The appointment
What the business needed.
The brief
An established software business was expanding internationally. It needed an HR leader to build the people function from scratch.
What made it hard
The role needed two things that rarely come together: the credibility to advise the founders, and the willingness to handle day-to-day HR work. A first people leader has no team to hand work to, and the expansion meant the new function would reach more than one country.
Who we found
An HR leader with experience of setting up HR in a growing business, credible with founders and comfortable with hands-on work.
What changed
The person appointed designed core HR processes, launched the company’s first leadership development programme and helped put its cultural values into practice globally. This gave the business a foundation for growth and helped it attract new talent.
Role focus
What the role covered.
HR Business Partner
Leadership
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A note on confidentiality.
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