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Interim Head of People - Tech start-up

  • Location: London
  • Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 per annum
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 23 days ago

  • Sector: HR | culture | talent
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Emma Richardson
  • Contact Email: emma.richardson@handle.co.uk
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Expiry Date: 07 September 2025
  • Job Ref: BBBH112441

Are you a creative thinking Senior HR Generalist with a background in start-up tech world open to a fixed term contract?

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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 period

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Reporting 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!

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.