Junior People Lead - Fixed Term 12 Month Contract (Remote/Europe)

About The Role

As a People Leader, you will work with a globally dispersed workforce, creating a supportive, structured, and high‑performance environment for our engineers. You will collaborate with individuals across the world, using your relationship‑building skills and emotional intelligence to foster trust, drive accountability, and help our people thrive. This role requires someone who is organised, proactive, confident in navigating sensitive situations, and motivated by helping others succeed—all within a fully remote, multicultural organisation.

What You’ll Do

• Build strong, trusting relationships with engineers across multiple time zones and cultures
• Lead effective one‑on‑one and team meetings, balancing facilitation with real‑time note‑taking and follow‑up actions
• Set and reinforce clear expectations of the engineering role, ensuring alignment, fairness, and transparency
• Drive the full performance management cycle by guiding teams through development planning, tracking progress against objectives, managing performance issues, and conducting appraisals
• Provide timely, constructive, and empathetic feedback to support individual growth and performance
• Navigate sensitive or challenging conversations with professionalism, emotional intelligence, and an open mind
• Support engineers through conflict, blockers, and personal or professional challenges with empathy and discretion
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to maintain strong communication channels and ensure alignment on organisational goals
• Help shape and champion a culture of openness, accountability, and respect

About You

• A natural relationship‑builder who thrives in a people‑centric role
• Excellent multitasker – able to run meetings while capturing insights and driving outcomes
• Strong communicator with the confidence to have tough conversations when needed
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple work‑streams in a fully remote environment
• Experienced with performance management, coaching, and delivering actionable feedback
• Comfortable working with a globally dispersed team across diverse cultures, communication styles, and time zones
• Empathetic, open‑minded, and committed to supporting people at all levels
• Experience in a tech or open source environment is a plus (but not required)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Other

Industries

Software Development