Director, Talent Manager, Management

Were Avvoka

We build legal drafting technology for moments that matter when the stakes are high the documents are complex and speed cant come at the cost of control.

Our platform helps legal teams move faster through contracts using automation collaboration and AI without taking judgment away from the lawyers who own the risk. We believe technology should amplify expertise not replace it.

Avvoka is trusted by leading law firms banks and global enterprises and weve grown through product strength and word of mouth alone. With headcount and revenue increasing by over 70% year on year were now scaling from a product-led success into a globally recognised legal-tech brand.

Were at an inflection point: evolving how the worlds most sophisticated legal teams work and building a company where thoughtful people can do the best work of their careers.

This is a rare opportunity to build the People leadership layer above an established People function.

Avvoka already has a strong Head of People with a strong operational foundation. This role exists to transform the People function adding seniority strategic depth and global experience to scale the people function.

Youll partner closely with the senior leadership team through Series A B while mentoring and developing the Head of People into a strategic thinker as the function scales from a hands-on team into a global People organisation.

If you enjoy building leaders designing scalable systems and guiding companies through inflection points this role offers exceptional scope and impact.

Were hiring a People Director to lead Avvokas People strategy at the executive level.

The People Director will focus on company-wide people architecture leadership effectiveness international expansion and investor readiness mentoring the Head of People whilst also co-owning day-to-day People operations and delivery.

The role remains hands-on where it matters most particularly at leadership organisational and international levels but is primarily about setting direction raising standards and enabling scale.

• Department: People
• Reports to: Co-founders
• Direct Reports: Head of People
• Location: London Waterloo / flexible WFH allowance
• Working Hours: Generally 9:00-17:30 GMT with 1 hours lunch break
• Compensation: Competitive based on experience
• Start Date: Flexible wed love you to join soon

To ensure your application has the best opportunity of success your CV could cover the below measures of success with quantifiable results (e.g. percentages growth reductions impact)

• Successfully acting as an executive People leader responsible for a small team.
• Developing and mentoring a Head of People or similar role into a scaled leadership position.
• Designing People strategies that supported rapid growth across multiple geographies.
• Supporting leadership teams through Series A B transitions and investor processes.

The ideal candidate would have:

• Experience operating as a People Director or equivalent in a scaling business.
• A track record of building People strategy above strong operational People teams.
• Experience guiding organisations through Series A B growth.
• Deep experience with international expansion particularly UK and US employment models.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to influence at board and leadership level.
• A coaching mindset with genuine enjoyment of developing leadership.

Bonus points if:

• Youve scaled organisations beyond 150 people.
• Youve supported global remote-first teams.
• Youve worked in legal tech fintech or complex B2B SaaS environments.

Core attributes we value across all roles:

• Adaptability in dynamically evolving settings
• A proactive solution-focused…