Interim Head of People - Tech start-up

Handle Recruitment

  • London
  • £80,000-90,000 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 26 days ago
Are you a creative thinking Senior HR Generalist with a background in start-up tech world open to a fixed term contract?Handle are partnering with a market-leading, AI-powered scale-up, transformative in its space. A global organisation of around 200 employees across EMEA, APAC and the US. With continued growth and exciting plans ahead, they are looking for a Head of People and Culture to be based out of their London hub. The People & Culture team is small but collaborative and high-impact function and with two key team members taking maternity leave soon, they're looking for a confident, experienced HR leader to cover a 12 month periodReporting directly into Leadership, you will be strategic partner to stakeholders globally, playing a central role in shaping and driving the people strategy across performance, engagement, ER, policy, and facilities - while being a hands-on, go-to figure for the London team of 40 employees. A typical day could see you moving from coaching a sales leader on performance strategy, to reviewing global policy, to ensuring the office culture is flourishing even down to the fridge being well stocked!Key Focus Areas:
  • Act as lead HR business partner globally, partnering with local team members to deliver initiatives across ER, performance, engagement, and policy.
  • Provide strategic and hands-on support to the London office, particularly the commercial/sales team.
  • Contribute to leadership decisions, providing sound people advice and fostering a culture of high performance and fun.
  • Help maintain and elevate office culture and employee experience during a pivotal growth phase.
About You:
  • Proven strategic generalist experience, ideally at Head of or HRBP level, ready to step into a Head of role.
  • Experienced in fast-paced, start-up/scale-up environments, preferably in tech or SaaS.
  • A hands-on leader with strong expertise in employee relations, performance, engagement, and culture-building.
  • Comfortable navigating global environments, experience with APAC is a bonus, but not essential.
  • Naturally proactive, positive, and collaborative, someone who thrives in a people-first, roll-up-your-sleeves culture.
The business is looking for someone who thrives being in person and connecting with people, ideally 3 or 4 days in the office (can consider flex on this)If this sounds like you then please apply!Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Handle Recruitment