Are you a creative thinking Senior HR Generalist with a background in start-up tech world open to a fixed term contract?

Handle are partnering with a market-leading, AI-powered scale-up, transformative in its space. A global organisation of around 200 employees across EMEA, APAC and the US. With continued growth and exciting plans ahead, they are looking for a Head of People and Culture to be based out of their London hub. The People and Culture team is small but collaborative and high-impact function and with two key team members taking maternity leave soon, they''re looking for a confident, experienced HR leader to cover a 12 month periodReporting directly into Leadership, you will be strategic partner to stakeholders globally, playing a central role in shaping and driving the people strategy across performance, engagement, ER, policy, and facilities - while being a hands-on, go-to figure for the London team of 40 employees. A typical day could see you moving from coaching a sales leader on performance strategy, to reviewing global policy, to ensuring the office culture is flourishing even down to the fridge being well stocked!Key Focus Areas:Act as

lead HR business partner

globally, partnering with local team members to deliver initiatives across ER, performance, engagement, and policy.Provide

strategic and hands-on support

to the London office, particularly the commercial/sales team.Contribute to leadership decisions, providing sound people advice and fostering a culture of high performance and fun.Help

maintain and elevate office culture

and employee experience during a pivotal growth phase.About You:Proven strategic generalist experience, ideally at

Head of or HRBP level

, ready to step into a Head of role.Experienced in

fast-paced, start-up/scale-up environments

, preferably in

tech or SaaS

.A hands-on leader with strong expertise in

employee relations, performance, engagement

, and culture-building.Comfortable navigating

global environments

, experience with APAC is a bonus, but not essential.Naturally proactive, positive, and collaborative, someone who thrives in a people-first, roll-up-your-sleeves culture.The business is looking for someone who thrives being in person and connecting with people, ideally 3 or 4 days in the office (can consider flex on this)If this sounds like you then please apply!

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