Head of People

Applied Blockchain is seeking a Head of People on a fixed-term contract to oversee HR and recruitment during maternity leave, focusing on people strategy and team leadership. Applied Blockchain | Applied Edge helps regulated enterprises navigate AI and digital assets. We build and advise on AI systems, digital asset applications and privacy-preserving infrastructure.

• •Own and oversee the employee lifecycle and people experience across the company, including:
• •The performance review cycle.
• •Turnover risk assessment and retention.
• •Employee relations — grievances, disciplinaries and conflict resolution.
• •Compensation and benefits administration, and supporting the salary review cycle.
• •HR policies, the employee handbook and general employment-law compliance across the markets we hire in.
• •Training, development and coaching.
• •Team wellbeing resources and support.
• •People metrics and reporting to leadership.
• •Oversight of regular 1-1s across the team.
• •Employee surveys and acting on the findings.
• •Onboarding and offboarding.
• •Employment contracts, references and work-eligibility checks.
• •Absence, leave and family-leave management.
• •Exit interviews.
• •Maintaining HR records.

• •Manage and oversee in-house recruitment end to end:
• •Coordinate with hiring managers on roles and requirements.
• •Own candidate experience and offer management.
• •Liaise with external recruiters and manage agency relationships.
• •Manage the applicant tracking system and candidate pipeline.
• •Track recruitment metrics (e.g. time-to-hire).
• •Write and refine job descriptions and role scopes.
• •Shape and drive recruitment marketing and employer-brand strategy.
• •Hands-on CV review, interview scheduling and HR interviews at peak times.

• •Line-manage and develop two direct reports — the HR team member and the recruitment team member — and act as the point of escalation for people matters across the business.