Head of People - London UK or NYC US
Anthemis Group, United Kingdom

This role could be based in the UK or the US, ideally in London or New York.

Anthemis deploys human, intellectual and financial capital, diversely and inclusively, to affect change and build resiliency in the financial system. Our deep understanding of markets and models, passion for emerging technology and spirit of collaboration inspire everything we do. By creating fertile ground for entrepreneurs, institutions, researchers, academics, and visionaries to come together, we believe we can solve the financial services world’s most pressing challenges faster, better and for the benefit of all.

We’re seeking a truly exceptional and progressive Head of People for this unique opportunity. You will be a fundamental part of Anthemis’ leadership team and have an aligned value system that respects and prioritizes DEamp;I at its core. In this role you will:

1. Design amp; deliver the end to end people experience for our 40 person, global team, to encourage and enable the Anthemis mission, vision and values
2. Continually enhance and improve our people amp; talent programs, practices and ways of working to be market leading, challenge the status quo and help shape the future of work
3. Coach and guide leaders to provide exceptional, inclusive leadership and growth opportunities for their teams
4. Run Anthemis people operations (across the full lifecycle from recruitment amp; onboarding to payroll amp; benefits to exit management) as well as our physical and remote workplace experience
5. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work with Anthemis’ 150+ portfolio company Founders, CEOs and People Leads to help scale their organisational cultures.

Through this varied role, you are uniquely placed to have a massive impact on the success of so many incredible businesses and the people within them. On any given day, you could be coaching founders or leaders, facilitating a workshop, making sure everyone gets paid, helping shape and manage our remote and workspace environments, developing and executing plans to evolve our culture and build new capabilities or a whole host of other People amp; Operations things!

This role is not a ‘set the strategy and delegate delivery’ role. You will be comfortable switching between partnering on the most strategic projects and conversations one minute to diving in and rolling up your sleeves the next. We’re a small team that all chip in to get things done. This role will also lead and develop our two team support and office managers (one in London, one in New York).

More specifically, as Head of People for Anthemis, you will:

• Design and deliver the end to end People experience for the Anthemis team, operating as a one-stop-shop for the full gamut of People activity: from payroll through to the People Plan. There’s plenty in place already, but there’s always room for improvement as we and the rest of the world continue to learn and grow. Some of the things you’ll be empowered to focus on in the short term will be evolving our current practices around our development amp; growth framework, our compensation and incentive frameworks and our remote first / hybrid ways of working.
• Optimise people practices to ensure we continue to attract and develop world-class talent and continue to stretch our programs and practices to be market leading
• Engage with analytics, market research and test-to-learn experimentation to support data-led decisions across the business for all things People and workspace (virtual and physical)
• Develop Anthemis’ talent value proposition into one of the most enviable in the world, ensuring we continue to be seen as market leaders, challenge the status quo and re-shape the way we think about work, especially in our core pillar of DEamp;I
• Drive a high performance culture, which is values and purpose-led, through performance frameworks that encourage alignment of everyone’s contributions to our collective goals and strategy
• Develop and guide leadership capability and ensure team development is supported and enabled whilst looking forward and developing the future capabilities Anthemis will need to achieve its longer-term growth plans and strategy
• Manage our workspace experience globally, both physical and remote - everything from the tools and platforms we use to enable work and collaboration to our physical real estate footprint globally. As part of delivering the Anthemis people and workspace experience, you’ll oversee facilities and office management, inclusive of tenancy agreements amp; landlord / building management relationship management and facilities vendor management

In addition to the focus on the Anthemis team, you’ll also engage with Portfolio company Founders/CEOs/People Leads in

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