Head of People and Culture

Location: Hybrid - Birkirkara, Malta

Reporting to: Co-Founder

What youll do

➡️ People, Culture & Lifecycle

• Own the A-to-Z employee experience, from delivering a stellar onboarding and managing performance reviews to ensuring smooth off-boarding.
• Take charge of the essentials. You’ll draft contracts, maintain pristine records, and partner with payroll to ensure flawless salary and benefits administration.
• Actively nurture a high-energy, engaging workplace environment that reflects the ambitious, driven DNA.

➡️Compliance & Employee Relations

• Write HR policies from scratch, ensuring bulletproof compliance with Maltese labor laws without slowing down our momentum.
• Serve as the ultimate sounding board for all employee matters. Youll coach line managers and handle employee relations with fairness, consistency, and a cool head.

➡️Workplace Experience & Safety

• Run the hub. Own the day-to-day magic of the Malta office. You’ll manage office supplies, vendors, set up tech for new hires, and distribute company swag.
• Plan the milestone celebrations, internal events, and gatherings that forge strong team bonds.
• Keep our physical space safe, compliant, and healthy by overseeing risk assessments, essential safety training, and ongoing wellness initiatives.

What you Bring

• You have a solid track record in a Head of HR role within a hyper-growth environment.
• You have a deep, practical understanding of Maltese employment law and know how to build compliant frameworks that dont stifle innovation.
• You anticipate what the business needs before you are asked, taking initiative to manage HR processes end-to-end with minimal guidance.
• Commercially aware and incredibly organized, you thrive on bringing structure to chaos. You are solutions-focused, detail-oriented, and effortlessly juggle multiple priorities while building scalable processes from scratch.
• You have the ability - and the drive - to build and lead a high-performing People team when the business requires it.
• You express ideas clearly and confidently and build genuine relationships effortlessly. Fluency in English is a must; Maltese is a fantastic bonus.

Whats in it for you?

• The chance to make a tangible impact in a rapidly growing, global company.
• A culture that values ambition, initiative &rapid execution.
• Comprehensive benefits package for Malta-based employees, including:
• Private health insurance, wellness allowance, and communication allowance.
• Employee discounts in restaurants and businesses.
• Extended second-parent leave policy.
• Private parking space.