Lead People Partner – Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with the CTO and the leadership team across Engineering, Data, Analytics, IT, and Security.

• Synchronize the people strategy with the execution of the roadmap and organizational development.

• Take ownership of people partnerships throughout the entire Technology and Product organization.

• Lead initiatives in workforce planning, leveling, organizational design, and team transformation.

• Mentor, develop, and guide a Senior People Partner.

• Utilize people analytics to drive decisions regarding capability, attrition, and costs.

• Foster performance, engagement, and team effectiveness within distributed, asynchronous, and multi-country teams.

• Manage senior and sensitive employee relations matters.

• Report directly to the People Director.

• Contribute to shaping the people strategy in alignment with M-KOPA's mission for financial inclusion.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive HR experience working with engineering organizations in a scaling technology or fintech environment.

• Proven experience in leading or formally coaching HR business partners.

• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, including leveling, spans and layers, and function redesign.

• A blend of strategic and operational capabilities.

• Experience in supporting cross-cultural teams across various regions.

• Strong business acumen.

• Comfortable operating autonomously at the C-level.

• Sound judgment in employee relations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Familiarity with UK/Europe employment law is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Openness to undergoing pre-employment background checks, including criminal records, identification verification, academic qualifications, employment dates, and employer references.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position.

• Opportunities for professional development and coaching partnerships.

• Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements.

• Well-being support and career advancement opportunities.

• Direct access to the CTO and CPO, influencing leadership-level people decisions.

• Diverse development programs available.

• On-the-job training offered.

• Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.