Interim VP People & Comms

TL;DR

Interim VP People & Comms (People/HR): Provide senior People leadership for a 12-month FTC maternity cover, shaping and delivering the People and MarCom agenda with an accent on org design, executive hiring, and culture/engagement transformation. Focus on partnering with the CEO and Executive team to drive scalable People processes, lead change initiatives, and deliver a compelling internal and external communications strategy.

Company

hirify.global delivers high-performance embedded computing solutions across defence, telecoms, and aerospace.

What you will do

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive team, translating business strategy into pragmatic people plans and evolving them as the environment changes.
• Drive organisational effectiveness and transformation by reviewing org structure, roles, and accountabilities; lead scaling, integration, and restructuring initiatives.
• Own talent and leadership outcomes: oversee executive hiring, succession planning, and coaching/challenging senior leaders to build capability and performance.
• Shape culture and engagement by embedding behaviours that support ambition, accountability, and positive energy.
• Own internal and external communications and brand storytelling aligned to business priorities and culture.
• Ensure robust, scalable People processes and governance (performance, reward, employee relations), including risk/compliance oversight and improvements to People systems.

Requirements

• VP or Director-level People/HR leadership experience with a track record of leading at pace and scale.
• Experience in high-growth, transformation, or scaling environments where change is constant.
• Proven success partnering with CEOs and Boards, influencing at the highest level.
• Comfort operating in mid-sized, evolving businesses—bringing structure without overcomplicating.
• Open to candidates based out of Colchester, Essex or the Theale, Reading office.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays, with a holiday purchase scheme.
• Annual profit share bonus.
• Private Health Insurance through Bupa, plus Employee Assistance Programme and virtual GP.
• Enhanced parental leave, one paid volunteering day per year, and a generous company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution).
• Cycle to work, Home & Tech, and car salary sacrifice schemes; death in service benefit and income protection; YuLife wellbeing app.

Hiring process

• Submit details and attach a resume/CV.
• Role may be subject to security and export control restrictions requiring BPSS-level pre-employment screening.