Head of People Operations
We’relooking for a Head of People Operations to lead, scale, and evolve our global People Ops function. This roleownspayroll, employee relations, global mobility, andpeoplecompliance—while setting the strategic direction for how our operational model matures as the company grows. You will build structure, uplift service delivery, and drive a consistent, compliant, high-trust People Operations environment across all regions.
This role is reporting to Head of People Technology Innovation and Enablement
Key Responsibility - Strategic Leadership Define and execute the global People Operations strategy aligned with businessobjectives.Design the long-term global operating model for People Ops, covering processes, systems, team structure, governance, and global service delivery.Use data and insights to influence senior leadership and drive strategic decision-making.Anticipate future operational risks and design scalable, long-term solutions.Champion an employee-centric, service-oriented culture within People Operations. Key Responsibility - Global People Leadership Lead and develop a multi-country People Operations team, ensuring strong capability across ER, payroll, mobility, and compliance.Build global consistency in People Ops while adapting for regional needs and legal requirements.Partner withpeoplepartners and People leadershipteam acrosstheglobe tosupportorganisationalgrowth and people strategy. Key Responsibility - People Operations Management Build andoptimizescalablepeopleprocesses across the full employee lifecycle.Oversee global SLAs, metrics, dashboards, and operational performance.Drive continuous improvement, automation, and simplification of People Ops workfl Key Responsibility - Payroll Own the global payroll strategy and operations, ensuringaccurate, compliant, andtimelydelivery across all countries.Standardiseand automate payroll processes, documentation, and governance.Partner with the Finance and Reward team on audits, statutory filings, compensation operations, and yearly cycles. Key Responsibility - Employee Relations Lead the global ER framework, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant case management.Providesenior guidance on disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, and performance matters.Build ER capability through training, playbooks, and governance structures. Key Responsibility - Global Mobility Own global mobility strategyincludingimmigration, cross-border moves, relocations, and remote-work risk governance.Partner with external providers to ensure compliant and smooth mobility processes.Advise Peoplepartnerson tax, risk, and regulatory considerations across regions. Key Responsibility - People Data Own HRIS and other people tools data.Drive automation,digitisation, and reporting enhancements along with People technology teamBuild People Ops analytics with a people analyticsteam tosupport operational and strategic decision-making. Key Responsibility - Compliance and Legislation Own global people compliance strategy cross all locationsEnsure strong alignment with employment law, statutory obligations, and audit requirementsLead GDPR and employee privacy complianceMust be proficient in employment legislation for at least one of: the UK, Sweden, or the USA, with the ability tooperateconfidently across multiple regionsAnticipate compliance risks and implement long-term mitigations Experience and Skills 10+ years of proven experience leading People Operations in a global, multi-country environment.Strong globalpeopleleadership experience, developing teams across multiple regions.Deepexpertisein payroll, ER, global mobility, and HR compliance.Proficiencyin employment legislation for the UK, Sweden, or USA (at least one essential).Strong ability to influence senior leaders and shape People Ops strategy.Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.Experience with modern HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday,HiBob) is an advantage.
