Director of Talent & People

About the role

We are seeking a Director of Talent & People to lead and scale the people function for a fast-growing, technology-driven organization based in Portugal. Reporting to the executive team, you will shape talent strategy, people operations and employee experience across a globally distributed workforce.

Key responsibilities

• Own and evolve the overall Talent and People strategy, ensuring the organization has the structure, processes, and capabilities needed to support continued growth.
• Lead company-wide talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning and recruiting operations, improving hiring quality, speed and predictability.
• Manage and develop the recruiting team, creating scalable processes to support hiring across multiple functions and regions.
• Support executive and leadership-level hiring initiatives, enhancing interview processes, candidate experience and evaluation frameworks.
• Build and maintain scalable people-operations systems covering onboarding, offboarding, documentation, policies and employee support.
• Create a strong employee experience throughout the lifecycle, providing clarity on roles, responsibilities, reporting structures and expectations.
• Partner with leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, team structures and operational improvements.
• Develop performance management, feedback, career development and retention programs to boost employee growth and engagement.
• Establish visibility into organisational health through people metrics, insights and proactive identification of talent-related risks.
• Act as a strategic partner to executives, delivering practical solutions and building infrastructure for long-term growth.

Required profile

• 5-10+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Human Resources or related leadership roles.
• Proven experience supporting organisations of 100+ employees, preferably in high-growth startups, agencies, technology companies or rapidly scaling environments.
• Experience leading recruiting teams and managing end-to-end hiring operations.
• Strong understanding of people operations within remote-first or globally distributed organisations.
• Demonstrated ability to build recruiting systems, onboarding frameworks and performance programmes.

Required skills