Interim Chief People Officer

About This Role

This interim role as Chief People Officer is for an experienced leader to bring structure and cultural stability to a private equity-backed technology scale-up. The position requires a hands-on leader who can execute strategy and build trust with various stakeholders, laying the groundwork for the company's next phase of growth, including international expansion.

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.
• Must be available immediately or on short notice.
• Must have full Australian work rights without restrictions for the duration of the contract.

Important Details

• Contract: 6 months, with possibilities to move to a permanent position
• Application deadline: 28 October 2026

Application Process

• Lodge your application via the link in this advertisement

About the Company

Our client is a private equity-backed, scale-up technology business.