People Director

• Goodman Masson are delighted to be partnering with a fast-scaling, globally-operating digital consultancy to recruit a People Director for their next phase of ambitious growth.

This is a truly exciting opportunity to join a values-led, purpose-driven business that's helping some of the world's most important institutions thrive in the internet era. They've grown by nearly 70% in the past year alone and are now looking for an exceptional senior People leader to shape the future of their People function at a critical point in their journey.
**The organisation
This is a digital transformation consultancy working with major public bodies and global institutions across six continents. They combine digital-era culture, technology, and team-building to enable large organisations to deliver better outcomes for citizens, users and customers.
They are values-driven to the core — only working with clients who align with their ethical stance — and their impact is already being felt across governments, global NGOs, and multilateral institutions.
With a growing remote-first team spread across the UK, Africa, and the Americas, they're scaling quickly, with plans to double in size over the next few years
**The role
As People Director, you'll report to the COO and sit on the senior leadership team, leading the People strategy across the organisation globally. You'll be both a strategic advisor and a hands-on driver of key initiatives, including:

• Building a performance management framework that truly distinguishes outstanding contributions

• Leading a strategic reward review, ensuring alignment with the company's values and ambitions

• Shaping and embedding ED&I principles across every aspect of the employee lifecycle

• Creating a full L&D function from the ground up, aligned to business and user needs

• Leading the development and evolution of People operations and policies as the business matures

• Coaching and developing the People team while advising leaders across the business

This is a rare chance to help architect the future of People strategy in a company that is truly global, mission-led, and growing at pace.
**About you
You're a visionary HR leader who thrives in scale-up and consultancy environments. You're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by growth, and deeply people-centred in your approach. You'll likely bring:

• Chartered CIPD membership (or equivalent experience)

• Proven senior People leadership in a fast-paced, evolving organisation

• Deep generalist expertise: reward, employee relations, systems, L&D, DEI, performance

• Strong track record of building inclusive cultures and embedding values into strategy

• Experience partnering with exec teams and influencing at board level

• Familiarity with professional services, public sector is highly desirable

• Bonus if you've worked in/with the UK Civil Service or other global public bodies

• Experience in a fast-scaling organisation will also be a great plus

• Experience in international organisations and working with international teams is also highly desirable

• In their own words:

"We fundamentally believe transformation is about people. That change comes from building empowered, diverse teams — and that includes our own. We want to be bold about fairness, reward, and inclusion. This role is central to helping us get there."

Role details:

• Part-time role: 50%-60% FTE (can be flexibily spread across the week). Wednesday mornings will be required

• Salary: £130,000-£150,000 (pro rata) plus excellent employee benefits

• Hybrid working: attendance in the central London office will typically be 2 days per week

• Successful candidate will ideally be starting in October 2025, therefore, we will only be considering those with 3 months notice period or less

If you're ready to play a pivotal role in shaping People strategy at a values-led global consultancy — I'd love to hear from you. Please reach out to the below details:

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