Chief People Officer

Quickline Communications Limited; Welton; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadband provider in the UK is seeking a Chief People Officer to drive culture and transformation strategies. This pivotal role involves advising the Executive Leadership Team, shaping talent strategies, and ensuring a customer-obsessed organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive C-suite HR experience and a CIPD Level 7 qualification. This company offers competitive benefits and a vibrant workplace atmosphere.

Benefits

Pension – 5% employer / 5% employee contribution

WPA Health Scheme benefits

25 days annual leave + additional days

High Street Shopping Discount Scheme

Free Parking

Regular ‘Lunch & Learns’

Social Events – parties and celebrations

Thank Q Awards for staff recognition

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a fast-paced, high-growth C-suite HR role.
• Demonstrable experience in successful talent strategies.
• Strong generalist HR knowledge with deep expertise in organisational development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Drive Culture and Transformation Strategy in line with growth plans.
• Shape Talent Strategy including succession planning.

Skills

C-suite HR experience

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Organisational development expertise

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent

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.

Overview

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

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.

Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role