Head of People - U.S.

📋 Description

• • Act as the trusted People partner to our US senior leadership team, providing strategic partnership and support on all people-related matters to drive performance and business outcomes.
• • Own and execute the People strategy for the US, aligning closely with the global People leadership team on key areas including talent development, engagement, culture, and change.
• • Use data and insight to spot patterns, guide senior leadership decision-making, and lead workforce planning, organisational design, and succession for the US.
• • Take ownership of embedding company-wide initiatives (e.g. performance processes, compensation cycles, hybrid working models) across the US, ensuring they land well with senior leaders, managers and their teams.
• • Act as the senior escalation point for complex employee relations matters in the US, providing sound, pragmatic advice and coaching that balances risk and business need with empathy and fairness.
• • Lead, manage and develop our US People Partners, building capability and consistency across the team and acting as their escalation point on complex issues.
• • Play a key role in advancing our culture and ways of working, grounded in our leadership behaviors and values.
• • Own accountability for the US People function, including budget, headcount planning and representing the People agenda to senior US leadership and, where relevant, global leadership forums.
• • Your Responsibilities Will Include
• • Partnering with senior leaders across the US to understand business challenges, diagnose people needs, and develop tailored solutions.
• • Leading workforce and organizational planning for the US, including team structures, spans and layers, and succession planning.
• • Proactively identifying recruitment needs, partnering with Talent Acquisition on role scoping, candidate selection, offers and onboarding.
• • Facilitating personal development and growth through meaningful feedback, development conversations, and learning pathways.
• • Owning performance and conduct issues across the US, ensuring fair process and building manager confidence and capability.
• • Helping managers navigate and apply our reward and compensation philosophy, especially during annual cycles or off-cycle promotions.
• • Analysing and translating people data into insight; supporting leaders to make informed decisions that drive business outcomes.
• • Contributing to scaling our culture and processes as we grow internationally – with an eye on relevance, inclusion, and local nuance.
• • Acting as a critical voice on inclusion, wellbeing and psychological safety across the business.
• • You’ll be great here if you have
• • You have significant experience in a senior strategic HR leadership role (e.g. Head of People, Senior People Partner, or HR Business Partner leader), ideally in a scaling tech or international environment, with experience managing and developing a team.
• • You are business-savvy and commercially aware: you know how organizations function, how to assess people needs, and how to get things done through others.
• • You’re credible with senior leaders, an excellent coach, and not afraid to challenge where needed, always with respect and empathy.
• • You’re outcome-focused, always looking for opportunities to simplify, improve or scale a process to meet business needs.
• • You have strong knowledge of US employment law and multi-state compliance, with exposure to international employment contexts an advantage.
• • You are tech and AI-fluent, comfortable using data and a range of tools such as HRIS systems, survey platforms, spreadsheets, and AI solutions, to generate meaningful insights, build compelling cases for change, and drive greater efficiency.
• • You’re energized by change, resilient and flexible; you operate well in ambiguity and enjoy solving complex people challenges.
• • You're someone who gives great feedback — and invites it in return — because you care about your impact and growth.
• • Ways of Working
• • Collaboration & Care: You’re a team player who recognizes that building a great company is a shared responsibility.
• • Bias for Action: You spot gaps and roll up your sleeves, experimentation and iteration come naturally to you.
• • Drive for Equity: You are intentional about inclusion and build processes and relationships that recognise all voices.
• • Curious & Grounded: You ask great questions, listen deeply, challenge assumptions and stay humble in your approach.
• • Comfortable with Complexity: Fast growth can be messy! You remain calm, thoughtful, and optimistic through the unknown.
• • Benefits: To be updated based on location
• • Competitive salary
• • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• • Private health insurance and wellness program
• • Pension plan
• • Enhanced parental leave
• • Career development plan & personal training budget of $1000 per year
• • Regular team events, including lunches, socials and quarterly team events
• • Home office allowance
• • All of the equipment you need to be successful
• • Collaborative, flexible and friendly environment with a truly hybrid working policy