About This Role
The Interim Chief People Officer will lead the transformation of the people infrastructure in a private equity-backed technology business that is experiencing significant growth. This standalone role requires a leader who can execute strategy while also being hands-on, building trust quickly and navigating relationships with the Founder, Board, and private capital partners.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a remuneration and reward framework, including market benchmarking, position descriptions, levelling and incentive structures.
- Create HR processes and policies for the end-to-end employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, performance management and career pathways.
- Lead key hires, manage recruitment partners and design a recruitment process that supports growth.
- Assess existing talent and capability and recommend the future organisational structure and talent strategy.
- Be the primary point of contact for all employee matters, ensuring the business meets its obligations under Australian employment law.
Requirements
- Experience as a Chief People Officer, or equivalent senior people leader, in a scale-up, SaaS or technology business.
- Demonstrated experience building and transforming an HR function.
- A hands-on approach, with the ability to work in a standalone capacity and deliver the day-to-day as well as the strategy.
- Prior experience working effectively with a Founder, a Board and private equity or private capital partners.
- Experience working autonomously, in a lean environment, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and work at pace.
- Experience designing the organisational structure for future growth, and experience expanding a business into international markets, particularly the USA.
Benefits
- Opportunity to transition to a permanent position after the initial contract period.
Important Details
- Application deadline: 28 October 2026
Application Process
- Lodge your application via the link in this advertisement.
About the Company
The company is a private equity-backed, scale-up technology business that is focused on growth and expansion into international markets.
