Chief People Officer

We are seeking a visionary Chief People Officer (CPO) to shape and lead the next chapter of our global people strategy. Based in the UK, this role offers the chance to influence a truly international organisation and champion a dynamic People & Culture agenda across our global footprint, including teams in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, India and South Africa.

As our CPO, you will lead a high performing People & Culture team and partner closely with senior leaders to build a culture that supports growth, wellbeing, inclusion and high performance worldwide.

We welcome applications from experienced CPOs as well as exceptional senior People leaders ready to step into their first CPO role. What matters most is:

• Proven leadership of a People & Culture / HR function across at least two of the countries in which we operate.
• Strong experience partnering with or leading Total Reward (including benefits and equity) and Learning & Development teams.
• Demonstrated success in developing or leading a people strategy that advances learning, wellbeing, culture and high performance across multiple regions.
• Confidence operating within a global matrix organisation, with a collaborative and relationship driven leadership style.

You'll be part of a forward thinking, international business that:

• Embraces fresh ideas and new ways of working
• Values diversity and builds inclusive environments
• Empowers leaders to drive meaningful change
• Offers the scale, complexity and global reach to truly make your mark

If you're energised by global impact, organisational growth and the opportunity to elevate people strategy across continents, we'd love to hear from you.

Bravura's Commitment and Mission

At Bravura Solutions, collaboration, diversity and excellence matter. We value your ideas, giving you room to be curious and innovate in an exciting, fast-paced, and flexible environment. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can add value to Bravura and our culture.

As a Global FinTech market leader and ASX listed company, Bravura is a trusted partner to over 350 leading financial services clients, delivering wealth management technology and products. We invest significantly in our technology hubs and innovation labs, which inspire and drive our creative, future-focused mindset. We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that support our clients to achieve financial security and prosperity for their customers.

Position Purpose

As Chief People Officer, you will play a key part in harnessing the power of our diverse, committed, engaged, and highly motivated workforce to meet the business challenges. This is an important role for an energetic, authentic leader and would suit a leader with a commercial approach, excellent communication and influencing skills who can think strategically and be hands-on as required. The role reports to the Chief Executive Officer and partners closely with the business and functional leadership teams across the company.

The role is accountable for the design and delivery of an efficient and effective People & Culture strategy which enables the organisation to recruit, retain and develop a diverse, productive, engaged and motivated workforce which aligns to the corporate strategy and each business unit.

With nearly 1,000 employees across the UK, Poland, South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand the role requires some experience of working internationally, some knowledge of at least 2 countries employment legislation and flexibility of working hours to meet the challenge of having a time difference globally of up to 12 hours.

Below are specific aspects of your role for which you will be responsible:

• Strategic Leadership
  • Collaborate closely with the executive team and act as a trusted advisor.
  • Develop and communicate the global People & Culture (P&C) strategy designed to align with overall business outcomes and to meet long term growth.
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• Operational Leadership
  • Develop operational processes and systems that align with business strategy both in terms of purpose and timing to meet financial year and global holidays.
  • Ensure compliance with external (client contracts, right to work etc) and internal controls whilst managing risks and identifying and implementing mitigation approaches within the function.
  • Project leadership of key initiatives.
• Functional teams are reward and benefits, talent acquisition, learning & development and systems.
• Undertake at least annual succession planning identifying areas for development to meet next role.
• Set thoughtful goals and learning for direct reports to stretch and encourage development.
• Prepare along with reward remuneration, incentive scheme and share scheme reports for Board/Remuneration Committee and (HRC) meetings.
• Present to Board and Committee participants at meetings as required.

In addition to the above position-specific responsibilities, all employees are required to undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within your capability and skills, when requested to do so.

• Degree or similar education
• Member or Fellow CIPD

Working at Bravura

Our people are the heart of our business. We work hard to provide a rich employee experience and a robust framework for ongoing career development.

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion so even if you don't match every listed skill or tick all the boxes, we'd still love to hear from you.

Please note that interviews are primarily conducted virtually and if you require any reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use, please let us know.

All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal record and background check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.