Head of Creative Solutions

Role Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, inspire and unify the Creative Solutions team, creating a clear vision, identity and shared purpose.
• Build and maintain a high‑performance culture that promotes collaboration, accountability, creativity and continuous improvement.
• Develop a department which supports current business priorities and future growth ambitions.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members, identifying development opportunities and building succession pathways.
• Foster a culture of engagement, empowerment and ownership across the department.

Operational Excellence & Ways of Working

• Collaborate with the team to establish and embed scalable processes that improve efficiency, quality and consistency across all creative outputs.
• Drive continuous improvement in team workflows, ensuring clear accountability and effective project delivery.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of creative spectacle projects, ensuring operational rigour and adherence to deadlines.
• 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.
• Ensure all outputs consistently meet Formula1’s production and quality standards.

Creative & Commercial Collaboration

• Create strong partnerships between creative and commercial teams, ensuring clear alignment of objectives and priorities.
• Work closely with Commercial leadership to ensure creative solutions effectively support commercial opportunities and client requirements.
• Align creative strategy and execution with wider business goals and commercial objectives.
• Encourage cross‑functional collaboration and remove barriers that hinder effective teamwork.
• Promote a solutions‑focused approach that balances creative excellence with commercial impact.

Delivery & Performance Management

• Take ownership of delivery quality, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest standards.
• Monitor team performance and output, using data, insights and feedback to drive continual improvement.
• Manage resource allocation across internal teams and external freelancers or consultants to maximise efficiency and capability.
• Ensure consistent excellence across all productions, projects and creative deliverables.
• Identify risks, dependencies and opportunities, implementing proactive solutions where required.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the key interface between senior leadership, commercial stakeholders and creative teams.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to support alignment, trust and successful project delivery.
• Communicate priorities, performance metrics, risks and opportunities clearly and effectively.
• Influence stakeholders at all levels to support strategic initiatives and operational improvements.

Personal Qualities

• Strategic and forward‑thinking leader who can balance long‑term vision with operational delivery.
• Passionate about creative excellence and producing work of the highest quality.
• Collaborative and inclusive, with the ability to unite diverse teams around a common purpose.
• Delivery‑focused and results‑driven, able to thrive in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.
• Excellent communicator and influencer, capable of building strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Resilient and adaptable, comfortable leading teams through change and ambiguity.
• Highly organised with strong prioritisation and decision‑making skills.
• Committed to developing people and creating an environment where individuals can perform at their best.

Experience

• Significant leadership experience within a creative, production, content or similar environment.
• Proven track record of organisational design, process improvement and operational transformation.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams and building strong collaboration between multiple business functions.
• Successfully delivered high‑quality creative outputs within a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders.
• Experience implementing scalable processes, governance frameworks and delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing team performance, resource planning and operational priorities.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within sports, media, broadcast or other high‑performance creative environments.
• Experience managing a combination of internal teams and external freelance or consultant resources.
• Understanding of commercial production, brand partnerships or client‑led creative delivery models.
• Experience leading large‑scale change initiatives or business transformation programmes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Creative Media, Production Management or a related discipline.
• Leadership or management qualifications.
• Project management or operational excellence certifications.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong leadership and people management capability.
• Excellent organisational design and operational planning skills.
• Strong understanding of creative production and delivery processes.
• Experience implementing effective governance, workflows and delivery frameworks.
• Ability to align creative solutions with broader commercial and business objectives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insight to drive decision‑making and continuous improvement.
• Effective resource planning and workload management capability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to maintain quality and attention to detail within a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business priorities.

Benefits

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Dental Care
• 4x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
• Free healthy snacks in our offices
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in‑house Learning and Development team
• Discount on F1 merchandise
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

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