We’re looking for a commercially driven and strategic Operations Director to lead our Health & Safety Division through its next stage of growth.

Why join us

WorkNest, part of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Group and backed by Inflexion, is growing fast – bringing together leading experts in Employment Law, HR, Health & Safety, Compliance, and Fire Risk to create smarter, more complete services for employers of all sizes.

This is your opportunity to shape the strategic direction of one of our most vital service lines. As Operations Director for our Health & Safety Division, you’ll play a key leadership role within WorkNest, working with senior stakeholders across sales, marketing, and service delivery to ensure we continue to deliver exceptional client outcomes, drive commercial performance, and lead the market in compliance and consultancy services.

If you’re a proven leader with a sharp commercial instinct and a passion for service excellence, we want to hear from you.

What We Offer

• Salary: £100,000 – £120,000 per annum
• Excellent benefits package
• Supportive and inclusive work culture
• Home-based role with regular national travel

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a strategic and commercially focused Operations Director who can take full accountability for our Health & Safety Division’s success. You’ll bring senior leadership experience, a strong grasp of operational delivery, and a proven ability to deliver growth and profitability. You’ll be comfortable owning strategy, leading a large team, and working cross-functionally with colleagues in sales, marketing, and service delivery. You’ll also be passionate about quality and compliance, and confident managing complex operations while ensuring excellent client outcomes.

You’ll be responsible for setting the divisional strategy, overseeing national service delivery, and driving revenue and margin performance. Success in this role means optimising team performance, ensuring technical standards, and unlocking growth opportunities through collaboration across the wider business.

About You

You are a credible and experienced leader, ideally with a background in managing a business unit or division with full profit and loss responsibility. You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, and have a commercial mindset backed by the ability to analyse performance and implement effective improvements.

You’re confident leading large, dispersed teams, and you understand the importance of client experience, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement. If you also have experience in Health & Safety or professional services, that’s a bonus, but above all, you’re someone who leads with purpose, delivers results, and inspires those around you.

Up for the challenge?

If you share our values – Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Inclusion – we’d love to hear from you. Click the purple ‘apply now’ button to send us your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the role criteria.

WorkNest is committed to promoting inclusion and diversity in all we do. If you need adjustments to support your application, please contact our Talent and Recruitment team.

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Closing date: 08 June 2025. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don't delay in submitting an application.