The Global People Director will be a key architect of Cambridge Consultants’ transformation to inspire and lead a new era of deep tech innovation. They will be the strategic bridge between Capgemini (our parent company) and CC. They will steer the cultural, talent, and organisational transformations to enable the company to:
You will act as a strategic partner to the executive team and senior leadership, linking the people agenda to our strategy. Driving transformational change in our People & Culture, to build a diverse talent engine tuned to innovation & partnership.
At the core of this role is shaping an entrepreneurial culture where people run toward bold innovation challenges - and build a diverse, high-performing talent engine that enables it. You’ll lead the Global People function, set direction for HR Business Partnering, Talent, L&D, EDI, and People Operations, and ensure integrated delivery across the employee lifecycle. You’ll be a critical partner to the executive, offering courageous challenge and clear thinking to align decisions with company goals.
Work pattern: Hybrid – role holder expected in office frequently & some international travel
Reports to: CHRO, Capgemini Invent with dotted line to Cambridge Consultants CEO
Direct Reports: 4 – HR Business Partnering, HR Ops, L&D, Recruitment
1) Strategic Partnership & Organisational Leadership
2) Culture, Engagement & Internal Communications
3) Talent Strategy & Leadership Development
4) EDI / Inclusive Futures
5) Change & Transformation
6) Employer Brand & Marketing Partnership
7) People Analytics & Decision Support
8) HR Solutions Delivery & Governance
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We do deep tech, you create the future… we are Cambridge Consultants. We do extraordinary, new-to-the-world deep tech innovation. What is deep tech? It’s a mindset; a bold strategy that harnesses radical science and engineering to achieve things no-one else can. It enables our clients to gain unassailable commercial advantage from defendable technology that they own. Markets are redefined, and the world takes notice.
As the deep tech powerhouse of Capgemini, we’re ready to work with you to create technologies, services and products that have never been seen before. And which will transform business, society and the planet. If your ambition is to shatter the status quo, it’s time to get the future you want – with the power of deep tech.
We are global team of 800 bright, talented people, delivering work across 35 countries from offices in Cambridge (UK) Boston (USA), Singapore and Tokyo. We have more than 140 laboratories and over 200,000 square feet of world-class design and development facilities.
Our people are united by the ambition to turn brilliant, breakthrough ideas into scaled technologies, products and services. Cambridge Consultants is trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands and most ambitious start-ups to achieve their critical technology-based aspirations – and we’ve been doing it for more than 60 years.
