HR Director

About the role

Circit is a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company on a mission to verify the trusted source in every business transaction. We are creating a global asset verification platform that allows auditors to deliver higher quality financial audits and spend more time helping businesses to create greater value for all economic stakeholders. Our current customer base includes big four accountancy firms, fund administrators, as well as global banks and asset management service providers. We are seeking an experienced and commercially-minded HR Director to build and lead a scalable, compliant, and strategic People function. This is a pivotal leadership role for a growing organisation, and the successful candidate will take full ownership of the HR function, transitioning decision-making authority from the COO and shaping the people strategy through a period of significant scale. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious HR leader who enjoys collaboration, to take full ownership of the People function and make a tangible impact on a growing organisation. The successful candidate will have the autonomy, support, and mandate to build a best-in-class HR function from the ground up. People Strategy & Organisational Design Own and drive succession planning, workforce planning, and organisational design across the business Implement and embed a 9-box performance and talent framework Transition full HR decision-making ownership from the COO, establishing HR as a strategic function HRIS Transformation Lead the selection and full implementation of a new HRIS within the first six months Replace the existing fragmented technology stack with a unified, scalable HR platform Enable automation, self-service capabilities, and management reporting People Data & Reporting Build and maintain a robust people reporting framework covering attrition, performance, and hiring metrics Provide regular, data-led insights to the senior leadership team to inform business decisions Compliance & Governance Own and manage multi-country employment law compliance, including Irish and EU employment legislation Establish structured legal and advisory support relationships Ensure adherence to current GDPR data protection requirements Guarantee compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive and prepare the organisation ahead of implementation deadlines Own accountability for all people-function controls within the SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 frameworks Ensure all HR processes and controls are designed and operated in line with Circit's certified control frameworks Lead the preparation and provision of HR evidence during SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits, working in close partnership with the Compliance team Maintain audit-ready documentation for all people controls on an ongoing basis Manager Enablement & Accountability Lead the shift in the people management accountability model, supporting managers in taking greater ownership of their people responsibilities Position HR as an enabling, advisory function rather than an operational executor Design the manager training and development programme, setting the content, standards, and success measures Performance Management & Culture Implement a consistent, fair performance management framework across the business Embed manager practices that support high performance and psychological safety Protect and develop organisational culture through a period of sustained growth Reward & Pay Transparency Lead pay transparency readiness initiatives in line with EU Directive requirements Lead annual salary benchmarking against Irish and European market data, utilising recognised salary surveys and external market intelligence to ensure Circit's pay ranges remain competitive Shape a transparent, equitable compensation framework Own and lead the annual salary review process, including setting the review timeline, defining the budget envelope in partnership with Finance and the COO, and ensuring a consistent and equitable approach across all teams Partner with managers throughout the salary review cycle, providing guidance on pay decisions, position-in-range, and market alignment, and ensuring all recommendations are commercially justified and equitably applied Maintain documented salary bands for all roles and ensure these are reviewed at least annually in line with benchmarking outputs Employee Relations & Case Management Hands-on ER advisory grounded in strong UK and Irish employment law knowledge, with broader European law fluency an advantage Own grievances, disciplinaries, and investigations end-to-end, ensuring fair and legally defensible outcomes Maintain audit-ready ER documentation aligned to Circit's control frameworks, in partnership with Compliance Coach managers to handle routine ER matters confidently, positioning ER as advisory rather than operational Provide early-intervention and mediation support to de-escalate conflict and protect psychological safety Onboarding Own the design and strategic direction