About the Role
A high-growth international fintech is seeking an experienced Head of People to lead the next stage of development for its people function as the business continues to scale globally. The focus of the role is to scale and mature the people organisation, ensuring that the business has the structures, leadership capability and cultural alignment required for continued international growth.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the executive leadership team to shape and deliver the organisation’s people strategy
- Support the business through its next phase of international growth and organisational development
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on organisational design, leadership capability and culture
- Evolve and professionalise existing people processes, systems and governance
- Ensure the people function can support a growing, international workforce
- Introduce scalable structures while maintaining a pragmatic and flexible culture
- Lead and develop the existing people team across HR operations, talent and compensation
- Strengthen leadership capability across the organisation
- Build strong internal partnerships across all areas of the business
- Protect and strengthen the organisation’s collaborative, trust-based culture
- Support a leadership environment built around autonomy, accountability and performance
- Continue to evolve the employee experience as the company grows
- Support senior hiring and leadership development
- Help shape organisational design as the company expands internationally
- Ensure the business continues to attract and retain high-quality talent
Requirements
- Senior HR leaders who combine strong operational capability with the ability to support scale-up growth environments
- Experience leading a people function within a technology, fintech or SaaS organisation
- A track record of supporting high-growth, scaling businesses
- Experience managing international teams and supporting global organisations
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- A pragmatic and commercially minded approach to HR
- The ability to build credibility with senior leadership teams
- Candidates who have moved from larger, structured organisations into scale-up environments may find this opportunity particularly compelling
Skills
- Organisational design
- Leadership capability
- Culture development
- Talent acquisition
- Compensation and benefits
- HR operations
- Stakeholder management
- Commercial acumen
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior leadership
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary, bonus and benefits aligned with a senior leadership role within a scaling technology business.
About the Company
- A high-growth international fintech that has grown rapidly over the past few years and now operates across multiple international markets.
- The business operates a high-trust, collaborative culture where leaders are encouraged to take ownership and operate with autonomy.
- The company is continuing to expand internationally and offers the opportunity to shape the next stage of development in a growing global fintech.
