Are you looking for your next opportunity to grow and make true impact? 

Are you passionate about building a thriving culture and scaling HR in a global, fast-changing and agile environment? As Global Head, People & Culture, you’ll be the architect of our people strategy and the driving force behind operational excellence across multiple countries. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution. You’ll lead the People team, partner with senior leaders, and design scalable processes that enable our expansion from 100 to 250+ employees and beyond. From shaping organizational design and workforce planning to fostering leadership capability and integrating new businesses, you’ll play a pivotal role in creating an inclusive, high-performance culture that supports our ambitious growth plans.

📍 Location: UK (outside London)
🏠 Work Mode: Fully Remote
💰 Compensation: £60,000–£75,000

What you’ll do

• Define and execute a global People strategy covering organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, and career growth.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team on all aspects of people, culture, and performance.
• Build and scale the People function to support rapid global growth.
• Shape a strong, inclusive culture that promotes clarity, feedback, learning, and well-being.
• Lead talent acquisition strategy and participate in key hiring decisions.
• Oversee compensation, benefits, and Employee Value Proposition for competitiveness across markets.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws in all operating countries.
• Use data and insights to measure impact and improve People initiatives.
• Coach and develop leaders to strengthen capability and team success.
• Drive programs for career development, succession planning, leadership growth, technical skills, and DEI.
• Develop clear policies, playbooks and frameworks to support consistent and scalable people practices.
• Lead People & Culture integration for M&A activities.
• Act as a core member of the leadership team, contributing to overall strategy and decision-making. 

What we’re looking for

• 10+ years in generalist HR roles, including experience in scaling environments (100–250+ employees).
• Background in Software, SaaS, Technology, or Professional Services, ideally in global high-growth businesses.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and lead through change in fast-paced settings.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution: ability to lead while actively driving and executing key initiatives together with the People team.
• Proven success in building and scaling HR systems across recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compensation & benefits, and L&D.
• Skilled in workforce planning, staffing budgets, payroll and benchmarking. 
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law; familiarity with employment legislation in other operating countries (e.g., Finland, Sweden, France, Switzerland, US, Singapore) is a strong plus.
• Confidence in managing cross-country HR matters and engaging external expertise when needed.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and align with commercial drivers. 
• Experience in leading teams and fostering development within the team. 
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills; highly collaborative and effective at influencing and challenging when needed.
• High emotional intelligence and courage in handling challenging conversations.
• Commitment to confidentiality and ethics, with awareness of data privacy principles and best practices for handling sensitive HR information. 
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred. 
• Certification in coaching or in any relevant HR tool is considered as a plus. 

This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on a global scale while staying close to the people who make it happen. If you’re passionate about building thriving cultures and enabling growth, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply now and help us shape the future of People & Culture at BC Platforms. 

We are reviewing the applications on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible. If there is a match with our expectations and requirements and your profile and experience, you can expect to hear soon from us. The deadline for applications is 9th December. 

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BC Platforms accelerates medical innovation through advanced technology, predictive analytics, and comprehensive healthcare data. The combination of our harmonized multi-modal, research-ready datasets, unique federated architecture, and purpose-built AI-powered platforms enables rapid insights and informed decision-making for precision medicine and the full drug lifecycle. Leading life sciences companies and healthcare organizations rely on BC Platforms technology for secure access to anonymized real-world clinical and genomic data, sourced from our global partner network representing over 130 million patients across more than 25 countries.