People Lead

This role is based out of our London office

We are an office-first company & believe great products are made when we are together.

Youll have the chance to travel to our Amsterdam office frequently:)

About Stacks

At Stacks were transforming the way finance teams approach one of their most critical processes: the monthly close. For mid to large enterprises this is still a manual painful workflow that drags finance teams away from strategic work. We believe this needs to change.

Our vision is bold: with the power of AI were reimagining the monthly close to be as simple as a single click - delivering accurate detailed financial insights on day one of every month. By giving finance teams their time back we enable them to focus on high-impact initiatives that matter.

Our team brings together finance product and technical expertise from companies like Uber Plaid Miro Mollie and Bunq united by the ambition to reshape the future of finance. Based in the heart of Amsterdam our office overlooks the iconic canals. Backed by top-tier VCs and executives from Stripe Plaid and OpenAI were just getting started.

About the Role

Stacks is hiring a People Lead to build and scale our people function as we navigate explosive hypergrowth.

Youll be the strategic partner to our founders and leadership team building the people infrastructure culture and organizational foundation that will define Stacks as we scale. This is a hands-on high-impact role where youll own everything from talent strategy and people operations to performance management and organizational design.

If youve guided exceptional companies through hypergrowth love building people systems from scratch and want to shape the culture and team that will define a category leader in AI-powered finance this is the role for you.

What Youll Do

Build the People Function from the Ground Up

• Design and implement scalable people operations processes and infrastructure

• Establish performance management frameworks compensation philosophy and equity structures

• Create organizational design frameworks to support rapid scaling

• Build employee lifecycle programs from onboarding to offboarding

Partner with Leadership Through Hypergrowth

• Act as strategic advisor to founders and leadership on all people matters

• Guide organizational planning headcount strategy and team structure

• Enable managers with coaching frameworks and tools to lead high-performing teams

• Navigate the complexities of scaling culture while maintaining excellence

Own Talent & People Strategy

• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition strategy across Product Engineering and GTM

• Build predictable hiring pipelines and maintain talent intelligence across Europe

• Design interview processes and hiring frameworks that maintain a high bar

• Partner with external recruiters and agencies where strategic

Shape Culture & Employee Experience

• Embed and evolve Stacks culture and values as we scale

• Design programs that drive engagement belonging and retention

• Build feedback mechanisms and act on employee insights

• Create rituals moments and experiences that define what makes Stacks special

What You Need

• Proven experience as a People Lead Head of People or senior People Partner at a fast-growing tech company

• Track record of building and scaling people functions through hypergrowth ()

• Experience at exceptional companies with strong cultures (top-tier startups scale-ups or FAANG)

• Deep hands-on execution mindset youre a builder who rolls up their sleeves

• Strategic thinking combined with operational excellence

• Experience designing people processes frameworks and org structures from scratch

• Strong understanding of talent acquisition performance management and compensation

• Excellent coach and advisor to founders and leadership teams

• Clear communicator who can influence and build trust across all levels

• Metrics-driven with a high bar for execution and impact

• Entrepreneurial scrappy and energized by 01 building in fast-paced environments

• Experience with UK/European employment law and compliance preferred

Whats in It for You

Work directly with founders and early leadership
Opportunity to shape the talent foundation of a category-defining startup
Collaborate with world-class colleagues from Uber Plaid Miro and Mollie
Be part of the AI transformation in finance
Competitive compensation & meaningful equity
A stunning canal-view office in the heart of Amsterdam

The Hiring Process

Step 1: 30-minute call with our Talent Partner (Peter) to discuss background & motivation
Step 2: Interviews with Founder (Albert) and functional leads
Step 3: Practical assignment on-site panel at our Amsterdam HQ
Step 4: Offer!