People Director

People Director Application Deadline: 31 December 2025 Department: Central Services, People Employment Type: Permanent Location: London Reporting To: Chief of Culture & Performance Description A Career with Trivandi This role at Trivandi is a once-in-a-career opportunity to support an exceptional team that work on the world’s most iconic projects in a supportive, people-first environment with team members who are passionate, collaborative and love what they do. Our culture is grounded in trust and fulfilment, with a shared passion for achieving excellence, whilst having fun. We’re dedicated to ensuring that every team member’s voice is heard and valued, enabling Trivandi to be shaped and grown by the people within it. Ultimately, Trivandi is a place where you’ll be excited to come to work at the start of each week. Together, we keep our shared values at the heart of everything we do: Passion: We love what we do and care passionately about achieving great outcomes with our partners. Trust & Quality: We are trusted to consistently deliver to the highest international standards and professional ethics. OneTeam: We are a close-knit team and know that our best work is done together. We care for each other, always putting people first, enabling us to deliver our best work. Always Evolving: We don't stand still. We strive to make each project better than the last, daring to challenge what's gone before, in our quest for innovation and improvement. About the Role We are looking for an exceptional People Director – an ambitious and highly capable individual who can make sure that our exceptional team are at the heart of everything we do. Trivandi is currently in a phase of rapid growth, and as we scale, we require a London-based professional with global HR expertise to lead our small People Team who are based in London, Dubai and Riyadh. Reporting to the Chief Culture Officer & Performance, you’ll be focused on mapping the journey from today to our future state - anticipating the challenges and opportunities of working in a high-growth environment. You will be responsible for creating the conditions for Trivandi to be recognised as an employer of choice, attracting the best talent from the widest possible pool, and enabling every member of our talented team to thrive. We work hard at Trivandi, because we love what we do. To come on this journey with us, you will need to be a team-player, have a great sense of humour, be resourceful and creative, and relish a challenge. Key Responsibilities At Trivandi all our roles are flexible, but here’s a broad sense of where you’ll focus your time. Strategy Own, implement and report upon Trivandi’s Global People Strategy. Own and ensure quality of our compensation and benefits framework including benchmarking. Organisational Development In collaboration with the Leadership Team, define the organisational development strategies needed to support our growth plan with a focus on agility and scalability. Foster a culture of high performance, continuous learning and open communication through effective change management practices. Lead initiatives to promote equality, diversity and inclusion. Provide strategic People leadership through growth, restructuring, and mergers or acquisitions, partnering with leadership and legal counsel to ensure due diligence, compliance and seamless people integration. Support any agglomerations and acquisitions as required. People Operations & Governance Ensure our People Operations infrastructure and workflows align with our growth, ensuring optimal value from the systems we have invested in, including our HRIS, ATS, and Freelancer Management System. Utilise AI to streamline and automate. Ensure accurate and effective People compliance and employee relations procedures are in place in all jurisdictions, through the local in-country People leads. Stay up to date with relevant changes in legislation, predict potential risks and take a proactive approach. Own the suite of People policy documentation, ensuring their design is in keeping with Trivandi’s values and brand ‘voice’ and keeping a focus on equality, diversity & inclusion. Implement people analytics to drive data-informed decision-making and effective workforce planning. Talent, Development & Culture Develop and implement strategies for talent acquisition, retention and succession planning. In collaboration with our fantastic Marketing team, build Trivandi’s employee value proposition and reputation as an employer of choice. Partner with our Cheif of Culture & Performance, and the Trivandi Academy, on the creation of a high-quality learning and development strategy and development programmes that are tailored to our high growth and high-performance environment that balances accountability with wellbeing. Partner with the leadership team to ensure the retention and reward of our top talent. Embed and develop the Trivandi Career Pathway to ensure our team understand what great performance looks like at Trivandi, at every level of the business, empowering them to develop and progress. Own and lead performance management in a systematic and consistent way. Provide support and advice to managers to enable the effective management of performance, ensuring clear expectations are set and impactful feedback is given. Reward, Engagement and Communications Devise reward strategies to support engagement including the regular review of our total reward offering, in support of our aim to be an employer of choice. Design and implement comprehensive employee journey maps to enhance engagement and retention throughout the employee lifecycle. Partner with the Business Performance Team to develop and drive initiatives that foster a highly engaged and motivated workforce. Lead on the internal communications plan, in close collaboration with Marketing to ensure alignment with external comms. Work in partnership with the Chief of Culture & Performance on the development and implementation of a wellbeing programme to ensure our people feel well-supported and know how to support one another. Measure and report on ongoing engagement initiatives, including through our One Team One Planet and pulse surveys. Developing action plans and following up to ensure actions are completed and communicated back to the team. Lead the People Team on submissions for external employer awards, in conjunction with the Marketing team. Associate Network Leadership Lead on the strategic plan for the ongoing development of the Trivandi Associate’s Network, developing it as a community with its own distinct identity. Partner with Business Unit leads to support their effective use of the Network, devising plans to promote the capability and confidence of project leaders to effectively manage their Associates. Key Relationships Internal: Chief of Culture & Performance, CEO and Chairman, Leadership Team, Service & Sector Leaders, People team. External: Investors, regulators, legal advisors, HR networks, industry partners. Personal Skills and Experience The key knowledge, experience and qualifications we are looking for include: Qualified to at least degree level in a relevant subject. Proven track record in senior HR leadership – for example, several years at Director level. Experience shaping and delivering people strategies in complex, multi-country organisations. Strong background in organisational design, cultural transformation, and leadership development. Acutely commercially aware, with experience of making sound business decisions and negotiating contracts. Proficient in the use of MS Office and iOS applications. About You The key competencies and behaviours we are looking for include: Excellent team leadership skills with an open, friendly, and supportive style. Willing to have courageous conversations to ensure optimal performance and transparency. Excellent networking and relationship-building skills. Detail-orientated, drive to check and ensure outputs are clear and of a high quality. Ability to present and communicate to a high standard, in both written and verbal forms and be empathetic across different audiences and cultural sensitivities. Resilient, problem-solving and creative. Be able to handle shifting demands. Self-motivated and resourceful. Loyal, displaying the highest levels of integrity and commitment. Alignment with our no-gossip, no-blame, solution orientated culture. Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic company. You will also be required to travel overseas as required. Trivandi is a creative, collaborative, one-team, team-first organisation. We believe that being together is a core part of the great work we do. We work in-office as standard. To aid focus, we have ‘White Space Fridays’ where team members may work remotely. On these days, we do not hold meetings, email, message or phone one another, unless circumstances are exceptional. If you are successful in this application we will invest in you, support, and train you to be successful, opening up a world of opportunities. Trivandi is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our team. We aim to be truly representative of all sections of society, creating an environment where everyone feels respected and able to give their best. We therefore warmly welcome applications from anyone who meets the criteria described. #J-18808-Ljbffr