Head of People

London Area, United Kingdom

8/12/2025

Who are we?

Lumon is a leading fintech company specialising in foreign exchange and international payments. We're passionate about empowering individuals and businesses to effortlessly manage their overseas transactions. We are on a mission to become the world’s most trusted currency partner and are always on the look out for those who will help us achieve that

.

Life at Lu

mon
People are always at the heart of what we do, no matter if it’s our clients, our community or our Lumoneers. To give you a little flavour of what we m

ean…
We are a proud charity partner of Future First who support children in schools across the UK. We are a carbon neutral business. We are committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; our EDI committee serves an important role at Lumon by challenging the status quo and helping us move the needle. We really want to make Lumon a great place to work, where people feel comfortable being themselves and where we can attract as much diversity as we possibly can. If this sounds good to you, then we’re thrilled you’re considering joining our

team!

T

he Role
We have exciting expansion plans and finding fantastic people to join the team is vital to those. As we embark on our next phase of growth, we are looking for a Head of People to lead Recruitment and Business Partnering across our Private and Corporate divisions in the UK, Spain, France, Portugal and Ireland – with Cyprus and Greece coming soon. In this role, you’ll partner with C-Suite Executives and their leadership teams, be able to have a meaningful impact on Lumon’s future strategy and success, and will report directly to

the CPO.

So, what does that actu

ally mean?
In

• a nutshell:
  Partner with business leaders to ensure we have the best structures and teams in place to deliver our busine
• ss ambitionsEnable the transformation of our B2B Sales division, in close partnership with the Chief Commer
• ical OfficerDevelop and deliver a robust talent management process, elevating the performance of our Lumoneers and ensuring we have the right succession pl
• ans in placeRun the annual benchmarking process, salary reviews and continually review and improve our variab
• le pay plansOversee all international expansion from an HR
• perspectiveImprove our EVP to ensure we attract and retain the best tale
• nt for LumonSupport employee relations in the UK and internationally
• as requiredSupport the CPO to deliver culture and chang
• e programmesWork closely with the rest of the people team

on projects

The most important attribute you can bring to this job is your ambition to have a big impact on a growing business, a willingness to work hard and the right ingenuity to mak

e that happen.
We look for people who strive to improve, are restless in their desire to exceed expectations, but who know that working as a team, brings better results than

working alone.

What else will help you to succ

• eed in this role?
  10+ years of HR experience in rapidly scaling organisations – ideally within
• financial servicesStrong knowledge of UK and European employment legis
• lation (inc. TUPE)In-depth understanding of end-to-end
• talent managementExperience in reward: annual processes, benchmarking, designing variable
• and LTI plans, etcAn ability to influence seni
• or decision makersAn ability to im
• prove on processesA desire to learn and bring that m
• indset to the teamA data-driven approach
• to decision makingA champion of diver
• sity and inclusionAdditional languages are a plus – ideally Spa

nish or Portuguese
We put great value on anyone who can say “yes” to all our success criteria and someone that wants to play a leading role

in our people t

• eam.
  
  What You’ll Ge
• t
  A competitive salary25 days of annual leave, with a chance to purchase u
• p to 5 additiona
• l daysBirthday day offFree m
• onthly company lunchesSummer and Christmas parties, and other fun social even
• ts throughout the yearAccess to Pirkx benefits platform which includes online GP, cashback and discounts on shopping and restaurants, g
• ym discounts and more!Medicash health scheme f
• or you and your fami
• lyCycle to work schemeQuiet/Pray
• er room in Head OfficeEmploye
• e Assistance ProgrammeMent
• al Heal
• th First AidersPe
• nsion4x Life AssuranceOngoing tr
• aining and developmentEn
• hanced maternity
• leaveMenopause support2 additional days a year fo

r ‘Moments that Matter
Lumon is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disabili

ty, or gender identity.

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity, we will provide appropriate support to yo

u throughout the process.