Head of Creative Solutions
hace 2 días
Biggin Hill
\n Role Overview\n As the Head of Creative Solutions, you will be responsible for leading and evolving the Creative Solutions team, establishing a high-performing function that delivers world‑class creative outputs aligned with Formula1’s commercial ambitions and production standards. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership across creative and commercial disciplines, create a unified team culture, embed best‑practice ways of working, and ensure creative delivery is both operationally efficient and commercially impactful. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of the department, developing the team structure, processes, and capabilities required to support continued growth. ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership & Team Development\n \n • Lead, inspire and unify the Creative Solutions team, creating a clear vision, identity and shared purpose.\n, • Build and maintain a high‑performance culture that promotes collaboration, accountability, creativity and continuous improvement.\n, • Develop a department which supports current business priorities and future growth ambitions.\n, • Coach, mentor and develop team members, identifying development opportunities and building succession pathways.\n, • Foster a culture of engagement, empowerment and ownership across the department.\n Operational Excellence & Ways of Working\n \n, • Collaborate with the team to establish and embed scalable processes that improve efficiency, quality and consistency across all creative outputs.\n, • Drive continuous improvement in team workflows, ensuring clear accountability and effective project delivery.\n, • Oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of creative spectacle projects, ensuring operational rigour and adherence to deadlines.\n, • Collaborate with the team to refresh existing and implement new governance frameworks, delivery tools and prioritisation processes to provide visibility and control across the project portfolio.\n, • Ensure all outputs consistently meet Formula1’s production and quality standards.\n Creative & Commercial Collaboration\n \n, • Create strong partnerships between creative and commercial teams, ensuring clear alignment of objectives and priorities.\n, • Work closely with Commercial leadership to ensure creative solutions effectively support commercial opportunities and client requirements.\n, • Align creative strategy and execution with wider business goals and commercial objectives.\n, • Encourage cross‑functional collaboration and remove barriers that hinder effective teamwork.\n, • Promote a solutions‑focused approach that balances creative excellence with commercial impact.\n Delivery & Performance Management\n \n, • Take ownership of delivery quality, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest standards.\n, • Monitor team performance and output, using data, insights and feedback to drive continual improvement.\n, • Manage resource allocation across internal teams and external freelancers or consultants to maximise efficiency and capability.\n, • Ensure consistent excellence across all productions, projects and creative deliverables.\n, • Identify risks, dependencies and opportunities, implementing proactive solutions where required.\n Stakeholder Management\n \n, • Act as the key interface between senior leadership, commercial stakeholders and creative teams.\n, • Build strong relationships across the organisation to support alignment, trust and successful project delivery.\n, • Communicate priorities, performance metrics, risks and opportunities clearly and effectively.\n, • Influence stakeholders at all levels to support strategic initiatives and operational improvements.\n Personal Qualities\n \n, • Strategic and forward‑thinking leader who can balance long‑term vision with operational delivery.\n, • Passionate about creative excellence and producing work of the highest quality.\n, • Collaborative and inclusive, with the ability to unite diverse teams around a common purpose.\n, • Delivery‑focused and results‑driven, able to thrive in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.\n, • Excellent communicator and influencer, capable of building strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.\n, • Resilient and adaptable, comfortable leading teams through change and ambiguity.\n, • Highly organised with strong prioritisation and decision‑making skills.\n, • Committed to developing people and creating an environment where individuals can perform at their best.\n Experience\n \n, • Significant leadership experience within a creative, production, content or similar environment.\n, • Proven track record of organisational design, process improvement and operational transformation.\n, • Experience leading cross‑functional teams and building strong collaboration between multiple business functions.\n, • Successfully delivered high‑quality creative outputs within a fast‑paced environment.\n, • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders.\n, • Experience implementing scalable processes, governance frameworks and delivery methodologies.\n, • Experience managing team performance, resource planning and operational priorities.\n Desirable Experience\n \n, • Experience within sports, media, broadcast or other high‑performance creative environments.\n, • Experience managing a combination of internal teams and external freelance or consultant resources.\n, • Understanding of commercial production, brand partnerships or client‑led creative delivery models.\n, • Experience leading large‑scale change initiatives or business transformation programmes.\n Qualifications\n \n, • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Creative Media, Production Management or a related discipline.\n, • Leadership or management qualifications.\n, • Project management or operational excellence certifications.\n Knowledge & Skills\n \n, • Strong leadership and people management capability.\n, • Excellent organisational design and operational planning skills.\n, • Strong understanding of creative production and delivery processes.\n, • Experience implementing effective governance, workflows and delivery frameworks.\n, • Ability to align creative solutions with broader commercial and business objectives.\n, • Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.\n, • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insight to drive decision‑making and continuous improvement.\n, • Effective resource planning and workload management capability.\n, • Excellent communication and presentation skills.\n, • Ability to maintain quality and attention to detail within a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.\n, • Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business priorities.\n Benefits\n \n, • Private Healthcare scheme\n, • Dental Care\n, • 4x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season\n, • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies\n, • A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill\n, • Free healthy snacks in our offices\n, • Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch\n, • 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure\n, • Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in‑house Learning and Development team\n, • Discount on F1 merchandise\n, • Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive\n, • Perkbox benefit portal and more\n \n #J-18808-Ljbffr