Hybrid position: working 3 days a week from our London office (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday)

80% of the global workforce is a frontline worker; yet their work experience - how they work, how they connect with systems, with others, etc - is fundamentally disjointed and difficult compared to desk-based workers.

Blink has built an unparalleled employee super-app to achieve our mission of closing this digital divide and enable distributed organisations to reconnect their frontline workforce, communicate effectively with all their employees and engage with all of them like never before. Blink’s super-app allows frontline workers to access everything they need and everyone they want in the palm of their hand. Our cutting-edge platform serves thousands of users across the globe, empowering enterprises to engage, motivate, and retain their most valuable assets—their people.

Blink has been named in Sifted’s Top 100 fastest growing companies, G2’s report for best employee engagement software and recognised by Gartner as a leading software provider in their annual market guide for Employee Communications Application.

The VP of People is a key member of Blinks leadership team, supporting our Executive and leadership teams in their decision making, with the aim to build the company any employee would dream to work for. The role is based in our London office, and works on a hybrid pattern of 3 days per week in office.

Responsibilities Include:

Partner with the executive and leadership team to define and execute on near- and long-term talent strategy and goals necessary to attract, develop and retain world-class talent
Build a global culture of learning and continuous feedback. Ensure that developmentally focused conversations are the oxygen flowing throughout the entire organisation
Lead, collaborate and support the People team to deliver programs, tools and experiences that engage and inspire our teams at all levels and that drive a culture of learning and accountability
Oversee and develop all areas of People including people development, people operations, facilities and talent acquisition
Design and implement scalable people frameworks and processes, during a period of high growth, across global teams
Understand how to use data and technology to drive productivity and forecast workforce trends. Implement best practices in sourcing and recruiting along with other aspect of the people department

About you

Were looking for someone who is ambitious and wants to develop in a fast-growing company. The successful candidate will be resourceful, inquisitive, a fast learner, with an ability to easily connect with a customer. You’ll be able to pick up new concepts quickly and empathise with customer pain points. We’re also looking for:

Outstanding experience in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition, including building world class employer brands
Strong people manager capabilities that inspire great work
Experience providing constructive partnership and coaching to leaders of all levels, up to an including C-Suite
Experience in building a high performing management culture through operations and enablement.
Experience in HR thought leadership, with excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to set strategy, define programs and deliver content
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Experience scaling Tech companies from 100 to 300 employees within different geographies
Tech-savvy and Data-driven you base your decision on analytics.
Creative and driven to implement new processes and initiatives
An international mindset and understand the complexity of international talent markets
Experience leading or sponsoring Diversity and Inclusion programs
Experience consulting on people and engagement strategy would be an advantage.
Experience of HR leadership in a frontline industry would be an advantage.