Interim Head of People
General IndexLondon, England, United Kingdom
Added 5 Aug · still live
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Salary
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£52,900
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Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 1136 (77% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,900, and General Index is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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Interim Head of People
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London, United Kingdom
General Index is seeking an Interim Head of People to cover a maternity leave 3 days a week, acting as a hands-on generalist who'll own recruitment, HR operations, and people business partnering across our fast-growing, VC-backed global team.
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date posted
August 4, 2026
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Interim Head of People
Temporary
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London, United Kingdom
General Index is seeking an Interim Head of People to cover a maternity leave 3 days a week, acting as a hands-on generalist who'll own recruitment, HR operations, and people business partnering across our fast-growing, VC-backed global team.
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date posted
August 4, 2026
About GX
General Index (GX) is the commodity benchmark provider based on the most data. We produce over ~6,200 daily energy prices - in crude oil & refined products, biofuels, hydrogen, and carbon markets - which our clients (such as Exxon, Bloomberg, BP, Shell and Two Sigma) use to make critical energy & investment decisions. GX’s unique approach collates thousands of trades from 200 data partners and applies expert-designed algorithms based on detailed methodologies to calculate prices.
Backed at Series A by Chalfen Ventures and 20VC, we have an experienced team with proven leadership – as well as a rapidly growing customer and partner base. With offices in London, Krakow, Houston, and Singapore, we're growing quickly, and we're looking for an Interim Head of People to help 3 days per week while our Head of People is on maternity leave.
About The Role
We're on the hunt for a dynamic, pragmatic Interim Head of People, a true generalist who can flex from boardroom to shop floor and back again. You'll be the trusted right-hand to Leadership and Management, and a go-to advisor for people across our global team. If you love variety, thrive on ownership, and get a kick out of building relationships at every level of a business, this is your kind of role.
What You’ll Own
Talent Acquisition
Backed at Series A by Chalfen Ventures and 20VC, we have an experienced team with proven leadership – as well as a rapidly growing customer and partner base. With offices in London, Krakow, Houston, and Singapore, we're growing quickly, and we're looking for an Interim Head of People to help 3 days per week while our Head of People is on maternity leave.
About The Role
We're on the hunt for a dynamic, pragmatic Interim Head of People, a true generalist who can flex from boardroom to shop floor and back again. You'll be the trusted right-hand to Leadership and Management, and a go-to advisor for people across our global team. If you love variety, thrive on ownership, and get a kick out of building relationships at every level of a business, this is your kind of role.
What You’ll Own
Talent Acquisition
- Own and deliver the end-to-end recruitment process across all roles, levels and disciplines.
- Proactively source, headhunt and recruit talent via LinkedIn and other channels.
- Pre-screen every candidate before CVs are shared with hiring managers to ensure quality and alignment.
- Manage interviews, candidate assessment, task preparation, offer and salary negotiation, and contract creation.
- Oversee onboarding and integration of all new hires, to ensure a seamless experience.
- Own Bob data integrity and ongoing HR compliance
- Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and department heads to influence people strategy and decision-making.
- Drive improvements in performance, engagement, culture and team effectiveness across all departments.
- Support managers and leaders with conversations and decision-making around pay, salary reviews, remuneration and employee benefits.
- Support managers with capability management, coaching and difficult conversations.
- Provide commercially focused, legally compliant HR advice to managers on all ER matters, ensuring consistency, fairness and adherence to company policy and employment law across all ER activity.
- Partner with leadership on the people implications of strategic acquisitions, including due diligence support, culture and compensation benchmarking, and integration planning for incoming teams.
- Lead HR work streams during fundraising events, including data room preparation, and readiness reviews of employment contracts and policies for investor scrutiny.
- Manage the end of year performance cycles end-to-end, whilst supporting managers with performance conversations.
- Experience leading a People function in a high-growth startup (ideally VC-backed).
- Strong operational capability and confidence in building and improving HR processes from scratch
- Hands-on experience with Bob (preferred) or other modern HR systems (e.g. BambooHR, Personio)
- Understanding of UK employment law; international experience (e.g., Poland, US, Singapore) is a plus
- Part-time role covering a Maternity leave
- Competitive salary
- Private medical insurance with Bupa
- Central London based offices in vibrant Covent Garden
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44A Floral Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2E 9DA
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General Index Limited (Company number 12335370) and GX Benchmarks Limited (Company number 12625499; FCA Registration number 933348), a wholly-owned subsidiary, are incorporated in England and Wales and registered at 30 Orange Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 7HF
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Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 1136 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~170k in sampleP25 £45kP75 £77k
£33kmedian £59kgoing rate £53k£99k
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. General Index holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1136 going rate of £52,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.