Director of People Operations | Series C SaaS Scale-Up | NYC

Our client is an award-winning prop-tech start-up which is growing incredibly quickly and looking for their first Director of People Operations to join the leadership team.

This innovative business has recently secured a $20m Series B round are building an excellent senior leadership team to professionalise and scale the business. Now is a great time to join the team and help them achieve the ambitious goals they have for the next few years as they look to scale to $400m revenue by 2028.

This business is renowned for their inclusive and entrepreneurial culture where staff are well supported yet encouraged to work with autonomy and bring a lot of ideas to the table. They are very passionate about what they do and are looking for 'the best and brightest' who share their enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology to join their organization.

The Role:

This is a new role in the business and a brilliant opportunity to work closely with an incredibly impressive C-Suite to buildout a best-in-class People function. There will be a huge emphasis on building a great culture and robust HR strategy.

This role will oversee the people operations, HR, learning and development and the talent acquisition functions. You will also be leading a skilled team of 5 split across NYC and London with plans to expand this as the business grows.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance on the end-to-end people function and all people operations
• Leading on employee engagement, including culture and retention in a remote environment
• Contributing to a People strategy that helps the business achieve its objectives and establishes the business as a 'best place to work' in the market
• Ensure the full employee lifecycle is best in class, from L&D to performance reviews, progression and everything in between
• Development plans for each team, as well as Leadership and Manager programmes, to ensure continued career progression for all team members
• Responsible for succession planning and organisational design
• Understanding and applying HR compliance rules and guidelines, from data protection to health and safety
• Building an industry-leading approach to ensuring diversity in hiring

What you need

• 7+ years' experience in HR / People
• Previous experience leading a people / HR function which has scaled rapidly (ideally in terms of both revenue and headcount)
• Experience working in tech companies is strongly preferred
• A strategic people-leader with proven HR experience, who is able to be proactive, think ahead and future-proof an organisation for scale
• Experience in a remote-working environment and a good understanding of how to build culture remotely

What we'd like see

• Experience in a Global business (particularly US & UK)
• Previous experience in a VC-Backed business

Salary expectations: $160,000 - $175,000 + bonus + equity

Please get in touch with Chris at for more information.