Head of People & Talent Strategy (Remote)

Utopia Design; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

International projects

Global team exposure

Laptop provided

Career development

Job summary

Utopia Design is seeking a Head of People to own how we attract, hire, and grow our talent across architecture, design, construction, and hospitality. You will build and lead the HR and Recruitment function, ensuring an engaging employee journey from onboarding to development and retention.

You will partner with senior leaders to shape organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership development for a fully remote, international team spanning Western Europe and Latin America.

Qualifications

• Degree in human resources, business, psychology or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Senior HR experience with a track record of leading people functions and delivering strategic programmes.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR policies and best practice in a relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience of leading and developing HR teams with a focus on coaching and performance.
• Demonstrable experience in talent acquisition, succession planning and leadership development.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at executive and operational levels.
• Data literate with experience using people metrics to drive decisions and improvements.
• Strong change management and project management capability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to senior audiences.
• A hands-on, proactive, and decisive approach: structured, results-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Fluent English
• Plus to have:
• Russian fluency
• Construction, Real estate or hospitality rectruitment/HR background

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive people strategy aligned to business objectives and long term workforce needs.
• Lead, coach and develop the HR and recruitment team to deliver professional, consistent HR services across the organisation.
• Partner with senior leaders to advise on organisational design, structure and role clarity to support strategic priorities.
• Oversee talent acquisition strategy and workforce planning to ensure the right skills and capacity are in place.
• Design and maintain performance management and succession planning frameworks to build leadership pipelines.
• Lead initiatives to improve engagement, inclusion and organisational culture, using data to inform interventions.
• Ensure HR policies and practices are compliant with employment law and reflect best practice.
• Establish and monitor people metrics and dashboards to measure impact and inform strategic decisions.
• Advise on reward and recognition approaches to support motivation and retention strategies.
• Manage HR budgets and external vendor relationships where applicable.

Skills

Senior HR experience

People metrics

Stakeholder management

Change management

Project management

Communication

People leadership

Fluent English

Education

Degree in HR or related field

Job description

Utopia Design is seeking a Head of People to own how we attract, hire, and grow our talent across architecture, design, construction, and hospitality. You will build and lead the HR and Recruitment function, ensuring an engaging employee journey from onboarding to development and retention.

You will partner with senior leaders to shape organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership development for a fully remote, international team spanning Western Europe and Latin America.