Global Head of People Partnering - Fintech Scale Up

Hawkwood l People & Talent Recruiting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational fintech scale-up is seeking a Global Head of People Partnering. This pivotal role involves shaping the People Partnering function, driving strategic initiatives, and collaborating with senior leadership to enhance employee experience globally. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in People Partnering, particularly in fintech or tech environments, and a strong track record in executing strategic people initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven global leadership experience in a People Partnering role.
• Experience in fintech or scaling tech environments.

Responsibilities

• Shape and implement a cohesive global People Partnering strategy.
• Lead workforce planning and organizational design initiatives.
• Design and lead global engagement initiatives to enhance employee experience.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Job description

Global Head of People Partnering - Fintech Scale Up

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Position overview

Title: Global Head of People Partnering

Salary: From £150,000 + 30% bonus

Location: London, Dubai, or Warsaw

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days in office)

Hawkwood is partnering with a leading multinational fintech scale-up to hire their first Global Head of People Partnering. This company, with an award-winning platform and a mission to transform access to financial markets, combines cutting-edge AI with a customer-centric approach to help people achieve their financial goals.

The company has a global presence across the UK, EMEA, and APAC, and is entering its next growth phase. This role offers a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of the People Partnering function at an international level.

The role

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will operate at a strategic level, partnering with senior leadership and building a world-class People Partnering team. If you're motivated by scaling global people functions, driving impactful initiatives, and embedding a high-performance culture, this could be the ideal role for you.

Key priorities

• Shape and implement a cohesive, future-ready global People Partnering strategy aligned with the company’s commercial goals and long-term vision.
• Lead workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational design initiatives across international hubs to ensure scalability and agility.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing data-driven insights on workforce dynamics, talent performance, and broader people metrics to inform strategic decisions.

Talent Development & Performance

• Oversee global onboarding, leadership development, and continuous learning programs to accelerate talent readiness and foster a growth mindset.
• Promote a high-performance culture through refining performance processes, driving accountability, and embedding continuous feedback.
• Align talent strategies with immediate business needs and future capability requirements across dispersed global teams.

Employee Relations & Engagement

• Design and lead global engagement initiatives to enhance employee experience, cultural cohesion, and retention across markets.
• Approach employee relations proactively, balancing commercial risk with compliance, and fostering a culture of fairness, trust, and inclusion.
• Maintain and evolve global People policies reflecting company values and ensuring operational consistency during growth.

Operational Excellence & Program Delivery

• Lead critical people initiatives, such as redefining EVP, organizational transformation, and cross-functional projects with executive visibility.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, consistency, and scalability of People operations globally.
• Foster collaboration across regional People teams, building a unified, agile, and high-performing function aligned with international ambitions.

Candidate profile

• Proven global leadership experience in a People Partnering role, ideally as Head or Director, across EMEA, APAC, or similar regions.
• Experience in fintech or scaling tech environments, understanding growth demands.
• Track record in designing and executing strategic people initiatives, including EVP, organizational design, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Exceptional project management skills, capable of leading end-to-end delivery across regions and stakeholders.
• Commercially minded, data-informed leader with strategic insight.
• Trusted partner to senior leadership with strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and pace, providing clarity and direction.
• A team builder passionate about developing People Partners and fostering exceptional behaviors.

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