Chief People Officer jobs in United Kingdom

100,000- 120,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Comprehensive Benefits

Location: East Midlands Commutable Counties, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, North Hertfordshire, North Oxfordshire (Relocation Assistance Considered)

A high-growth, technology-driven organisation undergoing rapid expansion seeks an exceptional Chief People Officer to join its senior leadership team.

The business is evolving quickly in scale, structure, and capability — positioning itself for continued growth and potential private‑equity investment. It now requires a forward‑thinking HR leader to design and embed the people strategy that will underpin this transformation.

This is a newly created C‑suite role for an accomplished HR professional who can combine strategic foresight with hands‑on delivery, bringing rigour, innovation, and leadership maturity to a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment.

• Lead the development and implementation of a progressive People and Culture strategy aligned with business transformation and future growth ambitions.
• Partner with the C‑suite and Board to evolve organisational design, leadership capability, and succession frameworks to support scale and complexity.
• Introduce professional HR systems, data, and metrics to ensure insight‑led decision‑making.
• Build a performance‑driven culture balancing innovation, accountability, and collaboration.
• Drive leadership and talent development across all functions, building capability for long‑term success.
• Design reward, recognition, and incentive frameworks that attract and retain high‑performing teams.
• Ensure people policies and processes align with a future‑ready organisation preparing for potential private‑equity engagement.
• Lead, coach, and inspire a growing HR team to deliver exceptional service to the business.
• Champion inclusion, engagement, and wellbeing as integral parts of the company’s growth story.

• Degree educated (minimum 2:1), ideally in Business, Law, or Human Resources; Master’s advantageous.
• Proven track record as HR Director, Head of People, or divisional VP HR within high‑growth, complex, or multi‑site organisations.
• Experience in professionalising HR functions within innovative, scaling technology or service‑based businesses.
• Background in preparing or readying a business for external investment or private‑equity partnership, while maintaining strong cultural identity.
• Deep expertise in organisational design, people strategy, and culture development.
• Commercially astute, data‑literate, and capable of operating with pace and precision.
• Exceptional stakeholder‑management and influencing skills, with Board‑level credibility.
• Pragmatic, delivery‑focused leader comfortable blending strategy with hands‑on execution.

This is a high‑impact appointment offering the opportunity to shape people strategy at the heart of a growing, technology‑led business. The successful candidate will combine commercial insight, leadership influence, and a passion for building sustainable performance cultures.

Hybrid working is available (minimum 3‑4 days in the office but candidates must live within daily commuting distance of the office), with relocation assistance for candidates seeking to move to the East Midlands/commutable counties.