VP People - Global FinTech

We're exclusively partnering with a leading global digital assets business to appoint an exceptional VP People.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this is one of the most influential leadership appointments within the organisation. With over 3,000+ employees globally, the business has established itself as a market leader and is now entering its next phase of international growth and organisational maturity.

We're looking for an outstanding People leader who has operated at scale within globally recognised technology businesses. This is a role for someone who has built high-performing organisations, partnered with executive leadership and understands how to create the people infrastructure required to support a world-class technology company.

This is not a traditional HR position. It's a strategic leadership role with significant influence across the business.

The Opportunity

As VP People, you'll be the CEO's trusted partner on all people-related matters, helping shape the organisation as it continues its global expansion.

You'll lead the global People function across Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, Organisational Development, Total Rewards, People Operations and Employee Experience, ensuring the organisation is equipped to attract, develop and retain world-class talent.

You'll play a pivotal role in strengthening leadership capability, evolving organisational design and embedding scalable people practices that support a fast-moving, internationally distributed technology business.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the CEO and executive leadership team to define and execute the company's global People strategy.
• Lead the continued evolution of a People function supporting more than 3,000 employees across multiple international locations.
• Build organisational capability through effective workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development.
• Drive organisational design initiatives that enable continued international growth while maintaining agility and operational excellence.
• Develop high-performing leadership teams through executive coaching, talent reviews and succession planning.
• Oversee the global People organisation, ensuring consistency, scalability and operational excellence across all regions.
• Continue to evolve performance management, career frameworks, employee engagement and talent development programmes.
• Partner closely with business leaders to align people strategy with commercial priorities and long-term business objectives.
• Use workforce analytics and people insights to support executive decision-making.
• Champion a high-performance culture built on accountability, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.

About You

This role is designed for an experienced People executive who has helped build internationally recognised technology businesses through periods of significant growth and transformation.

You'll likely bring:

Extensive senior People leadership experience within global technology, fintech, digital or high-growth internet businesses.

Experience supporting organisations of significant scale, ideally 2,000+ employees operating across multiple international markets.A proven track record of partnering directly with CEOs and executive leadership teams on business-critical people initiatives.

Deep expertise across organisational design, leadership development, talent strategy, organisational effectiveness and business transformation.

Experience building and leading global HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, People Operations and Total Rewards functions.

Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance business objectives with long-term organisational capability.

Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge senior leadership when required.

Experience leading geographically distributed teams across EMEA, APAC and other international regions.A data-driven approach to decision making, leveraging workforce insights to influence business strategy.

Bachelor's degree required; postgraduate qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline would be advantageous.

Preferred BackgroundWe're particularly interested in leaders from globally recognised organisations within:

• TechnologyFinTechDigital PlatformsSaaSConsumer Internet
• Payments
• Marketplaces
• Digital Assets or Cryptocurrency
• Experience gained within internationally recognised businesses such as global fintechs, digital platforms or technology companies undergoing rapid international expansion will be highly regarded.

Why Join?

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a globally recognised digital assets business operating at significant scale.

Working directly with the CEO and executive leadership team, you'll influence business strategy, develop the next generation of leaders and build a People function capable of supporting continued international growth.

If you're an ambitious People leader looking for a role where you can make a genuine strategic impact within one of the industry's most exciting global technology businesses, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.