Head of People Partnership

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software.

We are building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries. By enabling high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation through AI inference across the entire engineering lifecycle, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] unlocks new levels of optimization and automation in design, manufacturing, and operations — empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility. Our customers include leading innovators in Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.

The role

This is one of the most important roles in the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] people function. The Head of People Partnership is the primary architect of how we develop, support and retain our people — and a trusted voice to the executive team on all matters of organisational health, culture and performance.

This is not a traditional HR leadership role. This role sits at the intersection of people strategy and business strategy. You will be expected to operate with full autonomy, shape how [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] thinks about its organisation — not just how the people team operates — and be accountable for the performance of a significant part of the business: its people and the leaders who lead them.

You will report directly to the Chief People Officer and work as a genuine partner to the CEO, COO and functional leadership team.

What you will own

• Organisational strategy & design – Lead organisational design across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], serve as primary people strategy advisor to senior leaders, shape talent strategy, propose and drive people strategy initiatives.
• Change management & organisational effectiveness – Lead people dimension of change, design change management strategies, identify organisational health risks, support leaders in building change-ready teams.
• Performance & development – Own performance management framework, design leadership development programmes, create conditions for high-performing inclusive organisation, drive promotion calibration processes.
• Compensation, levelling & workforce planning – Exercise independent judgment on levelling and compensation equity, own workforce planning, partner on capability planning, provide executive team with organisational capability view.
• Employee relations & culture – Own complex employee relations matters, shape culture, surface patterns and risks.
• Diversity, equity & inclusion – Embed DEI in hiring, development, promotion; ensure equitable decisions; use people data to track diversity outcomes.
• Data-driven people advisory – Build data-driven view of business population, bring data into leadership conversations, partner with People Ops & Data.
• People function leadership – Lead People Partnership function, manage a lean team (HRBP US-based), partner with Heads of Talent, Ops & Data, Workplace & Experience.

What we are looking for

• Significant experience as a senior HR or people leader in a high-growth technology company.
• Track record of operating as a genuine strategic partner to an executive team.
• Deep expertise across full people partnership remit: organisational design, performance management, employee relations, culture, leadership development, change management, workforce planning.
• Proven experience designing and leading change management at scale.
• Strong commercial fluency.
• Experience exercising independent judgment on levelling, compensation equity and promotion calibration.
• Demonstrable experience building data-driven people advisory practices.
• Experience leading and developing people leaders.
• Experience navigating complex employee matters with sound judgment and legal awareness.
• Experience working across multiple geographies preferred; knowledge of UK employment law essential; US employment law advantage.

We value diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply. To help make a change, we sponsor bright women from disadvantaged backgrounds through their university degrees in science and mathematics.

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