Founding Talent & People Lead

Block MB; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

Hybrid work

Central London office

Job summary

Block MB, a fast-growing financial services scale-up in London, is seeking a dedicated Talent & People Lead. You will own the full employee journey—from hiring and onboarding to performance and development—and build the people function from the ground up in a fast-paced, international environment.

You will lead hiring, design onboarding and progression frameworks, manage HR systems, and champion culture, engagement and retention while advising leadership on team structure and organisational

Qualifications

• 4+ years in Talent and People management.
• Must have worked in a start-up or scale-up (Series A/B).
• Experience building and owning recruitment and people function from scratch.
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law (CIPD qualification a bonus).
• Strong communicator with ability to influence at all levels.
• Hands-on, pragmatic approach combining strategy with delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead hiring across all functions and design scalable recruitment processes.
• Design onboarding, performance reviews and progression frameworks.
• Manage HR systems, policies and day-to-day people operations.
• Champion company culture, engagement and retention.
• Advise leadership on team structure, performance and organisational design.

Skills

Talent management

Recruitment strategy

Employee relations

People operations

UK employment law

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Must have experience in a start-up / scale-up

London (Hybrid) | Competitive Salary + Equity

The opportunity:

We’re partnered with a fast-growing financial services scale-up, fresh from closing its Series A, to hire their first dedicated Talent & People Lead. With new investment secured and ambitious growth plans ahead, they’re looking for someone to build their people function from the ground up in a fast-paced environment.

In this role, you’ll own the full employee journey, from hiring and onboarding through to performance and development, and create the processes and culture needed to support a high-performing, international team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading hiring across all functions and building a scalable recruitment process


• Designing onboarding, performance reviews and progression frameworks


• Managing HR systems, policies and day-to-day people operations


• Championing company culture, engagement and retention


• Advising leadership on team structure, performance and organisational design

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years in Talent and People


• Must have worked within a start-up or scale-up (Series A / B)


• Building and owning the recruitment and people function from scratch


• Solid knowledge of UK employment law - a CIPD qualification would be a bonus!


• A strong communicator who can influence at every level across the organisation


• A hands-on, pragmatic approach, equally happy shaping strategy and delivering it


• Someone who thrives in a fast-moving, evolving environment

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary and equity


• Hybrid working from a central London office


• The chance to shape a people function at a pivotal stage of growth