Head of People

📋 Description

• Own the People function day-to-day across the business
• Partner with managers on performance management, probation, and employee relations
• Drive strategic People projects - including performance management, L&D, and culture
• Work with the People Ops manager to ensure AI-first, scalable processes
• Shape the People strategy as Sona scales past 150 headcount and into new markets
• Operate in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment

🎯 Requirements

• You're a People generalist spanning business partnering, ops, and project delivery
• You've worked in a startup or scaleup (ideally post-Series A) and built things from scratch
• You bring a commercial mindset - you understand business strategy and organisational priorities
• You've personally handled performance management, probation, and difficult people situations - not just designed policy
• You're self-sufficient - you can manage senior stakeholders, navigate ambiguity
• You communicate clearly and directly across audiences and levels of seniority

🎁 Benefits

• Salary: £80,000 - £95,000
• Hybrid working: 2-3 days per week in the London office
• Share options
• 35 days annual leave (25 days standard + 10 flexible holidays)
• Extra day of leave for every year of service
• Pension contributions matched up to 5%