Head of People

What you will do

• Own all aspects of PhysicsX’ people strategy and its execution, including:
• Articulate and realise a compelling and competitive employee value proposition. Oversee talent team to ensure recruitment process follows best practices and achieves target outcomes.
• Continuously refine onboarding processes to support the smooth integration of new hires, aligned with company values and expectations from day one.
• Closely observe company culture and its alignment to our values as well as business strategy (e.g., feedback / engineering / performance culture). Drive initiatives to strengthen culture as needed.
• Continuously assess and improve systems for managing performance and remuneration.
• Review and propose training programmes and budgets.
• Develop strategies to promote diversity in hiring and maintain an inclusive workforce.
• Support the CEO in creating a cohesive internal communication strategy.
• Ensure people policies are fit for purpose and PhysicsX is compliant on relevant people topics (e.g., GDPR).
• Oversee and where required be hands-on to implement and maintain people processes and systems.

About you

• Experience in a People leadership role, with exposure to the majority of key topics outlined above
• Both inherently a “people person” (strong EQ, ability to influence, genuinely caring about the team), as well as somebody who brings a data-driven mindset to problem solving and managing company growth
• Experience creating and building a compelling EVP that attracts and retains top talent
• Track record of building a high-performance, mission-driven and customer-centric culture (e.g., in a consulting or tech services context)
• Experience productively channelling rapid company growth, ideally in a scale-up or later-stage technology start-up
• Experience in growing and managing the People and Talent function

What we offer

• Be part of something larger: Make an impact and meaningfully shape an early-stage company. Work on some of the most exciting and important topics there are. Do something you can be proud of
• Work with a fun group of colleagues that support you, challenge you and help you grow. We come from many different backgrounds, but what we have in common is the desire to operate at the very top of our fields and solve truly challenging problems in science and engineering. If you are similarly capable, caring and driven, you’ll find yourself at home here
• Experience a truly flat hierarchy. Voicing your ideas is not only welcome but encouraged, especially when they challenge the status quo
• Work sustainably, striking the right balance between work and personal life.
• Receive a competitive compensation and equity package, in addition to plenty of perks such as generous vacation and parental leave, complimentary office food, as well as fun outings and events 
• Work in a flexible setting, with your choice of either our lovely London Shoreditch or Bicester Heritage offices to collaborate in, and a good proportion from home if so desired. Get the opportunity to occasionally visit our customers’ engineering sites and experience first-hand how our work is transforming their ways of working  
• Use first-class equipment for working in-office or remotely, including in-house HPC and GPU stack