People Partner - Tech

TL;DR

People Partner - Tech: Partner with tech leaders across Engineering, Product, and Design to co-create people strategies aligned with business goals, including org design, performance management, and change initiatives with an accent on high-performance culture and scalable growth. Focus on coaching managers, implementing core processes like performance reviews and engagement surveys, and driving improvements using people data insights.

Location: Hybrid IRL-first (in-person 3 days/week), must be based within commuting distance of company hubs (e.g., London, UK; Boston, US). Relocation support to hubs available for certain roles.

Company

Perk (formerly hirify.global) is a global SaaS platform for travel and spend management, trusted by 10,000+ companies, with 1,800+ employees across 12 offices worldwide and HQs in London and Boston.

What you will do

• Partner with senior tech leaders to align people priorities with business goals, providing insights on org design, high-performance culture, and change leadership.
• Implement key people processes like performance reviews, engagement surveys, and talent planning across tech functions.
• Drive performance and engagement using data insights from people analytics, engagement results, and external benchmarks.
• Lead change management at functional level, including integrations, restructures, and operating model shifts.
• Coach and enable leaders on people topics, from performance and development to team dynamics and ambiguity navigation.
• Shape employee experience by embedding company values and acting on feedback.

Requirements

• Experience in People Partner role in fast-growing tech companies, partnering with Engineering, Product, and/or Design leaders
• Strong knowledge of organisational design, performance management, leadership development, and change management
• Coaching mindset with excellent communication, influence, and commercial approach focused on impact and data
• Comfort operating across regions and time zones with international teams
• Experience developing and enabling leaders
• Bias for clarity, consistency, and care

Nice to have

• Track record influencing senior leaders in scaling environments

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 12-16 weeks paid parental leave, 4-week sabbatical after 5 years
• Private medical/dental insurance, gym discounts, pension plan, life/income protection
• Up to 20 "Work from Anywhere" days per year, tax-efficient schemes, volunteering time, wellbeing support via Spring Health
• Equity ownership, Perk events, discounts, and relocation support to hubs
• IRL-first hybrid model (3 days/week in-person) emphasizing connectivity and productivity