Chief People Officer

Chief People Officer

Base: £120,000 - £160,000
OTE: Bonus + equity potential
Location: London (hybrid)

Who are these people?

These guys are an exciting high growth, business scaling across the UK and internationally.

What would I be doing?

You'll own and lead the People agenda end to end, ensuring it supports growth, scale, and long term value.

• Partner with the CEO, Board, and Exec team on organisational capability and workforce strategy
• Define and deliver a Group wide People strategy aligned to commercial goals
• Lead organisational design, workforce planning, and scaling across multiple entities
• Own and deliver M&A people activity, from due diligence through to integration
• Build and embed high performance culture, leadership capability, and accountability
• Oversee all HR operations including talent, L&D, reward, ER, and engagement
• Drive HR transformation, systems, and data led decision making

It's a strategic leadership role, with real ownership and influence.

What would they expect from me?

• A credible, commercial People leader who operates comfortably at Board level
• Strong experience in high growth or PE backed environments
• Able to balance strategy with hands on delivery when needed
• Confident leading change, transformation, and scaling organisations
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Pragmatic, solutions focused, and able to move at pace

What experience do I need?

• Proven experience as a CPO, HR Director, or senior HR leader
• Strong background in scaling businesses and building HR functions
• Experience working in PE backed or high growth environments
• Deep experience across M&A, TUPE, and post acquisition integration
• Strong understanding of organisational design, talent strategy, and performance frameworks
• Experience leading HR transformation, systems, and people analytics
• Solid grounding in UK employment law and employee relations

What's in it for me?

• £120k-£160k base + bonus / equity potential
• Opportunity to shape the People strategy at Board level
• High impact role in a growing, ambitious business
• Exposure to M&A, scaling, and transformation
• Real ownership across people, culture, and performance