About the Client
Our client is an international fintech company operating in a regulated environment with a distributed team across multiple locations. The company is growing steadily and focused on building a strong people function that supports scale, performance, and a healthy company culture.

Role Overview
As Head of HR, you will be responsible for building, owning, and continuously developing the full HR function end-to-end. This role combines strategic leadership with strong operational execution and plays a critical role in enabling sustainable growth, strong leadership, and a resilient company culture in a remote-first setup.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and own the HR strategy, policies, and people architecture aligned with business growth.

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring timely hiring and high-quality talent acquisition.

• Design and maintain onboarding and offboarding standards across all teams.

• Lead HR operations, including payroll coordination, documentation, time-off processes, and remote workforce management.

• Build and manage performance systems, competency frameworks, and career paths.

• Drive learning and development initiatives for managers, teams, and high-potential employees.

• Ensure HR compliance, data accuracy, and alignment with international regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role within fintech, payments, or other regulated environments.

• Strong background across HR strategy, recruitment, HR operations, and performance management.

• Experience working with distributed or remote teams across multiple jurisdictions.

• Solid understanding of HR compliance, employment frameworks, and data privacy.

• Financial or legal education is considered an advantage.

Key Soft Skills

• Strong ownership and decision-making capability.

• High level of confidentiality and integrity.

• Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented mindset.

• Ability to lead difficult conversations and manage sensitive situations.

• Clear communication skills; the role involves communication with international teams.

What We Offer

• Strategic leadership role with end-to-end ownership of the HR function.

• Direct influence on company growth, culture, and leadership development.

• Opportunity to build scalable HR systems from the ground up.

• International, distributed working environment with high autonomy.

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