Interim Head of People
Location: London (Hybrid)
Start Date: July 2025
Contract: 12-month Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Sector: Digital Assets | Financial Services | Crypto
About the Role
We are supporting a fast-paced, regulated digital asset business as they look to appoint an Interim Head of People. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, scaling organisation operating at the forefront of the institutional crypto and digital assets market.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Executive team, taking ownership of the people strategy and leading the People & Culture function through a critical phase of growth and transformation. This is a maternity cover position, starting in July 2025 for a 12-month fixed term.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of people strategy aligned with business goals and regulatory expectations
- Oversee HR operations, compliance, and employee lifecycle management
- Partner with leadership on organisational design, talent acquisition, and leadership development
- Drive initiatives to strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing, and internal communications
- Support organisational change projects, including global expansion and policy development
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across the business
- Lead and mentor a growing people team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- Proven HR leadership experience within regulated, high-growth businesses (preferably fintech, digital assets, or financial services)
- Strong people management and stakeholder influencing skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach
- In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR compliance within the UK and ideally international markets
- Experience managing people strategy in a scaling, dynamic organisation
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) as a minimum
Desirable:
- Experience within crypto, digital assets, or blockchain firms
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks in financial services
Why Apply?
This is a high-profile interim role in a rapidly growing sector, offering the chance to work alongside an experienced leadership team and help shape the people strategy for a business at the cutting edge of institutional digital asset services. If you thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, this could be an excellent fit.
| Remuneration: | Negotiable |
| Location: | London |
| Reference: | JN -062025-31646_1748967492 |
| Type: | Contract |
| Industry: | Financial Services |
| Sector: | Financial Services |
| Skills: | People, HR, CIPD, digital assets |
| Date added: | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Closing date: | 1 Jul 2025 |