Head of People

White Light Digital Marketing; Remoto; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

A digital marketing agency is seeking a Head of People (Part-Time, Remote) to lead performance management and oversee employee relations. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in HR leadership and be adept at handling sensitive conversations. This role offers flexible working hours (15–20 hours/week) and an attractive compensation package ranging from $17 to $23 per hour. The position is remote, ideally suited for someone in the Eastern European timezone.

Servizi

Flexible working hours

100% remote-first work environment

Attractive salary and benefits package

Competenze

• 8–12+ years experience in senior HR / People leadership roles.
• Strong background in performance management and employee relations.
• Comfortable handling high-stakes, sensitive conversations.

Mansioni

• Design and own the company’s performance management framework.
• Establish clear review cycles and success metrics.
• Support leaders with underperformance and improvement plans.

Conoscenze

Performance management

Employee relations

Coaching

Risk management

Independent operation in fast-paced environments

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Head of People (Part-Time, Remote – 15–20 hrs/week) $17–$23 per hour (pro-rata, based on a full-time monthly salary of $3,000–$4,000)

Location & Reporting

Location: Eastern Europe (Remote). Reports to: COO & CEO. Department: People & Culture.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Head of People & Performance to own performance, incentives, and people risk across the business. This is a leadership function focused on building a high-performing, accountable team while ensuring people\'s decisions are fair, compliant, and aligned with the long-term interests of the business.

You’ll work closely with the CEO and COO to set clear performance expectations, support difficult conversations, and ensure people\'s decisions are fair, compliant, and well-documented.

Key Responsibilities

• Performance & accountability – Design and own the company’s performance management framework.
• Performance & accountability – Establish clear review cycles, expectations, and success metrics.
• Performance & accountability – Support leaders with underperformance and improvement plans.
• Performance conversations – Coach leaders through difficult feedback, performance issues, and exits.
• Performance conversations – Ensure consistency, fairness, and documentation in all people decisions.
• Incentives & retention – Design short-term and long-term incentive structures.
• Incentives & retention – Align compensation, bonuses, and progression with performance and business goals.
• Business protection – Oversee employment risk, compliance, and people-related documentation.
• Business protection – Partner with legal where needed to mitigate exposure.
• Business protection – Ensure terminations and disputes are handled cleanly and defensibly.
• Leadership & org design – Advise leadership on role clarity, team structure, and growth planning.
• Leadership & org design – Act as a strategic thought partner on people decisions.

Ideal profile

• 8–12+ years experience in senior HR / People leadership roles.
• Strong background in performance management and employee relations.
• Comfortable handling high-stakes, sensitive conversations.
• Commercially minded and risk-aware.
• Able to operate independently in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred / Nice-to-Haves

• Experience supporting international or fully remote teams.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Deel, Workable, Remote.com, or other global HR systems.
• Experience mentoring, training, or supporting HR or admin team members.

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours (15–20 hours/week) with potential to scale to full-time as we grow.
• 100% remote-first work environment.
• Opportunity to build and improve HR systems—not just maintain them.
• Collaborative team of experienced recruiters and an HR assistant.
• Direct access to company leadership and exposure to a fast-scaling global agency.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.

Working Conditions & Logistics

• Part-time: 15–20 hours per week, with flexible scheduling.
• Compensation: $17–$23 per hour (pro-rata, based on a full-time monthly salary of $3,000–$4,000).
• Fully remote; Eastern European timezone preferred.
• Reports directly to the COO and CEO.