SVP – People & Talent

This role is remote and can be based in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium or Germany. No other location can be considered at this time.

Eye Security is an early stage (series B funding, 120 FTEs) international scale-up, with teams based out of UK, Belgium, Netherlands (HQ) and Germany. We’re providing cyber security and insurance coverage for small and medium business in Europe.

Eye’s mission is grown from the founding team’s commitment to protecting security; this is achieved through having a great time delivering our mission together. The role of SVP People & Talent will be essential in driving this. In the role, you’ll be deeply embedded with the business, leading the essential pillars of HR and Talent to ensure Eye remains an exceptional place to work as we scale rapidly.

What You Will Do

• Represent People & Talent in the leadership team and act as a business partner/coach to senior stakeholders
• Act as a thought leader for People topics, guiding and challenging senior stakeholders with new ideas and expertise
• Work with our existing HR and Talent leadership structure on strategies to acquire and retain top talent
• Design and direct scaling projects across benefits and compensation, L&D and HR optimisation as we double in size over the next ~12mths
• Develop and implement forward-thinking People strategies for international scale that will integrate smoothly with other departments (eg Finance)
• Enhance our culture and make Eye a stand-out European start up for employee experience
• Promote inspirational leadership embodying our values and reinforcing our leadership behaviour framework
• Effectively communicate and build enthusiasm within Eye about the initiatives and programmes that drive the company’s values
• Champion a high-performance culture with a focus on successful outcomes both within and outside the People and Talent organisation
• Create and oversee the plan for diversity, equality, and inclusion that aligns with company values, business strategy and commitments
• Own and ensure the efficient management of annual HR budget

What You Will Need

• 10+ years of HR leadership experience with a significant time in international, geographically distributed scale-ups with a heavy focus on development and innovation
• Drive, grit and bias to action
• Extensive experience in developing and executing people strategy
• Excellent knowledge of HR strategy and commercial insight, recruitment, engagement, cultural change, pay, reward and recognition, welfare, learning and development, HR systems and budgets
• The ability to develop and nurture relationships across the business
• Fluency in English is a must
• Excited by and thrives in fast-paced, ever-evolving environments

What Do We Offer

• The role is hybrid with a team primarily based in the Netherlands (the Hague) and a requirement to be in the office on a semi-regular basis and for important company/leadership events
• Opportunity to grow along with an evolving scale-up (and a budget to support your aspirations and plans)
• Quarterly team-building events and annual “Eye-cation”
• Generous compensation package (including stock)