About the role

  • Head of People leading InvestEngine's people function, responsible for performance and compliance in a hybrid setting located in London.

Responsibilities

  • Build and embed a performance-calibrated operating model and consistent, well-governed decision-making
  • Run the performance management cycle end-to-end
  • Coach and enable managers to operate effectively
  • Drive an AI-first people operations approach — automating onboarding, enabling self-serve HR, and building scalable systems using Notion and modern tooling
  • Design and implement automated, tech-enabled workflows across core people processes to keep the team lean while the company scales
  • Partner with leadership to retain top talent, focusing on progression, performance differentiation, and high-quality manager conversations
  • Own and scale the hiring and talent engine, building a structured, high-bar, values-driven approach to attracting and selecting top performers
  • Own and ensure full regulatory compliance across all people processes, including FCA requirements, partnering closely with Compliance to maintain audit readiness

Requirements

  • Proven experience scaling a company from ~100 to 500 employees in a high-growth environment
  • Strong experience across People and Talent, with the ability to operate end-to-end
  • Deep understanding of performance-driven environments
  • Hands-on manager coaching experience — able to directly influence behaviour and raise standards
  • Experience in an FCA-regulated (or similar) environment, with strong understanding of regulatory people processes
  • Strong systems and operational mindset
  • High level of comfort with AI, automation, and modern tooling, with a bias toward scalable, self-serve solutions
  • Strong commercial awareness — understands how people decisions impact cost, efficiency, and growth
  • Clear, confident communicator, comfortable working closely with senior leadership and the CEO

Benefits

  • Impact from day one
  • Room to grow
  • Transparent and open culture
  • Supportive, high-calibre team
  • Hybrid working (London-based)

Job title

Head of People

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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