Chief People Officer

Quickline Communications Limited; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications provider in the UK is seeking a Chief People Officer to drive cultural transformation and talent strategy. The ideal candidate will have proven c-suite HR experience in a high-growth environment, particularly within the technology sector. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and a record of successful talent strategy delivery. This position offers competitive benefits including health schemes and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Pension – 5% employer / 5% employee contribution

WPA Health Scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

High Street Shopping Discount Scheme

Free Parking on site

Regular ‘Lunch & Learns’

Social Events – Summer and Christmas parties

Thank Q Awards – Monthly and yearly cash prizes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a c-suite HR role within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience in the Technology sector, preferably in a large corporate/private equity backed environment.
• Delivering successful talent strategies to drive organisation growth.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Drive Culture and Transformation Strategy aligned with growth plans.
• Shape Talent Strategy and support HR and L&D teams.

Skills

Leadership

HR Strategy

Organisational Development

Interpersonal Skills

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience

Job description

We’re Quickline, and we believe everyone deserves great internet. Whoever you are, wherever you are and whatever you do online - our customers are at the heart of everything we do. So, we’re on a mission to provide lightning fast, reliable broadband that reaches the places other providers leave behind.

Our mission relies on a team full of inspiring, customer obsessed people, and we're looking for a strategic, Chief People Officer (CPO) to join us at a pivotal time with an opportunity to influence the future success of the business by shaping a high-performance culture, ensuring we are customer obsessed throughout the business. If you thrive in an agile, fast paced environment and can inspire people at every level, this is your stage..

Could that be you? If delivering ambitious people strategies gets you out of bed in the morning, and supporting teams puts a smile on your face then we would love to find out more about you.

Here’s why you’ll love this role…

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on all people related matters
• Drive our Culture and Transformation Strategy in line with our ambitious growth plans
• Shape our Talent Strategy including building a future-proof pipeline of talent, succession planning and building a development programme to support
• Leading an established team of HR and L&D talent
• This could be where you leave your legacy of really making a difference
  
  

Here’s why you’ll be great in this role…

• Proven experience in a c-suite HR role within a fast paced, high growth
• Ideally you will have experience in the Technology sector, within a large corporate/private equity backed environment
• Demonstrable experience in delivering successful talent strategies to drive organisation growth and development
• You must hold a CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
• Strong generalist HR knowledge with deep expertise in organisational development
• Experience leading through growth, change and scaling challenges
• Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills
  
  

The Benefits…

• Pension – 5% employer / 5% employee contribution.
• WPA Health Scheme – Can claim back prescription, GP and optician charges, therapy allowance, private outpatient consultations, NHS parking claim back, EAP, 24/7 remote GP service, member discounts.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, your birthday, house move and wedding day off.
• High Street Shopping Discount Scheme - Holidays, food and drink, insurance, sport, tech, high street, Ikea, M&S, cinema etc.
• Free Parking on site.
• Regular ‘Lunch & Learns’ and company wide ‘Elevenses’ meets to discuss company direction.
• Social Events – Summer and Christmas parties etc.
• Thank Q Awards – Monthly £50 winner, yearly £500 winner.
  
  

… and more.

Note to agencies –

Quickline have an internal recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from any source other than directly from a candidate via our Applicant Tracking System (“ATS”). Any unsolicited CVs sent to Quickline, via the Quickline careers email address, directly to Quickline employees or managers, will be considered Quickline property and Quickline are free to contact those prospective candidates directly with zero financial repercussions. For further information refer to our careers page.

Please note: Unfortunately, we can’t offer visa sponsorship.