Chief People Officer

Management - Internal (Human Resources & Recruitment)Full timeAttractive Remuneration + Employee Share PlansAn exceptional opportunity to join Tiimely, a scaling fintech company powering Australia's most innovative credit experiences. Headquartered in Adelaide with a growing workforce of around 130 employees, this role reports directly to the CEO and Founder, positioning you as a member of the leadership team.As the Chief People Officer, you'll help drive the culture, performance, and success of Tiimely, elevating our people strategy as we scale.We're seeking a strategic, courageous, and commercially astute leader to enhance employee performance and engagement while shaping workforce models that embrace innovation and technology. At the same time, you'll nurture and evolve the vibrant, values-based culture we've built over eight years in the market—one that celebrates collaboration, inclusion, and excellence.In this pivotal role, you'll influence Tiimely's commercial and strategic potential, leading our people agenda. We're looking for a seasoned people and culture professional who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and is passionate about tech, innovation, and driving high performance through building leader and employee capability. If you love crafting solutions, leading with energy, and unlocking potential at every level, this role will give you the platform to make an impact.A sense of humour, optimism, and hands-on leadership will go a long way in this rare opportunity.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic leadership: Develop and execute a future-focused people strategy to scale Tiimely efficiently and support our mission of delivering seamless, AI-driven credit experiences. From workforce planning and talent attraction to data-driven performance, capability frameworks, exceptional employee experience, contemporary remuneration and reward models — this role is all about making bold moves to fuel growth.Employee engagement and accountability: Drive engagement and performance through innovative programs that empower our people. You'll ensure our vibrant and inclusive culture thrives as we grow.Leadership Team collaboration: Partner closely with the executive leadership team to elevate leadership capabilities, ensuring the people strategy not only aligns with but actively drives business growth. As both a strategic advisor and operational partner, you'll work across the team to strengthen leadership impact, fostering a culture of accountability and growth that accelerates Tiimely's success.Organisational development: Lead initiatives that build leadership capabilities, strengthen team performance, and enhance employee growth. You will be a great facilitator and love getting up on your feet, pen in hand, to help the business design better ways of doing things.Operational excellence: Build scalable workforce models that embrace tech-enabled operations, aligning with our relentless pursuit of seamless experiences.Compliance and risk management: Oversee all aspects of compliance related to employee relations, work health and safety, wellbeing, governance, remuneration, and payroll. Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.Talent Acquisition oversight: Provide leadership and support to the Talent Acquisition Manager to attract and retain top-tier talent, enhancing employer brand and streamlining recruitment practices.Board-Level influence: Shape the conversation at the highest level. Present insightful people strategies to the Board and ensure Tiimely remains a leading employer in the tech space.Culture and Purpose Champion: Advocate for and embody our company values, ensuring they are integrated into all aspects of the employee experience. Lead the charge on our B Corp improvement plan to help Tiimely be a force for good within our sound commercial boundaries.Who we are looking forYou don't need a CPO title on your resume, but very senior and broad People and Culture leadership experience is a must.The ideal candidate will have:Extensive experience in people and performance / culture, with a strong background in leadership roles within scaling organisations. Experience in the financial technology or technology sector is a real plus.Proven ability to develop and execute strategic people plans that drive business results.Experience with innovative workforce models and the ability to scale teams effectively while maintaining high engagement and productivity.Exceptional communication skills, with experience preparing and presenting to executive leadership teams and boards.Strong leadership presence and the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders.In-depth knowledge of people compliance, employee relations, payroll, WHS and risk and compliance management.Proven experience in developing and implementing contemporary and strategic remuneration frameworks.Data-driven mindset with a track record of improving key people metrics.Ability to maintain a balance between strategic oversight and hands-on execution.Why Join Us?Impact: Help shape the future of Tiimely as we scale.Culture: Join a high-performance, inclusive, and transparent organisation that values people, performance, and relationships.Growth: Be part of a leadership team that is committed to your professional development and success.Share in our success: Competitive remuneration and employee share plan participation.About TiimelyTiimely is a growing fintech company powering Australia's most innovative credit experiences. Our strategy is to enable borrowers, lenders, brands, and industry with AI-driven platform solutions, by reimagining how credit can be delivered in the pursuit of seamless.Our core values are "Time to be Human," "Time to Take Responsibility," "Time to be Transparent," and "Time to Build Good Bonds." We come to work each day in the "Pursuit of seamless." This is our commitment to relentless innovation focused on creating frictionless and connected experiences within an industry that is tightly bound to legacy infrastructure and practices burdened with friction and inefficiencies.Tiimely is focused on stakeholder outcomes and doing good through its business model and is a certified B Corp. We know that building a company from scratch is a journey and requires constant dedication, attention, and adaptability. Eight years in, our platform solutions are currently licensed by 2 of Australia's major banks, ASX Top 100 listed companies, fintechs, brokers as well as our own in-house retail business, Tiimely Home.Ready to Apply?If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. If you have any questions or need any support/ adjustments to be made to our hiring process, please get in touch with Lisa Virgo at ****** note that this role will be based in Adelaide and we will be closing applications on Friday 8 November 2024.
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