VP/Head of People overseeing organizational design and performance management at a Defence-Tech scale-up. Collaborating directly with CEO to drive strategic growth and leadership development.
Responsibilities
Strategic sparring partner to the CEO on organizational and people-related matters
Build an organizational architecture with clearly defined roles, responsibilities and decision-making paths
Develop the first and second management levels through leadership coaching
Stabilize the organization during growth phases by resolving conflicts and establishing clear escalation mechanisms
Design and implement a company-wide performance management system with clear goal-setting and identification of performance gaps
Introduce binding feedback, review, and decision-making cycles across all levels
Lead and scale the recruiting team according to clearly defined KPI models, with overall responsibility for leadership hiring and critical key positions
People KPI reporting for investors and the board
Requirements
Several years of experience as VP/Head of People or Head of HR
Proven track record building scalable organizational and performance structures in a VC-funded B2B scale-up
Experience building and leading recruiting teams and in leadership hiring
Work experience in high-performance environments with fast delivery cycles
Comfortable interacting with investors and management boards
Entrepreneurial mindset, strong decision-making ability and assertiveness
Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach
Benefits
Direct collaboration with the CEO & Founder (serial scale-up founder)
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