Senior People Leader

Blackwall is a fast-growing, founder-led cybersecurity and hosting SaaS company. We have grown from around 30 to over 100 people in under two years and continue to scale globally. We operate as a fully remote business across multiple countries, cultures, and employment models.

This role is for a senior People leader who can thrive in a fast-moving, occasionally messy, founder-driven environment and who is comfortable building structure while the organisation continues to evolve

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The ro

• leYou will lead and evolve the People function end-to-end, covering recruitment, People operations, performance, compensation, compliance, and employee experience across multiple countrie
• s.You will report to the Fractional Chief People Officer and work closely with the CEO, founders, and executive tea
• m.You will line manage the Talent Manager and HR Generalist, with scope to shape and grow the People team over tim
• e.You will own and continuously adapt People policies and frameworks, accepting that policies will need to be written, rewritten, and simplified as the company scale
• s.You will operate hands-on, balancing strategic thinking with day-to-day execution in a fast-changing environmen

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Recruitment and tal

• entYou will lead senior and hard-to-fill hires, including actively sourcing, headhunting, and running confidential recruitment processes when requir
• ed.You will ensure hiring standards remain high while supporting speed and business growth in a competitive technical mark
• et.You will oversee recruitment processes and decision-making, staying pragmatic and outcome-focus

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Global scaling and compli

• anceYou will manage People operations across multiple countries, employment models, and cultures, working closely with external payroll, legal, and compliance provid
• ers.You will ensure global compliance while avoiding unnecessary complexity or unnecessary bureaucr
• acy.You will support leaders in navigating different cultural norms and legal frameworks in a remote-first organisat

ion.
Stakeholder manag

• ementYou will partner closely with a strong, founder-led leadership team, translating ambiguous or shifting priorities into clear and practical People act
• ions.You will manage miscommunication and organisational friction constructively, bringing clarity without escalating ten
• sion.You will handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and sound judg

ment.
Remote-first c

• ultureYou will help build and maintain a strong remote-first culture across time zones and re
• gions.You will support managers in leading distributed teams effectively and consist

ently.
Ab

• out youYou have at least 8 years of experience in senior People or HR roles within fast-growing com
• panies.You have experience in cybersecurity, hosting, SaaS, or adjacent technical and e-commerce enviro
• nments.You bring strong practical knowledge of global employment law, contractor models, payroll, and operational comp
• liance.You are comfortable working with external providers and navigating multiple jurisdi
• ctions.You hold a degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related
• field.You are resilient, pragmatic, and emotionally intelligent, and you perform well in founder-led environments with ambiguity and competing prio
• rities.You are hands-on, adaptable, and open-minded, with a genuine interest in learning and evolving working models as the business
• grows.You have experience working in fully remote organisations and understand the realities of scaling remote c

ulture.

• Why joinYou will play a key role in shaping and stabilising the People function of a rapidly scaling global tech
• company.You will work closely with senior leadership and have meaningful influence on how the organisation grows and o
• perates.The role offers long-term scope and impact within a business that continues to expand g
• lobally.You will join a company with strong momentum, ambitious growth plans, and significant po