‑round people processes, including appraisals, the annual casual contract cycle, all‑staff events and the Culture Code.
• Prepare monthly payroll inputs ready for the Head of Payroll.
• Support managers with recruitment and onboarding.

Skills

Leadership

UK employment law

Advising senior leaders

Microsoft 365

HR data analytics

Tools

HR systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

Queens Park Rangers is looking for a Head of People to lead its People team across the Club and QPR in the Community Trust.

The Role

QPR has around 160 permanent staff and 550 casual workers. This is a hands‑on role with real variety: one day you will be advising the CEO or senior managers, the next drafting a contract, modernising People processes or managing a player’s visa.

Most of the Club’s specialist HR work is done in‑house, so you will have real ownership and impact from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to People adviser for the CEO, senior managers and line managers across the Club and the Trust
• Lead and develop the People Coordinator
• Handle complex employee relations cases, including staff and player disciplinaries and grievances, restructures and TUPE transfers
• Draft and negotiate contracts for staff, senior leaders and football staff, including First Team coaching contracts under EFL and FA rules
• Manage the Club’s sponsor licence and player and staff visas in‑house
• Own year‑round people processes, including appraisals, the annual casual contract cycle, all‑staff events and the Culture Code
• Prepare monthly payroll inputs ready for the Head of Payroll
• Support managers with recruitment and onboarding
• Keep policies, systems and processes up to date, using data to make informed decisions

About You

• Experience as the lead HR person in an organisation, ideally as a Head of People or Head of HR, including managing others
• Good, practical knowledge of UK employment law
• Confidence advising and, where needed, constructively challenging senior leaders
• Sound judgement and discretion with sensitive and confidential matters
• Clear writing skills
• Confidence using Microsoft 365, HR systems and data

Key Details

• Location: London
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Closing date: 24 November 2026