Chief People Officer

Scurri  Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland (On-site)

Scurri optimises the ordering, shipping and delivery process for a growing list of online retailers and distribution companies. We make it easier and more efficient for well known brands to ship goods to their customers.

An unprecedented and intensifying demand for online shopping means that we now have a new opportunity for an exceptional Chief People Officer (CPO) to join our rapidly scaling and award winning business.

Joining a highly motivated and hands on leadership team, this is a full time role based out of our Wexford HQ.

With a proven track record in delivering people initiatives aligning to a company vision, the successful applicant will be responsible for the following:

• Providing the CEO & Leadership Team with pragmatic, commercial and legally compliant HR advice.
• Championing the Scurri values and leading by example - ensuring they are authentically integrated into the company culture and drive alignment to the vision and mission.
• Lead the People Team focused on recruiting, retaining, motivating, coaching, supporting and developing great people
• Develop, motivate and coach the People Team members to achieve their potential.
• Maintain high levels of employee engagement by conducting pulse surveys, listening and addressing concerns to ensure motivation and commitment of our employees.
• Lead and develop talent acquisition, supporting leaders to acquire and retain the right talent.
• Design onboarding and enablement processes to enable new hire productivity
• Develop and implement talent management processes with career plans, development opportunities & succession planning for employees
• Lead coaching and development initiatives that foster continuous learning and a development culture
• Develop and maintain an effective performance management system
• Design, implement, and communicate the Reward and Recognition strategy, establishing competitive salaries, bonuses and benefits for our location
• Develop our policy for office based, hybrid and remote working to support an organisation capable of achieving our vision and mission.
• Champion and lead our health and wellbeing initiatives with an integrated approach, covering physical, financial and mental health
• Lead initiatives for effective diversity, equality and inclusion across the employee experience

It is anticipated that applicants can demonstrate the following skills, traits and experience:

• 8+ years work experience in HR, with 4+ years in a senior management role.
• Possess a relevant HR degree (ideally at Post Grad or Masters level)
• Experience reporting directly to a CEO or MD and comfortable dealing with all levels of stakeholders in an organisation.
• Excellent employment law, GDPR and compliance knowledge with experience of working across multiple jurisdictions (particularly IRL, UK and the EU)
• Experience designing and implementing Organisation Development initiatives
• Strong negotiation skills with experience of employee negotiations
• Familiarity with recruitment reporting and data driven decision making
• Outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Experienced in the challenges of a scale up or high growth environment (preferably in a tech related company)
• Ability to travel freely to our offices /employees in the UK, EU and Eastern Europe.
• Full, clean and valid Irish drivers licence
• Based full time from our HQ in Wexford Town.

At Scurri we feel it’s important to hire highly motivated and talented people, make sure they are looked after and to give them the tools and the freedom to get things done. We provide an open and positive work environment while ensuring our employees have the work/life balance they need. Work is not only challenging but interesting and rewarding as well. We encourage employees to grow and develop throughout their career., We definitely like to have fun as well. Scurri is certified as a “Great Place to Work” and there are the following benefits for this role:

• A Competitive Salary
• Performance based Bonus
• Company Share Option Scheme
• Company pension with matched employer contribution
• Company funded family Health Scheme - VHI
• Relocation Allowance
• Paid volunteer time or holidays in lieu
• Snacks - Tea, coffee fruit, ice cream and other surprises to keep you fuelled
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Ongoing wellbeing programme
• Annual company day, regular all-company social and Social Club
• Seniority Level
  Executive
• Industry
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
  • Logistics and Supply Chain
• Employment Type
  Full-time
• Job Functions
  • Human Resources

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