Human Resources Manager

About the role

Aelum is at an inflection point. We are scaling rapidly and need a seasoned HR leader who has walked this road before — someone who has taken an organisation from 250 to 1,000+ people and knows exactly what breaks, what to build, and when. This is not a transactional HR role. You will report directly to the CEO and sit on the leadership team, owning the full people agenda: culture, talent strategy, compliance, and organisational design.

Key responsibilities

• Define, codify, and operationalise Aelum's culture and values across all levels; build rituals, recognition systems, and communication structures that reinforce culture at scale; partner with the CEO to ensure culture remains a competitive advantage.
• Build and lead a high‑performing recruitment function capable of hiring at volume without compromising quality; design structured hiring processes, scorecards, and interview frameworks for leadership and critical roles; own executive search strategy for senior and C‑suite hires; reduce time‑to‑hire and improve offer acceptance through employer branding and candidate experience.
• Conduct deep‑dive analysis on resignation patterns and root causes; design and implement retention frameworks such as career ladders, compensation benchmarking, performance incentives, and stay interviews; establish early warning indicators for at‑risk employees and proactive intervention processes.
• Build a robust Employee Relations function to manage disciplinary processes, performance improvement plans, and conflict resolution with fairness and legal rigour; ensure all employment agreements, NDAs, and contracts are compliant, consistently enforced, and regularly reviewed; manage agreement breach cases with legal counsel; develop HR policies, handbooks, and governance frameworks.
• Audit and redesign core HR processes including onboarding, offboarding, performance reviews, compensation cycles, and promotions; implement or optimise an HRIS suitable for a scaling organisation; define HR metrics and dashboards to give leadership real‑time visibility into people health.
• Build, hire, and mentor an internal HR team as Aelum grows; coach and upskill line managers on people management, feedback, and accountability; act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team on all people matters.

What we offer

• Competitive senior leadership salary benchmarked to market.
• Performance‑based bonus.
• Equity / long‑term incentive plan (details discussed at offer stage).
• Direct access and influence at the CEO and Board level.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation.