People Transformation Lead UK

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

We are hiring a people transformation leader to partner closely with senior leadership to design and implement scalable operating structures during a period of rapid growth and strategic change. This is not a traditional HR leadership position. It is a strategic transformation role focused on developing and executing people strategy, leading AI-enabled technology implementations, driving M&A integration, and building structured, scalable people infrastructure within a hyper‑growth environment. You will bring rigor where there is ambiguity, build systems where there is fragmentation, and lead complex cross‑functional initiatives that directly enable business scale.

What you’ll be doing:

• Run the operating cadence for the people function (quarterly planning, OKRs, roadmap management, review cycles), ensuring alignment to company priorities.
• Drive prioritization across strategic initiatives, M&A activity, and core delivery, balancing impact, capacity, and timing.
• Establish clear governance, ownership, and executive reporting to provide visibility into progress, risks, and trade‑offs.

M&A Integration & Strategic Projects

• Lead high-impact People Strategic Projects (e.g., operating model redesign, global expansion, system transformation), ensuring disciplined scoping and delivery against defined business outcomes.
• Own the people workstream across M&A, translating transaction objectives into workforce strategy and structured integration plans.
• Execute end-to-end integration across organizational design, leadership alignment, workforce mapping, role harmonization, and systems alignment.
• Build repeatable integration frameworks and toolkits to develop scalable M&A execution capability.

Scalable People Infrastructure

• Design and deploy structured, scalable people processes aligned to business maturity and growth objectives (e.g., performance architecture, workforce planning, talent reviews, leadership governance).
• Lead the selection and implementation of AI-enabled people technologies, modernizing the technology stack to drive automation, integration, and workflow efficiency.
• Establish people analytics and reporting frameworks that generate actionable insights and directly inform executive decision‑making.

Transformation & Change Execution

• Lead complex cross-functional transformation programs from problem definition through implementation.
• Apply structured problem‑solving, milestone discipline, and risk management to drive execution across high‑impact initiatives.
• Develop change frameworks to ensure leadership alignment and sustained adoption.
• Measure and communicate impact across cost, productivity, operating efficiency, and workforce outcomes.

About You

• 8+ years of experience in HR, organizational development, or people operations, with a track record of designing and scaling people systems in high‑growth or transformational environments.
• Proven experience implementing HRIS platforms, designing organizational structures, and leading people‑focused change initiatives.
• Strong background in at least three of the following: talent acquisition, performance management, learning & development, compensation & benefits, organizational design, or change management.
• Experience in tech, scale-ups, or fast‑paced environments is highly valued.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen; able to translate people challenges into business impact and vice versa.
• Excellent project management and execution skills; comfortable managing multiple workstreams and delivering on tight timelines.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities; comfortable with data, metrics, and evidence‑based decision‑making.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence senior leaders and engage employees at all levels.
• Change management expertise; experience leading organizational transitions with clear communication and stakeholder buy‑in.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity; able to operate effectively in fast‑moving, evolving environments.
• Passion for building inclusive, high‑performing cultures where people thrive.

Mindset & Values

• Ownership mentality; takes end-to-end accountability for initiatives from design through implementation and iteration.
• Pragmatic and action-oriented; bias toward shipping solutions and learning from feedback rather than perfectionism.
• Collaborative and empathetic; genuinely interested in understanding people's needs and building solutions that work for them.
• Curious and continuous learner; stays current on people trends, best practices, and emerging tools.
• Aligned with Nscale's core values: relentless innovation, ownership and accountability, openness and transparency, customer‑centric focus, sustainability, and full‑speed collaboration.

Nice to Have

• Experience in infrastructure, cloud, or AI/tech industries.
• Familiarity with global or multi‑jurisdictional HR (US, UK, EU).
• Knowledge of equity compensation, benefits design, or total rewards strategy.
• Experience with organizational network analysis or advanced people analytics.
• Certification in organizational development, change management, or related fields (e.g., CIPD, SHRM).

What we can offer you

• Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months.
• Join the fastest‑growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting‑edge AI.
• Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions.
• Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.
• Human‑First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio‑economic backgrounds. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.