Are you passionate about people and looking for an opportunity to lead the people function for a global venture capital firm? If you’re an exceptional operator with a knack for empowering people to achieve their best, then read on.
Square Peg is a global investment firm on a mission to empower exceptional founders. With teams in Melbourne, Sydney, Tel Aviv, and Singapore, Square Peg invests in emerging technology companies with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Climatetech, Enterprise SaaS and Healthtech. We were founded on the belief that technology would transform every industry in the world - and that brilliant, ambitious founders would sit at the heart of this change. We’re squarely focused on helping these founders succeed.
Square Peg has over US$3 billion in assets under management across its venture capital, opportunities and global listed equities funds. In addition, we’ve delivered material realised returns of US$0.6 billion. Since 2012 we have invested in over 70 companies including Fiverr, Canva, Rokt, FinAccel, Tomorrow, and Airwallex.
Day to day you will own all of Square Peg’s people related activities globally. As Head of People, you’ll work closely with leaders across the business to ensure that Square Peg continues to be a great place to work, where the very best people are empowered to do their very best work. You’ll design an approach that is informed by best practice, but aligned with our business objectives and appropriate for our specific context.
You will be responsible for the design and delivery of end to end activities across the employee lifecycle. We want to foster a culture of collaborative high performance and you will be critical in shaping the thinking and execution around that goal. You will work with individuals to coach them on their development journey and find tailored learning and growth opportunities for our team.
Across all of our markets you will:
The ideal candidate will combine business nous and deep emotional intelligence. The skills, experience and mindset the right person will have could include:
At the heart of Square Peg's global team is a commitment to our shared values, underscored by decency and integrity: be yourself, anchor to optimism, unleash curiosity, empower through trust and be bold.
We invest the most important resource in our founders, teams and people; time.
Square Peg is a people-first working environment.
We encourage flexible/remote work and provide beautiful team facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and Tel Aviv. We also organise regular team-building events, to bring our global team together while promoting a culture of fun and wellness.