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Head of People & Talent
BrandBastion
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Europe, Canada
Experience
Senior · 7+ years
Job description
Head of People & Talent on the leadership team, working closely with the CEO to build a globally distributed organization. The role centers on talent acquisition while also owning people operations, compensation, performance and employee experience.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe, Canada
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Own BrandBastion's global recruitment strategy and hiring processes, from workforce planning through sourcing, assessment, offers, and onboarding
- Partner closely with the CEO and functional leaders to identify talent needs and define the skills and capabilities required as the business grows
- Personally lead recruitment for strategic and senior positions, including proactive sourcing, interviewing, and closing candidates
- Build strong talent pipelines across Sales, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, AI, Marketing, and Operations
- Develop effective approaches to evaluating talent, including structured interviews, assessments, scorecards, and reference checking
- Create an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining high standards and efficient hiring processes
- Continuously improve how we source and evaluate candidates, leveraging AI, automation, data, and modern recruiting tools
- Act as a trusted advisor on organizational design, leadership capabilities, succession planning, and team effectiveness
- Proactively identify gaps in the organization and recommend how to address them through hiring, development, or structural changes
- Help leaders make better decisions about team composition, seniority, responsibilities, and reporting structures
- Bring market intelligence and an external perspective on talent availability, organizational practices, and compensation
- Challenge assumptions constructively and help maintain a high-performance, accountable organization
- Translate business priorities into practical people and hiring plans
- Develop scalable processes for managing a globally distributed workforce across different countries, employment models, and time zones
- Work closely with Finance and external partners to manage international employment arrangements, including direct employment, Employer of Record (EOR) solutions, and independent contractors
- Help determine the most effective and appropriate hiring structures when entering new markets
- Oversee people processes across the employee lifecycle, including contracts, onboarding, performance management, role transitions, and offboarding
- Ensure appropriate coordination with local legal, payroll, and employment experts to maintain compliant and effective operations
- Improve people systems, documentation, and workflows without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy
- Design and maintain competitive, commercially sustainable compensation structures across international markets
- Partner with leadership on salary benchmarking, incentive plans, commission structures, and performance-based compensation
- Establish clear frameworks for performance reviews, career development, promotions, and compensation adjustments
- Help managers set expectations, provide meaningful feedback, and address performance challenges
- Build thoughtful and consistent practices that support fairness, accountability, and high performance
- Build onboarding experiences that help new hires become productive, connected, and successful quickly
What we're looking for
- 7+ years of relevant experience spanning talent acquisition, people operations, and/or people leadership, ideally in a high-growth SaaS or technology business
- A strong track record of personally recruiting exceptional talent, including senior and hard-to-fill roles
- Experience operating as a strategic partner to founders, CEOs, or executive leadership teams
- Meaningful experience working with internationally distributed teams across multiple employment jurisdictions
- Familiarity with different employment models, including EOR providers, international contractors, and direct employees
- Experience designing or improving compensation structures, recruitment processes, performance frameworks, and onboarding programs
- Strong commercial judgment and an understanding of how people decisions contribute to business performance
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the confidence to challenge, influence, and advise senior leaders
- A highly proactive, resourceful, and hands-on approach
- Comfort working with modern HR and recruiting technology, including AI-powered tools and automation
- Excellent written and spoken English
Nice to have
- You've built or significantly improved the talent and people function at a fast-growing international company
- You started your career in recruitment or talent acquisition and expanded into broader people leadership
- You've worked in a globally distributed, remote-first company and understand the complexities that come with it
- You enjoy the pace, ownership, and variety of an entrepreneurial environment
- You care deeply about hiring outstanding people and believe that building an exceptional team is one of the most important drivers of company success