Position: Head of People & Culture
Location: Labman HQ, Seamer, North Yorkshire (Stokesley)
Salary: £85,000 - £105,000 based on experience
Employment Type: Full-time
This role is office based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire. We do not offer hybrid or homeworking opportunities.
About the Role - Build what comes next at Labman
Labman designs and delivers some of the world's most advanced laboratory automation systems. As AI-driven and autonomous laboratories become the future of research and development, we're perfectly positioned for significant international growth - and we're looking for a senior People leader to help us scale.
This is a Strategic Leadership Team role with real scope. You'll shape how Labman thinks about capability, structure, culture and performance - ensuring people decisions are treated as core business decisions.
This isn't a hands-off or purely strategic role. You'll move between strategy and delivery — defining the frameworks needed to scale a complex, technical business while knowing what needs to change, what can be improved, and what already works.
Central to the role is protecting what makes Labman special. We've built a culture that values passion, curiosity and autonomy - and we need someone who can strengthen it as we grow.
What You’ll Do:
- Set and own the People & Culture strategy, defining priorities and ensuring delivery is realistic, funded and aligned with business growth
- Build and deliver core people frameworks including salary banding, job architecture and performance management
- Own the compensation approach, agreeing principles and developing the supporting structure
- Lead implementation of key systems (such as HRIS), ensuring they work in practice within a non-corporate, technically led environment
- Protect and evolve Labman’s culture as the business scales, ensuring it is maintained intentionally
- Act as a senior partner to leadership on complex people matters, providing clear, pragmatic guidance
- Support organisational design, workforce planning and succession for senior roles
- Lead and develop the People team, setting high standards and enabling long-term capability
What You’ll Need:
- Senior leadership experience within a People function, ideally in a founder-led business
- Proven experience building and implementing HR frameworks in a scaling environment
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and confidence handling complex issues
- Ability to influence senior, commercially focused stakeholders
- Strong judgement and prioritisation — knowing what matters most and when
Desirable:
- Experience of international expansion – USA & Germany ideally
- CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
Company Benefits:
- 33 days annual holiday (rising to 38 over 5 years) inc. public holidays
- Company profit share scheme
- 5% employer pension (no upper earnings cap)
- Aviva Healthcare
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- CPD support and professional subscriptions covered
- Free inhouse gym, VR racing, gaming competitions, squash courts, climbing wall, and social clubs
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