Director of People Platform & Reward

Summary

Join Pleo as the Director of People Platform and Reward and lead the transformation of global reward processes and people operations. You will ensure these processes are competitive, fair, efficient, compliant, and impactful. This role involves overseeing payroll, employee lifecycle processes, and optimizing the People tech stack. You will also develop and implement a holistic compensation, equity, and benefits strategy. As a core member of the People Leadership Team, you will play a crucial role in scaling Pleo's product and services across 12+ locations. You will lead and mentor a high-performing team, drive data-driven decision-making, and communicate changes effectively. This position reports directly to the Chief People Officer.

Requirements

• Extensive experience across People Operations, People Technology, Compliance, and Reward
• International company experience with global reward and people operations
• Proven ability to build processes from scratch in fast-paced, scaling environments
• Strong transformation leadership skills in complex environments
• Expertise in HRIS, payroll systems, and people technology solutions
• Experience with process mapping and optimization
• A commercial mindset, including sales compensation and equity program design (IPO journey a plus)
• Strong understanding of labor laws and regulatory compliance
• High emotional intelligence, excellent communication, and strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all local labor laws and regulations, including the EU Transparency Directive
• Oversee all payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and continuous optimisation
• Oversee seamless processes for the entire employee lifecycle, leveraging automation where possible
• Optimize our People tech stack and lead HRIS implementations
• Leverage AI and automation to enhance employee experience and operational efficiency
• Develop and implement a holistic, compliant compensation, equity, and benefits strategy across all current and future locations
• Manage external reward tools and become our expert on competitive market information
• Review and refine our job architecture and levelling framework
• Lead and mentor a high-performing People Platform and Reward team
• Drive data-driven decision-making by providing actionable people insights
• Communicate changes clearly to keep Pleo’ers informed and aligned

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office 🍜
• Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far  ❤️‍🩹
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶