Interim Head of People - Tech start-up, Slough
Client:
Handle Recruitment
Location:
Slough, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Views:
2
Posted:
22.08.2025
Expiry Date:
06.10.2025
Job Description:
Are you a creative thinking Senior HR Generalist with a background in the start-up tech world, open to a fixed-term contract?
Handle is partnering with a market-leading, AI-powered scale-up, transformative in its space. A global organization 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 based out of their London hub. The People & Culture team is small but collaborative and high-impact. With two key team members taking maternity leave soon, they seek a confident, experienced HR leader to cover a 12-month period.
Reporting directly to leadership, you will be a 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. Your day may include coaching sales leaders on performance strategy, reviewing global policies, or ensuring a thriving office culture.
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, especially 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.
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, thriving in a people-first, roll-up-your-sleeves culture.
The business prefers someone who thrives in person and connecting with people, ideally 3-4 days in the office (flexible).
If this sounds like you, please apply!
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds. We pride ourselves on attracting the best talent through our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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