Light
People Partner
1mo ago
Europe
Own and evolve critical People systems and processes during rapid scaling.
Responsibilities
- We’re hiring a People Partner to own and evolve critical People systems & processes as Light continues through rapid scaling and growing across teams, geographies and complexity.
- This is a high ownership IC role, focused on continuous improvement and enabling a high performance organisation.
- Over the last 6 months we’ve gone from 40 → 90 and we are looking to make an additional 30+ hires this year.
- You will report directly to the Head of Finance & Core Ops, and work closely with the wider leadership team, acting as a key partner on people related decisions, while also building and executing within all pillars of HR
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in a People Partner, People Manager or HRBP role in a high-growth environment
- Ownership of people systems (performance, compensation, hiring, onboarding)
- Exposure to scaling SaaS companies through scaling phases
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate company priorities into people systems
- High agency and comfort operating independently in fast-moving environments
- Strong stakeholder management experience with senior leadership exposure
- Structured, analytical thinking and ability to operate in ambiguity
- Working knowledge of UK and European employment frameworks
Nice to have
- Experience across both Talent Acquisition and broader People/HR systems
- Experience designing or significantly evolving performance or compensation systems
- Experience owning company-wide events or offsites at scale
Conditions
- Own compensation review cycles, benchmarking, and internal alignment processes
- Build, maintain and evolve role levels and progression frameworks across the company
- Ensure compensation and promotion decisions are structured, fair, and consistently applied
Other
- Light is the AI-native finance platform built for hypergrowth. Founded in 2022, we've reimagined finance software from the ground up—processing hundreds of millions of records in under a second and automating multi-entity accounting across global jurisdictions.
- We're trusted by companies like Lovable and Legora, and backed by world-class investors including Balderton Capital, Atomico, Cherry Ventures, and Seedcamp. In summer 2025, we raised $30M in Series A funding, bringing total funding to $43M.
- While traditional ERPs bolt AI onto legacy systems, Light was built AI-first—from database design to user experience. The result: finance teams reduce operational workload by 84% and expand into new countries in days, not months.
- We’re expanding globally across London, Copenhagen, and soon New York. Join us as we build the finance platform that hypergrowth companies have been waiting for.
- Own the design, execution, and iteration of Light’s performance review and feedback cycles
- Ensure performance processes are rigorous, consistent, and drive high-performance behaviours
- Work with leadership to maintain clear expectations, accountability, and promotion decisions
- Partner with leadership on org structure, scaling decisions, and team effectiveness
- Advise on organisational changes during growth, ensuring clarity and operational effectiveness
- Identify and resolve structural bottlenecks as the company scales
- Partner with Finance and leadership on workforce planning and headcount allocation across teams and geographies
- Support definition and structuring of roles to ensure clarity of scope, level, and organisational fit
- Provide input into hiring prioritisation and sequencing as the company scales
- Own core People processes including onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle moments
- Improve HR systems and tooling (e.g. HiBob) to ensure scalability and accuracy
- Build operational clarity across People processes as the company grows
- Shape and reinforce effective ways of working as Light scales
- Identify cultural and organisational friction points and drive improvements with leadership
- Strengthen communication rhythms, alignment, and operational cadence across teams
- Own the day-to-day workplace experience across Light’s London office, ensuring it is functional, well-run, and aligned with company culture
- Own planning and execution of company offsites and key team events
- Design experiences that strengthen alignment, trust, and cohesion across global teams