Head of People (Maternity Cover)

Proxymity; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Headspace subscription

Hybrid working scheme

2 duvet days a year

Job summary

Proxymity is seeking a Head of People to shape and implement the global people strategy for sustainable growth and a values-led culture. You will work with the COO and executive leadership to design organisation, talent, reward and leadership capability across borders.

This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, leading a small, high-performing People team and partnering with a dedicated Recruiter for senior hires.

Qualifications

• 15-20 years of senior People leadership experience in high-growth tech/fintech.
• Experience as a member of an executive leadership team.
• Strong ability to align people strategy with business outcomes.
• Experience advising C-suite, Boards and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the global People Strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Act as trusted advisor to the COO, ELT and Board.
• Lead performance management, compensation and reward frameworks.
• Coach senior leaders on people leadership, team effectiveness and organisational challenges.
• Oversee talent acquisition, succession planning and leadership development.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation across jurisdictions.

Skills

Executive leadership

Organisational design

Talent management

Employee experience

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Leadership development

Change management

People analytics

Tools

HR systems

Compensation & reward

Job description

Proxymity does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Proxymity encourages application from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

About Proxymity

Proxymity is a market leading digital investor communications platform focused on providing regulatory compliant products focused initially on Proxy Voting and Shareholder Disclosure services. Founded in London and spun out of Citi, from the very beginning our mission focused on benefitting the whole capital markets ecosystem, rather than just one part or one player within it. This ethos is endorsed by investment from global consortium of some the industry's most influential financial institutions.

About Us - Proxymity

Proxymity's service offering is now a Global one, matching the needs of our custodian and broker community respectively. This is reflected by a fast-growing client base who have long desired an improved service by a trusted vendor. As a result, we are a fast-growth company and have already gone from 10 - 200+ employees in the last four years with a global footprint in London, New York, Tel-Aviv, Melbourne.

The Role

The Head of People is responsible for defining and executing the company's global people strategy, ensuring that our people practices enable sustainable growth, high performance, and a strong, values-led culture.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Head of People acts as a strategic advisor to the COO and senior leaders, helping shape organisational design, talent strategy, reward frameworks, leadership capability, employee experience, and cultural evolution.

This is a highly visible leadership role requiring both strategic thinking and practical execution. While responsible for shaping the company's people strategy, the successful candidate will also be comfortable rolling up their sleeves and delivering outcomes directly, working alongside a small, high-performing People team.

People Strategy & Executive Leadership

• Develop and deliver the global People Strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the COO, Executive Leadership Team and Board.
• Contribute to strategic planning, workforce planning, organisational design and business transformation.
• Lead people initiatives that support growth, organisational effectiveness and change.

Culture & Employee Experience

• Build and embed a high-performance, values-driven culture.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen engagement, collaboration, accountability and employee experience.
• Oversee employee listening programmes (engagement surveys, eNPS, focus groups) and drive action planning.
• Champion inclusion, wellbeing and psychological safety across the organisation.

Talent & Organisational Development

• Oversee talent acquisition strategy to attract and retain exceptional talent.
• Develop succession planning, leadership development and organisational capability through performance management, coaching and career development.
• Support leaders in building high-performing teams and lead organisational design projects
• Partner with and support the internal Recruiter, leading C-suite and senior leadership hiring where required.

Performance & Reward

• Lead performance management, compensation and reward frameworks that drive business outcomes.
• Manage annual salary reviews, executive compensation, equity and incentive programmes.
• Use market benchmarking and data to inform reward decisions and Board recommendations.

Leadership Coaching & Advisory

• Coach senior leaders on people leadership, performance, team effectiveness and organisational challenges.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, conflict resolution and organisational change
• Provide commercially focused advice that balances business priorities with employee experience.

Global Operations & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with employment legislation across all operating jurisdictions
• Oversee employee relations, restructures, investigations and policy development.
• Manage People systems, processes, budgets and external partners.
• Lead and develop a high-performing People team.

Data & Analytics

• Use workforce data and insights to drive evidence-based decision making.
• Monitor key people metrics including engagement, retention, performance, diversity, hiring and compensation.
• Present people insights and recommendations to executive stakeholders and the Board.

Requirements

• 15-20 years of experience in senior People leadership roles within high-growth, technology, fintech, or scaling organisations
• Demonstrated experience operating as a member of an executive leadership team
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align people strategy with business outcomes
• Experience advising C-suite executives, Boards, and senior stakeholders
• Expertise across organisational design, talent management, employee relations, reward, and culture
• Strong coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing complex people challenges across multiple jurisdictions - UK experience essential; US, APAC and Israel preferable.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational delivery, willing to roll up your sleeves and execute when needed
• Must be able to attend the office 2-3 days per week as part of our hybrid working arrangement

Benefits

For UK employees:

• Headspace subscription
• Birthday off in addition to annual leave
• Access to Absorb Learning
• Improved family-friendly policies
• Hybrid working scheme
• Choose your tech
• 2 duvet days a year
• 1 volunteer day a year
• 4-week sabbatical after 4 years at Proxymity
• Workation- Our Workation policy means you can work anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per calendar year
• Companywide parties twice a year
• Team socials

For US employees:

• 401K plan
• Private health insurance
• 25 annual days leave
• Birthday off in addition to annual leave
• Access to Absorb Learning
• Improved family-friendly policies
• Work your way
• 2 duvet days a year
• 1 volunteer day a year
• 4-week sabbatical after 4 years at Proxymity
• Workation - Our Workation policy means you can work anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per calendar year.
• Companywide parties twice a year
• Team socials
• A company wins programme

To assist us with evolving our DEI efforts and ensuring our process is as inclusive as possible, we will be sending out a brief diversity and inclusion survey for you to complete if you choose to apply for this position. This will be completely anonymous and is in no way tied to your application. If you could please take a few minutes out of your day to complete this that would be much appreciated.