Head of People

What you will do:

People Strategy & Organizational Development:

• Create and build Hifly’s People strategy and governance model.

• Act as a strategic partner to ensure People perspectives are represented in top-level organizational decisions (growth, change management) right from the planning phase.

• Shape company culture and lead People Analytics initiatives.

• Support organizational development steps arising from international expansion (e.g., integrating foreign hubs or remote colleagues, managing cultural diversity).

Leading the People Advisor Team & Supporting the Mentoring System:

• Lead, develop, and, if necessary, expand the team based on the existing People Advisor team (2 people) — including onboarding, capacity planning, unified operational frameworks, and escalation protocols.

• Provide professional support and serve as an escalation channel for complex, cross-team matters.

• Support the continuous evolution of the mentoring framework and Advisor roles.

Leadership & Talent Management:

• Establish strategic-level leadership development, talent review, and succession planning programs.

• Own the frameworks for performance management, feedback systems, and Pulse surveys.

• Consult with mid-level managers on strategic roadblocks.

Career Paths, Compensation & Recruitment:

• Lead the development/refinement of the grading system, career paths, and annual salary review frameworks.

• Direct the strategic operations of recruitment and Employer Branding guidelines in close collaboration with Marketing.

• Professionally oversee labor law and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, EU Pay Transparency preparation).

What this role does NOT include:

• You will not be the individual mentor: The mentor remains the primary pillar of individual professional and personal support; you build the system and the framework behind it.

• You will not take over managerial responsibilities: Feedback, performance evaluations, and individual salary decisions remain with managers.

• You will not collect processes for the sake of it: We aim for distributed, empowering operations, not bureaucracy.

• You will not run payroll: Operational HR/payroll is handled by Finance; you are responsible for the strategic and professional frameworks.

We are looking for you if you have:

• Several years of HR, People, or Organizational Development (OD) leadership experience (Bonus: fast-growing tech/IT, IT consultancy, or professional services environment).

• You are thrilled by the prospect of building a new function from scratch; you don't rely on off-the-shelf templates, but create tailored solutions for Hifly through teamwork.

• You are comfortable at both strategic and operational levels; you think in systems, aiming to solve real problems rather than building processes for their own sake.

• You excel at building trust across all levels, enjoy working with leaders in an advisory/coaching role, and comfortably hold up a mirror when the organization hits a bottleneck.

• You are well-versed in key labor law and compliance frameworks.

• Fluent, confident command of English, Hungarian is a must

An explicit advantage:

• Coach, mediator, or facilitator qualifications/experience.

• Experience in scaling or culture-centric organizational transformations.

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to build a completely new People domain and function according to your vision.

• A seat at the strategic decision-making table and direct collaboration with top management.

• Real authority and empowerment to shape the organization.

• A human-centered, open, and autonomous company culture.

• Hybrid work arrangement and flexibility.