Head of People

Head of People (Part-Time, Remote)

Location: Eastern Europe (Remote) Reports to: COO & CEO Department: People & Culture

About The Role

We're looking for a Head of People & Performance to own performance, incentives, and people risk across the business. This is a leadership function focused on building a high-performing, accountable team while ensuring people's decisions are fair, compliant, and aligned with the long-term interests of the business.

You'll work closely with the CEO and COO to set clear performance expectations, support difficult conversations, and ensure people's decisions are fair, compliant, and well-documented.

Key Responsibilities

Performance & Accountability

• Design and own the company's performance management framework
• Establish clear review cycles, expectations, and success metrics
• Support leaders with underperformance and improvement plans

Performance Conversations

• Coach leaders through difficult feedback, performance issues, and exits
• Ensure consistency, fairness, and documentation in all people decisions

Incentives & Retention

• Design short-term and long-term incentive structures
• Align compensation, bonuses, and progression with performance and business goals

Business Protection

• Oversee employment risk, compliance, and people-related documentation
• Partner with legal where needed to mitigate exposure
• Ensure terminations and disputes are handled cleanly and defensibly

Leadership & Org Design

• Advise leadership on role clarity, team structure, and growth planning
• Act as a strategic thought partner on people decisions

Ideal Profile

• 8--12+ years experience in senior HR / People leadership roles
• Strong background in performance management and employee relations
• Comfortable handling high-stakes, sensitive conversations
• Commercially minded and risk-aware
• Able to operate independently in a fast-moving environment

Preferred / Nice-to-Haves

• Experience supporting international or fully remote teams.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Deel, Workable, Remote.com, or other global HR systems.
• Experience mentoring, training, or supporting HR or admin team members.

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours (15--20 hours/week) with potential to scale to full-time as we grow.
• 100% remote-first work environment.
• Opportunity to build and improve HR systems---not just maintain them.
• Collaborative team of experienced recruiters and an HR assistant.
• Direct access to company leadership and exposure to a fast-scaling global agency.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.

Working Conditions & Logistics

• Part-time: 15--20 hours per week, with flexible scheduling.
• Compensation: $17--$23 per hour (pro-rata, based on a full-time monthly salary of $3,000--$4,000)
• Fully remote; Eastern European timezone preferred.
• Reports directly to the COO and CEO.