Company Description

Veremark is a global HR tech scale-up on a mission to help the world trust faster.

We started with background and reference checking, pioneering an entirely new approach through Verepass – a blockchain solution which facilitates instant verification by enabling candidates to own, manage, and share their securely-held and verified career credentials.

We launched our second product in 2024 – a Whistleblowing platform with end-to-end encryption enabling employees to report issues safely and anonymously.

Recognised as one of the fastest-growing UK and European startups, Veremark has earned a place in Deloitte Fast 50 / 500, Sifted 100, Future Fifty 2.0, FT1000, and TECH5 – testament to our innovative approach and rapid growth journey.

Job Description

As we continue to scale globally, we’re looking for a hands-on Head of People & Culture to shape and lead the next phase of our people strategy.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced People leader to build and nurture a world-class employee experience across a globally distributed team. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering the people strategy that supports our ambitious growth plans.

More specifically, you will:

• Define and execute a global HR strategy aligned with Veremark’s strategic roadmap and growth plans.
• Build and scale best-in-class talent acquisition and onboarding processes.
• Own productivity analytics and reporting – utilising insights to drive and inform workforce planning.
• Manage payroll and contractor payments globally, ensuring accurate and timely payments.
• Oversee global HR compliance and policies, with an emphasis on the UK and APAC.
• Own the HR and payroll technology stack and service provider relationships.
• Lead the HR integration of planned acquisitions, ensuring seamless cultural and operational alignment to quickly achieve a one-team mindset.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen performance, development and engagement to embed and evolve a high performance culture.
• Design and oversee compensation and career frameworks, including coordinating all variable incentive schemes.
• Lead cultural initiatives to ensure Veremark remains a great place to work.

Qualifications

We’re looking for a People leader who combines strategic vision with a hands-on approach, and who thrives in the pace and ambiguity of a global scale-up. You’ll be comfortable working across borders, building scalable processes, and driving cultural alignment while keeping people at the heart of everything you do.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Proven senior-level experience in People & Culture / HR leadership roles within high-growth, international organisations.
• Strong knowledge of global HR compliance and employment frameworks, with particular expertise in the UK and APAC.
• Demonstrated ability to design and scale talent acquisition, onboarding, and performance management processes for distributed teams.
• Experience managing global payroll, HR systems, and third-party provider relationships.
• A track record of successfully leading HR integration of mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data and insights to inform workforce planning, productivity, and decision-making.
• Deep expertise in building and evolving compensation, benefits, and career frameworks to attract and retain top talent.
• A passion for fostering high-performance, inclusive cultures where people feel engaged, developed, and inspired.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at executive level while remaining approachable to team members at every level.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Additional Information

We are a global scale-up with ~200 people spread across the world. We value Trust, Integrity, Data and Experience in everything we do – from the way we collaborate to the products we create.

Having been ranked in Deloitte Fast 50 UK / Fast 500 EMEA, Sifted 100, Future Fifty 2.0, FT1000, and TECH5, we’re looking for brilliant people, fast thinkers and passionate change-drivers to help shape the future of background screening and HR technology.