Platinum Pacific Partners is proud to exclusively partner with a forward-thinking, mission-driven Family Office (FO) dedicated to shaping a better future. With a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and meaningful impact, this organisation manages a diverse portfolio of investments, philanthropic initiatives, and ventures across multiple sectors.
About the Role
The Head of People is a newly created standalone role responsible for developing and executing a people and culture strategy aligned with the FO’s commercial and climate impact goals. Reporting directly to the CEO and supporting a scaling team, this role will lead the people function across key areas such as investing, philanthropy, property, life operations and shared services.
Success will be defined by fostering a high-performance culture where employees are motivated to contribute their best work and feel deeply connected to the positive impact their work supports. As a trusted advisor to the CEO, Principal, and Senior Leadership Team, you will provide strategic insights and hands-on support across all FO initiatives.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Talent Strategy & Acquisition: Lead the design and delivery of a world-class talent strategy to attract, recruit, and retain exceptional individuals who are leaders in their fields and passionate about driving meaningful impact.
- Remuneration and Reward: Build a robust compensation philosophy for a diverse portfolio of teams and business units.
- Organisational Design and Change Management: Partner with the CEO and senior leadership team to drive organisational design and development activities. Support effective change management during a period of growth and evolution.
- Culture & Engagement: Collaborate with the CEO to drive initiatives that foster a high-performance, trust-based and values-driven culture. Cultivate an environment where employees feel empowered, motivated, and passionate about the collective impact the organisation is making, and help employees connect their work to the broader mission.
- HR Operations: Build a strong HR operations platform across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding. Lead procurement of a HR information system. Develop processes, policies and procedures which enhance organisational effectiveness and ensure the business adheres to employment laws and workplace health & safety legislation.
- Training & Development: Design and implement performance development and training programs to enhance professional growth across all levels of the organisation. Foster a culture of continuous learning and curiosity. Drive systems which normalise feedback loops and encourages open communication.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Champion an inclusive culture where employees can bring their whole selves to work, ensuring the family office is a safe, welcoming environment that embraces and celebrates diverse talent.
Key experience and attributes:
To thrive in this role, you will be passionate about leading people strategies in a fast-paced environment and possess the following:
- Experience: Minimum 10 years’ experience in People or HR leadership roles, including experience within a fast-paced, growth-oriented organisation (such as a VC or tech environment).
- Impact alignment: Passion for leading impact-driven people businesses.
- Collaboration: Proven ability in creating alignment and harmonising the people function across diverse teams, using a collaborative and consultative approach.
- Style: High EQ with the ability to lead with humility, empathy, and low ego. Ability to build trust and relationships easily across all levels of the organisation.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment and taking a hands-on approach to building and executing a people strategy. Proactive and self-starting, with a “no task is too small” attitude.
- Track record: Proven track record of building and implementing successful people programs that have a measurable impact on organisational success.
If you are an experienced People leader eager to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment, please reach out in confidence.
To explore further in confidence, please reach out to Claire Hunt via ch@platinumpacific.com.au