Human Resources Director

Orla Rose Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive package

Job summary

Orla Rose Associates Ltd in London is seeking a seasoned People Director to own the people agenda as the business scales from 200 to 400+ staff.

You'll report to the Founder and CEO, lead the people team and executive assistants, and act as the trusted voice on organisation, performance and culture as the company expands into Europe.

The role offers a senior, strategic remit with cross-border HR leadership and involvement in RemCo governance and culture.

Qualifications

• Led and scaled a people function in a fast-growing business.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and experience with ER and senior exits.
• Excellent writer who produces policies and leadership papers to a high standard.
• Commercially sharp with senior leaders and investment stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own people strategy and workforce planning as the business grows 200→400+.
• Lead organisation design, succession and change for new teams and countries.
• Oversee recruitment and talent, with rigorous senior hires and onboarding.
• Manage performance, rewards, benchmarking and retention, plus ER issues.
• Support international expansion with compliant people arrangements.
• Guard and promote the company culture and values.

Skills

People function leadership

Employment law

Policy writing

Executive stakeholder management

Professional communication

Cross-industry credibility

CIPD Level 7 (bonus)

Education

CIPD Level 7

Job description

London | 4 days in office, Fridays from home | Competitive package

Build the people function behind one of the UK’s most exciting energy businesses

Some businesses talk about growth. This one is living it.

Our client is a market-leading UK energy infrastructure business that is taking the market by storm. They’re backed by a major global investor, operating across the UK and expanding into Europe. They have around 200 people today and plan to go past 400 over the next few years.

They now need an exceptional People Director to own the people agenda and make that growth happen.

The Role

You’ll report directly to the Founder and CEO and lead the people team, office administration and executive assistants. This is a senior business role, not a back-office one. You’ll be the CEO’s trusted, objective voice on organisation, performance and culture.

You’ll own:

• People strategy and workforce planning, shaping how the business grows from 200 to 400+
• Organisation design, succession and change as new teams and countries come on board
• Recruitment and talent, with a rigorous process for senior hires, strong onboarding and clear career paths
• Performance management, applied consistently and tackling underperformance at every level, including senior
• Reward and benefits, covering pay review, bonus, benchmarking and retention, and supporting the RemCo
• Employee relations and employment law, including investigations, grievances and senior exits
• International expansion, setting up compliant people arrangements in new European markets
• Culture, as guardian of the company’s values and holding everyone to them

About You

• You’ve led and scaled a people function in a fast-growing business
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and experience of complex employee relations and senior exits
• An excellent writer who personally produces policies, frameworks and leadership papers to a high standard
• Commercially sharp, confident taking tough decisions and challenging senior leaders
• Highly professional and polished, and you thrive working alongside a driven, demanding CEO at pace
• Credible with investment, trading and finance professionals as well as construction and project teams
• Energy, infrastructure or PE-backed experience and CIPD Level 7 would be a bonus

What’s on Offer

• A seat at the top table, working directly with the Founder and CEO
• The chance to build the people function of a business set to double in size
• International scope across the UK and Europe
• A visible role at the heart of the UK’s energy transition