Head of HR (Interim)

Teckro; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Teckro, a fast-growing Irish technology company, seeks an Interim Head of HR to lead people strategy as we scale. You will shape workforce design, drive recruitment, performance, rewards, and employee relations across our Ireland, US, and UK teams.

Reporting to the leadership team, you will build a high-trust HR function, develop capability, monitor KPIs, and partner with Finance and Legal to ensure compliant growth and engaged, resilient teams across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in HR/People Ops, incl 3+ years leading a function or as senior HR Partner.
• Proven delivery in a high-growth environment: hiring at pace and retention.
• Strong Irish employment law and ER knowledge; UK/US awareness helpful.
• Credible adviser to senior executives and HR team leadership.
• Data-led, with HRIS and ATS experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the people strategy and annual plan; advise on organisation design and culture.
• Partner with Finance on headcount and budget; with Chief of Staff on onboarding and cross-functional projects.
• Lead change through growth and restructuring.
• Own recruitment model and hiring plan (in-house, agency, referrals).
• Set hiring standards: structured interviews and salary-band aligned offers.
• Own the performance cycle, calibration and probation processes.
• Build career frameworks and succession plans for critical roles.
• Define compensation philosophy, salary bands and pay review processes.
• Lead engagement survey and retention action planning.
• Manage complex employee relations and provide legal HR advice when needed.
• Ensure compliant arrangements for US/UK teams with payroll providers.
• Own HR policies and GDPR data in partnership with Legal/DPO.
• Own HRIS and monthly leadership dashboard.
• Lead and develop the HR team and manage the People budget.

Skills

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Education

Degree in HR, business or CIPD Level 7

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Job description

Teckro is a fast-growing Irish technology company in a period of hypergrowth, with revenues growing rapidly year on year. We are 150 people today and have ambitious plans. This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal stage, make a real impact and help shape how we scale.

THE ROLE

As Interim Head of HR you will be Teckro's senior people leader, setting the people strategy and owning the programmes that attract, develop and retain great people as we scale. This is a hands, develop and retain great people as we scale.

REPORTING TO

TEAM

HR Generalist, Talent Acquisition Specialist(day-to-day leadership during Head of HR'S planned leave)

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN 12 MONTHS

• A people plan agreed with the leadership team and linked to the growth plan.
• Hiring delivered to plan, with monthly reporting on time-to-hire, offer acceptance and source mix.
• Regretted attrition understood by team and manager, with a retention plan in place.
• A compensation framework (bands, levels, pay review) and a calibrated performance cycle.
• Manager development program and a monthly people dashboard in front of the leadership team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy and leadership

• Develop and deliver the people strategy and annual plan; advise the leadership team on organisation design, leadership capability, culture and workforce decisions.
• Partner with Finance on headcount and budget, and with the Chief of Staff on organisation design, onboarding and cross-functional projects.
• Lead change through growth and restructuring.

Talent acquisition

• Own the recruitment model and hiring plan (in-house, agency and referral)
• Set hiring standards: structured interviews, interviewer training and offer approval aligned to salary bands.

Performance and development

• Own the performance cycle, calibration and probation processes.
• Build career frameworks and succession plans for critical roles; deliver manager and leadership development.

Reward, engagement and retention

• Define compensation philosophy, salary bands and the pay review process with Finance; oversee benchmarking and benefits.
• Lead the engagement survey and action planning; use attrition and exit data to drive retention action.

Employee relations and compliance

• Lead complex employee relations matters (investigations, disciplinary, grievance, redundancy) and own employment law advice, using external counsel where needed.
• Ensure compliant employment arrangements for our smaller US and UK teams, working with payroll providers and local advisers.
• Own HR policies, and partner with the Legal Counsel/DPO, who owns GDPR, on employee data.

People operations and team

• Own the HRIS and a monthly people dashboard for the leadership team.
• Lead and develop the HR team, giving the HR Generalist scope to own outcomes; manage the People budget and providers.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 10+ years in HR/People Ops, including 3+ years leading a function or as a senior HR Business Partner or Head of people function in a scaling company.
• Proven delivery in a high-growth environment: hiring at pace, performance, reward and retention.
• Strong Irish employment law and employee relations knowledge (WRC processes, equality, working time, termination); UK/US awareness helpful.
• Credible adviser to senior executives, with experience leading an HR team.
• Data-led, with HRIS and ATS experience.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Degree in HR, business or a related discipline, or CIPD (Level 7 preferred) or equivalent experience.

COMPETENCIES

Commercial judgement; influence at senior level; hands‑on builder and operator; discretion and integrity; clear communication.