Global Head of People Operations & Workplace Experience

Impact Fund Denmark (tidl. Investeringsfonden for Udviklingslande); København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Fund Denmark – Copenhagen headquarters with regional responsibilities – is seeking a Head of People Operations and Workplace to ensure our people, workplaces and operational foundations enable colleagues to do their best work daily.

The role sits at the intersection of People & Culture, Facilities, Workplace Experience, Governance and Operational Excellence, spanning Copenhagen and regional offices across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in Operations, Facilities, or People Operations.
• Experience leading small, effective teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and solid business judgement.
• Track record in improving processes and governance.
• Experience managing budgets, suppliers, and risk.
• Ability to operate between executives and day-to-day tasks.
• Fluent Danish and English, written and spoken.
• Working knowledge of Danish labour law.

Responsibilities

• Build and run a scalable global operations function.
• Create seamless onboarding to offboarding experiences.
• Establish service levels and operational metrics.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement across processes.
• Ensure offices reflect culture and ambitions.
• Strengthen collaboration between People & Culture, Technology, Finance and regional offices.
• Create consistency across international locations.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

People Operations

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Global mobility

Danish law

English proficiency

Tools

CatalystOne

mTime

Job description

Impact Fund Denmark – Copenhagen headquarters with regional responsibilities – is seeking a Head of People Operations and Workplace to ensure our people, workplaces and operational foundations enable colleagues to do their best work daily.

The role sits at the intersection of People & Culture, Facilities, Workplace Experience, Governance and Operational Excellence, spanning Copenhagen and regional offices across Africa, Asia and Latin America.