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Interim People Director - Digital

London
£120k – £130k/yr
Posted 1 day ago
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Are you an immediately available People Director open to an interim role?

We are working with a small, mission-driven digital business, who need interim support at HR Director level for 6 months. This business is around 60 headcount, globally dispersed employees with a London hub where this role will be based. They are remote-first as a culture, but ideally looking for this role to come to the office at least once or twice a week.

The Interim People Director

The Interim People Director will cover a period of change in the team, which leaves a gap both in day-to-day people operations as well as the strategic support provided to business leadership. This role will need to span both aspects, partnership with the CEO, being that figurehead across the business, and keeping people operations running smoothly and overseeing payroll whilst rebuilding the small team.

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Ideal Candidates

Ideal candidates will be operating at HRD level and have experience in small creative, digital, or tech business.

Start Date

This role requires an asap start ideally early Aug at latest.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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Skills

People Operations
Strategic HR Support
Stakeholder Management
Payroll Oversight
Team Rebuilding
HRIS
Leadership Partnership
Employee Experience
Change Management
Strategic Planning

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

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