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The Role
This is a remote opportunity.
JOB SUMMARY: Serve as the CEO’s strategic partner to design and scale a high-performance, values-led organisation across the UK, Ireland, US, and Japan. Own the people strategy (talent, organisation design, culture, reward, and compliance) to enable growth, improve operating leverage, and mitigate people-related risk in a regulated/GRC context.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
People Strategy & Org Design
QUALIFICATIONS:
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
JOB SUMMARY: Serve as the CEO’s strategic partner to design and scale a high-performance, values-led organisation across the UK, Ireland, US, and Japan. Own the people strategy (talent, organisation design, culture, reward, and compliance) to enable growth, improve operating leverage, and mitigate people-related risk in a regulated/GRC context.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
People Strategy & Org Design
- Build a 3-year people plan aligned to company OKRs; run workforce planning, succession, and critical role mapping.
- Design/right-size structures, spans & layers; lead change management for transformations and M&A integrations.
- Coach ELT and people managers; embed values, manager standards, and a simple performance/KPI rhythm.
- Improve 9 – Box Program and launch complete Stack Rank exercise.
- Launch manager toolkits and leadership development for first-line and mid-level leaders.
- Own hiring plan and funnel quality (time-to-hire, offer acceptance, DEI).
- Stand up a scalable sourcing engine for technical, sales, and GRC advisory roles; optimise agency/embedded models including Bloom Recruitment.
- Implement global job architecture and pay bands; annual comp/bonus/RSU cycle governance.
- Harmonise benefits and leave across regions (UK/IE, US, JP) balancing cost, competitiveness, and compliance.
- Lead ER casework and risk triage; ensure 100% right-to-work/I-9, policy, and audit readiness.
- Maintain compliant practices:
- UK/IE: ERA 1996, Working Time, GDPR/UK-GDPR, IR35, TUPE, WRC guidance.
- US: At-will, FLSA, EEO/OFCCP, pay transparency, state leave.
- Japan: Labour Standards Act, social insurance, working time/leave norms.
- Oversee vendor models (PEO/EOR) where applicable.
- Own HRIS and data integrity (Rippling); automate onboarding/offboarding/payroll interfaces.
- Build people analytics: headcount/HC plan, turnover, regretted attrition, diversity, pay equity, engagement (eNPS).
- Annual training plan (info-sec/ISO 27001 culture, code of conduct).
- Partner with Legal/InfoSec on privacy, investigations, and people-risk controls.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years in progressive People/HR leadership for enterprise software / tech-enabled services; multi-country remit (UK/IE/US/JP).
- Built or scaled People function through high growth, M&A, and/or carve-outs.
- Evidence of implementing global grading & reward frameworks, HRIS, and people analytics.
- Strong ER/compliance judgement across UK/IE/US/JP; experience with PEO/EOR models a plus.
- Coaching capability with executives; credible with Board/Investors.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Strategic operator: links people levers to revenue, margin, and risk.
- Builder: designs simple, scalable programmes and ships on time.
- Data-driven: decisions anchored in metrics and cost/benefit.
- Change leader: clear communicator; earns trust in ambiguous, regulated environments.
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What We Do
Bloom Equity Partners is a private equity firm investing exclusively in lower middle market technology, software and tech-enabled business service companies. Bloom drives enduring market value by partnering closely with founders and management teams, injecting capital to unlock growth and providing operational resources and expertise to enable meaningful step-change to the business.
