People Lead

Stacks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive tech startup in London is searching for a People Lead to build and scale their people function amid rapid growth. This high-impact role involves designing scalable people operations, partnering with leadership, and owning talent and culture strategies. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in similar roles, a strong grasp of people processes, and the ability to influence across all levels. The position offers competitive compensation, equity options, and the chance to work directly with the founders and leadership team.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Meaningful equity

Canal-view office in Amsterdam

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a People Lead in a fast-growing tech company.
• Track record of scaling people functions through hypergrowth.
• Experience with UK/European employment law preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement scalable people operations and infrastructure.
• Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on people matters.
• Lead talent acquisition strategy across various departments.

Skills

People strategy

Organizational design

Talent acquisition

People operations

Performance management

Communication

Job description

This role is based out of our London office 🇬🇧

We are an office-first company & believe great products are made when we are together.

You'll have the chance to travel to our Amsterdam office frequently:)

About Stacks

At Stacks, we’re transforming the way finance teams approach one of their most critical processes: the monthly close. For mid to large enterprises, this is still a manual, painful workflow that drags finance teams away from strategic work. We believe this needs to change.

Our vision is bold: with the power of AI, we’re reimagining the monthly close to be as simple as a single click - delivering accurate, detailed financial insights on day one of every month. By giving finance teams their time back, we enable them to focus on high-impact initiatives that matter.

Our team brings together finance, product, and technical expertise from companies like Uber, Plaid, Miro, Mollie, and Bunq, united by the ambition to reshape the future of finance. Based in the heart of Amsterdam, our office overlooks the iconic canals. Backed by top‑tier VCs and executives from Stripe, Plaid, and OpenAI, we’re just getting started.

About the Role

Stacks is hiring a People Lead to build and scale our people function as we navigate explosive hypergrowth.

You’ll be the strategic partner to our founders and leadership team, building the people infrastructure, culture, and organizational foundation that will define Stacks as we scale. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where you’ll own everything from talent strategy and people operations to performance management and organizational design.

If you’ve guided exceptional companies through hypergrowth, love building people systems from scratch, and want to shape the culture and team that will define a category leader in AI‑powered finance, this is the role for you.

What You'll Do

Build the People Function from the Ground Up

• Design and implement scalable people operations, processes, and infrastructure
• Establish performance management frameworks, compensation philosophy, and equity structures
• Create organizational design frameworks to support rapid scaling
• Build employee lifecycle programs from onboarding to offboarding

Partner with Leadership Through Hypergrowth

• Act as strategic advisor to founders and leadership on all people matters
• Guide organizational planning, headcount strategy, and team structure
• Enable managers with coaching, frameworks, and tools to lead high‑performing teams
• Navigate the complexities of scaling culture while maintaining excellence

Own Talent & People Strategy

• Lead end‑to‑end talent acquisition strategy across Product, Engineering, and GTM
• Build predictable hiring pipelines and maintain talent intelligence across Europe
• Design interview processes and hiring frameworks that maintain a high bar
• Partner with external recruiters and agencies where strategic

Shape Culture & Employee Experience

• Embed and evolve Stacks’ culture and values as we scale
• Design programs that drive engagement, belonging, and retention
• Build feedback mechanisms and act on employee insights
• Create rituals, moments, and experiences that define what makes Stacks special

What You Need

• Proven experience as a People Lead, Head of People, or senior People Partner at a fast‑growing tech company
• Track record of building and scaling people functions through hypergrowth (15→50, 50→150+)
• Experience at exceptional companies with strong cultures (top‑tier startups, scale‑ups, or FAANG)
• Deep hands‑on execution mindset — you’re a builder who rolls up their sleeves
• Strategic thinking combined with operational excellence
• Experience designing people processes, frameworks, and org structures from scratch
• Strong understanding of talent acquisition, performance management, and compensation
• Excellent coach and advisor to founders and leadership teams
• Clear communicator who can influence and build trust across all levels
• Metrics‑driven with a high bar for execution and impact
• Entrepreneurial, scrappy, and energized by 0→1 building in fast‑paced environments
• Experience with UK/European employment law and compliance preferred

What’s in It for You

• Work directly with founders and early leadership
• Opportunity to shape the talent foundation of a category‑defining startup
• Collaborate with world‑class colleagues from Uber, Plaid, Miro, and Mollie
• Be part of the AI transformation in finance
• Competitive compensation & meaningful equity
• A stunning canal‑view office in the heart of Amsterdam

Hiring Process

Step 1: 30‑minute call with our Talent Partner (Peter) to discuss background & motivation
Step 2: Interviews with Founder (Albert) and functional leads
Step 3: Practical assignment + on‑site panel at our Amsterdam HQ
Step 4: Offer!