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People Director (AI)
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TL;DR
People Director (AI) (Fintech): Leading People, Talent, and People Ops while building talent density and organisational design for an AI-first financial platform with an accent on executive leadership, high-performance culture, and scalable people structures. Focus on embedding AI systems across the business, attracting exceptional talent, and shaping organisational design around business outcomes.
Location: London, United Kingdom; based in the Moorgate office at least 3 days per week, preferably 4. Occasional travel to offices in Brighton, Cardiff, and Manchester is required.
Company
is a profitable fintech platform providing business credit cards, SME spend management, savings products, and other financial tools for small businesses.
What you will do
- Lead the People, Talent, and People Ops teams and sit on the Leadership Team.
- Attract and land exceptional talent, strengthen the employer brand, and raise talent density across the business.
- Drive the adoption of AI systems and tools across every team.
- Design the organisation and team structures around business outcomes in an AI-first operating model.
- Maintain and evolve company culture and values as the organisation scales.
Requirements
- Leadership experience in fast-growing and scaled businesses.
- Experience running a People or HR function, or having one report directly to you.
- Proven success attracting exceptional talent, developing high performers, and addressing underperformance quickly.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to run People as a business function.
- A clear perspective on maintaining a high-performance culture and strong values in an AI-first organisation.
- Experience outside the People function in operations, commercial work, or general management is beneficial.
Culture & Benefits
- Inclusive workplace focused on authenticity and enabling people to do their best work.
- Private healthcare, including dental and optical services, plus worldwide travel insurance.
- 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays and enhanced parental leave.
- Up to 7% pension matching, annual learning and wellbeing budget, and six free therapy sessions per year.
- Anniversary rewards, including a fully paid four-week sabbatical, cycle-to-work scheme, and season ticket loan.
- Dog-friendly offices with free drinks and snacks, a pool table, arcade machine, and beer tap.
Hiring process
- Applications are reviewed with an expected response within 3 working days, or up to 5 working days during busy periods.
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