Director of People

The role

The Director of People will take full ownership of People Operations and Employee Experience for 100 to 125 people. This includes managing contracts, payroll, benefits, compliance, HR systems, and employee relations across the UK, Greece, the US, and other European countries.

What you will do

• Own the People Operations roadmap and the full employee lifecycle.
• Work with the Senior Talent Partner on hiring, offers and onboarding.
• Oversee payroll and benefits across UK, Greece and US entities and manage employer-of-record providers.
• Own employment law compliance, right to work, visas, policies, handbooks and contracts.
• Own HRIS and People data and produce reporting.
• Manage employee relations cases including investigations, grievances and exits.
• Lead compensation review and performance and development cycles.
• Own learning and development, including development budget and programmes.
• Partner with Finance Director and COO on People strategy and workforce planning.
• Shape employee experience including engagement surveys, communications, wellbeing and office culture.

Required qualifications

• Experience leading People Operations at Head of level, or equivalent, in a venture-backed tech or SaaS scale-up, ideally of 100 to 300 people.
• Hands-on payroll and benefits experience across the UK, US and other European countries, including through employer-of-record providers, and owning an HRIS.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and experience supporting employees in another country.
• Sound judgement and discretion on complex employee relations matters.
• Credibility and communication skills to influence senior leaders and managers.
• Confidence with data, reporting and budget conversations with Finance.
• Experience managing a small team, ideally including someone based in another country.
• A pragmatic, low-ego operator who enjoys building process and getting into the detail.

Nice to have

• Experience with Greek or wider EU employment practices
• CIPD Level 7 or an equivalent qualification

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Private medical & dental insurance
• Life insurance (4 x salary)
• Personal development budget
• Individual wellbeing budget
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Your birthday off!

About the company

Causaly is building an AI-powered biomedical knowledge platform to help researchers discover and interpret evidence from scientific publications and other data sources. The company is backed by investors including ICONIQ, Index Ventures, Pentech, and Marathon.