Overview
Head of Technology Delivery – WC2E 9DD
Salary: Starting from £70,000 per annum based on skills and experience
Hours: Full time; 40 hours per week
The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.
We are seeking to recruit a Head of Technology Delivery who will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of technology projects and services across the organisation. The RBO is in the implementation phase of multiple projects, and this role will ensure they are delivered effectively and with the engagement of key business stakeholders. Acting as a bridge between Technology and the rest of the organisation, you will lead a team focused on meeting business objectives through new technology initiatives that allow us to operate effectively.
Our ideal candidate will be a natural leader with excellent stakeholder and programme management skills. You will have led on multiple projects and have focused experience in application delivery. You will be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience managing multidisciplinary technology teams (project managers, architects, engineers, testers)
- A strong track record of delivering complex technology projects and services in a comparable environment
- Financial acumen and experience managing project budgets.
- A deep understanding of technology delivery methodologies and best practices
- The ability to drive change, foster innovation, and support a culture of continuous improvement
To submit your application, please provide a supporting statement that outlines how your skills and experience match the essential criteria listed above. Your supporting statement will be reviewed by the shortlisting panel, so please do take the time to consider your response and use this to highlight your suitability for, and interest in, the role.
We recommend drafting your response in a separate document and then copying the final version into the application form. Please do not upload a separate Cover Letter as this will be not reviewed – only supporting statements included as part of the application form will be considered.
Please note that as part of our commitment to anonymised shortlisting, panels do not view full CVs during the recruitment process. If you choose to upload your CV, our system will pull information from your CV into our application form for you to check and submit.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.
We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.
The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.
A full job description can be found here.
For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.
For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Sunday 1st February 2026.
To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
