At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and transform the people strategy to support growth and innovation.
- Company: Dynamic, private equity-backed organisation in a critical growth phase.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus structure, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Join a fast-paced team focused on scaling and evolving business priorities.
- Why this job: Shape a high-performance culture and make a real impact on organisational success.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in HR leadership within private equity-backed environments.
The predicted salary is between 59576 - 70089 £ per year.
We are partnering with a mid-sized, private equity-backed organisation entering a critical phase of growth and evolution, to appoint a Chief People Officer. This is a high-impact role focused on professionalising and scaling the people and culture offering, ensuring the organisation is equipped with the structure, capability and leadership required to deliver on its strategic ambitions.
Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Board and investors, the CPO will play a central role in shaping a mature, commercially aligned people function. You will bring rigour, structure and clarity to the people agenda, evolving it from a foundational platform into a best-in-class, strategically driven capability that supports performance, growth and value creation.
Operating within a dynamic, fast-moving environment, you will balance hands-on delivery with long-term strategy, embedding scalable frameworks while fostering a culture that enables innovation and accountability.
More about the role:- Design and deliver a fit-for-purpose people strategy aligned to business growth and PE value creation plans
- Professionalise the People function, implementing robust frameworks across talent, performance, reward and employee experience
- Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, Board and investors on organisational effectiveness and people-related risk
- Lead organisational design and workforce planning to support scale and evolving business priorities
- Embed a high-performance culture, underpinned by clear accountability and leadership capability
- Establish and enhance data, insight and metrics to inform people decisions and track impact
- Build and develop a credible, high-performing People team
- Support integration, transformation and change programmes within a PE-backed context
- Strengthen employer brand to attract and retain high-calibre talent in competitive markets
- You are an experienced Chief People Officer or senior HR leader who has successfully operated in private equity-backed, mid-sized scaling organisations.
- You bring a track record of building or transforming People functions, with the ability to introduce structure and discipline without losing pace or entrepreneurial energy.
- Proven experience professionalising HR or People and Culture functions within growth-oriented businesses
- Strong understanding of PE environments, including value creation, governance and pace of change
- Commercially astute, with the ability to link people strategy directly to business outcomes
- Experience driving organisational transformation, scale and cultural evolution
- A modern, forward-looking perspective on people leadership and ways of working
- Credibility and gravitas to influence at Board and investor level
- A pragmatic, hands-on approach with a focus on delivering measurable impact
Chief People Officer in Slough employer: Catalyst Partners
As a mid-sized, private equity-backed organisation in London, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that champions professional growth and innovation. Our dynamic work culture fosters collaboration and accountability, while our commitment to developing a best-in-class people function ensures that every employee has the opportunity to thrive and contribute to our strategic ambitions. With competitive compensation packages and a focus on creating a high-performance environment, we are dedicated to attracting and retaining top talent who are eager to make a meaningful impact.
