Chief People Officer - High Growth SaaS Business

JD&Co; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JD&Co is on the lookout for a Chief People Officer to lead the HR function for a high-growth SaaS business. This strategic role will involve building a high-performing team, defining people strategy, and instilling a values-driven culture. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader passionate about shaping a thriving workplace in a dynamic, international environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in scaling B2B SaaS businesses from ~50 to 500+ people.
• Experience leading talent acquisition, building performance frameworks and shaping company culture.
• Knowledge of tech or software scaleups and ability to thrive in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Define HR strategy and build scalable systems and processes.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, performance, and leadership development.
• Work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to embed values and support growth.

Skills

Commercially-minded leadership

Talent acquisition

Strategic thinking

Emotional intelligence

Influencing executives

Building from scratch

Job description

Chief People Officer - High Growth SaaS Business

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Confidential Search - Chief People Officer - Partnering with a high-growth B2B SaaS company

We’re partnering with a high-growth, remote-first SaaS scaleup on the hunt for their first Chief People Officer. Already generating strong double-digit millions in revenue, this is a business on the cusp of something big, with bold plans to multiply that success and cement its position as a global category leader.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a global, strategic People leadership role where you’ll be building from strong foundations - profitable, multi-country footprint, product-led culture - and laying the tracks for the next wave of scale. It’s a hands-on, high-impact position for a leader who loves marrying vision with execution, and thrives in fast-moving, high change environments.

The Opportunity:

You’ll join the senior leadership team, reporting to the CEO, and take full ownership of the People function - defining strategy, embedding culture, and building systems that can scale. You’ll be the architect of a high-performing, values-led team, while also being hands-on where needed across hiring, onboarding, performance, compliance, and leadership development.

What Makes This Exciting:

• Remote-first culture - work from anywhere in Europe
• Already scaling internationally, with 30+ nationalities across the team
• Founder-led and product-first - deeply values-driven and agile
• Clear commercial traction with major global clients and a high-margin SaaS model
• The People function is seen as a strategic lever for growth, not an afterthought

What We’re Really Looking For:

• A commercially-minded People leader with experience scaling B2B SaaS businesses from ~50 to 500+ people and in high-velocity, international environments
• Someone who’s led talent acquisition at pace (think: 40 to 100+ hires in 12 months), built out performance frameworks, and helped shape a culture of delivery and ambition
• You’ve got serious strategic chops - but you’re also happy getting your hands dirty. You know how to build systems, OKRs and structure that enable scale, not slow it down
• You’re smart, articulate and emotionally intelligent, but also assertive, confident and direct. Not afraid to challenge or push when needed, especially in a room of strong personalities.
• You’ve worked in tech or software scaleups, and you get what it takes to move fast, influence founders, and align exec teams around a shared direction
• You thrive in ambiguity, have a track record of building from scratch, and bring the grit, gravitas and gumption needed to grow something big.
• Up to £130k base salary
• Bonus
• Equity

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a progressive People leader who thrives in high-growth environments. We’re looking for someone who’s been on the journey, scaling a SaaS business from early traction through rapid growth, and is now ready to do it again, with even more impact. If you’re energised by partnering closely with an ambitious ExCo, shaping culture and ways of working from the top table, and building the People function into a strategic growth lever - this role offers the chance to make your mark.

Learn More:

If this opportunity sounds exciting and aligns with your expertise, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to JD&Co Talent Partner Kelly Tzelepis for a confidential conversation [e-mail]

Finally…

As a targeted search, please only apply for this role if you meet the essential criteria we have outlined. We are expecting an exceptionally high volume of applications; sadly, we're unlikely to be able to respond to everyone individually. Thanks for being patient and we'll be sure to get in touch if we're keen to take your application further.

JD & Co is passionate about championing diversity and challenging unconscious bias and treat each application carefully. Thank you for your interest and please follow our LI profile page for further updates.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Software Development and Technology, Information and Media

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