Head of People at Light Inc

Light Inc

London·5h ago

ExecutiveFull-timeRustAI

Salary Range

$151,725 - $205,275 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Head of People to join Light, an AI-native finance platform built for hypergrowth. This role involves leading the People team, designing compensation strategies, and shaping company culture as Light expands globally.

Key Responsibilities

→Lead the People team: Hire and lead a commercially minded, analytical People team with exceptional emotional intelligence.
→Performance Reviews: Design and run a transparent, impactful process that helps high-performers thrive.
→Compensation Strategy: Build and execute a competitive, fair, and transparent compensation strategy.
→Talent Strategy: Lead Talent Acquisition team on an ambitious hiring plan to add ~60 people across Europe and US.
→People Operations: Build scalable people processes including onboarding, employee support, and off-boarding.
→Leadership Partnering: Support Light’s leadership team with org design, people development, and building best practices.
→Culture and Starsite: Help shape our culture and ensure it evolves as we scale.
→Employment Compliance: Ensure Light operates compliantly across multiple jurisdictions.
→Office management: Oversee office operations across Copenhagen, London, and New York.
→Company offsite ownership: Plan and execute company offsites and team events.

Requirements

✓Proven experience in a People or Talent role in high-growth tech, ideally as Head of People or in another strategic People role.
✓Strong business acumen and first principles thinking.
✓High agency and bias for action.
✓Proven ability to build and scale people systems.
✓Exceptional EQ and influence skills.
✓Working knowledge of UK and European employment compliance.