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Arondite is a defense and aerospace technology company that enables organizations to leverage autonomy, data, and AI at scale. The company provides foundational software for orchestrating platforms and capabilities to support mission-critical decision-making in austere environments. Backed by Index Ventures and other globally renowned investors, Arondite is at a pivotal growth stage, building an exceptional team with high autonomy and impact.
As Head of People, you will lead the people function during a critical scaling phase. This is both a strategic and hands-on role where you'll build people processes and ways of working that enable the company to grow while maintaining its distinctive culture.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building scalable people processes and organizational design frameworks
- Advising the leadership team on organizational structure and international expansion
- Owning compensation, benefits, and equity strategy in collaboration with finance
- Designing and executing performance review cycles and supporting managers
- Developing and maintaining policies, handbooks, and contracts in compliance with UK employment law
- Creating professional development and training programs
- Coordinating internal communications and company events
- Partnering with Talent Acquisition on candidate experience, recruiting, pre-boarding, and onboarding
- Supporting employee relations and handling sensitive conversations with maturity
The company emphasizes in-office collaboration and engineering-driven culture. You may need to travel to visit customers. The role requires or willingness to undergo UK security vetting (Security Check level or above), which typically requires 5+ years continuous UK residency.
REQUIREMENTS:
Must-have:
- CIPD Level 5 (Associate Diploma) or higher
- Senior generalist HR experience, including acting as senior people lead in a growing business
- Experience in high-growth startup or scale-up, ideally in tech
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and confidence handling employment relations cases independently
- Experience designing and running pay and performance processes
- Track record of building people processes from minimal structure
Ideally also:
- Experience supporting internationally traveling staff
- Experience leading a People function and maintaining culture in multinational companies
- CIPD Level 7 or Chartered membership
