Senior HR Lead for Global Programmes

Ocean Infinity; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Infinity seeks a senior HR leader to own and drive the Programme People Plan for complex, global defence and security programmes. You will align workforce strategy with programme milestones and partner with leadership to ensure readiness, governance, and risk mitigation.

Requires experience in security-cleared environments, stakeholder influence, and a strong focus on data-driven decisions to support rapid, compliant deployment at scale.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership or HRBP role within programme-led environments, supporting defence or security-cleared programmes.
• In-depth workforce planning capability, including demand forecasting and mobilisation planning.
• Experience leading large-scale recruitment aligned to programme milestones.
• Ability to operate at senior stakeholder level and influence programme leadership.
• Strong analytical capability, using workforce data to manage risk and performance.
• Commercially aware, aligning people strategy to delivery, revenue and margin.
• Experience operating in fast-paced, complex programme environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the Programme People Plan, aligning workforce structure, ramp profile and deployment to programme milestones.
• Lead workforce planning, including demand forecasting and phased mobilisation.
• Ensure workforce readiness through onboarding and integration.
• Oversee delivery of a scalable HR model aligned to programme demand.
• Oversee the recruitment delivery strategy (direct, agency and contractor models).
• Coordinate onboarding aligned to security clearance, IT and facilities requirements.
• Provide workforce reporting to programme governance, including risks and readiness.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

HRBP

Workforce planning

Recruitment leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Commercial awareness

Fast-paced environments

Job description

Ocean Infinity seeks a senior HR leader to own and drive the Programme People Plan for complex, global defence and security programmes. You will align workforce strategy with programme milestones and partner with leadership to ensure readiness, governance, and risk mitigation.

Requires experience in security-cleared environments, stakeholder influence, and a strong focus on data-driven decisions to support rapid, compliant deployment at scale.