Director - People Partnering

Location: London - Hybrid

Salary: £139,000 - £164,500

Team: People

Reporting To: Chief People Officer

Closing Date: Friday 21st November 2025

Kaluza is the Energy Intelligence Platform, turning energy complexity into seamless coordination. We help energy companies overcome today’s challenges while accelerating the shift to a clean, electrified future.

Our platform orchestrates millions of real‑time decisions across homes, devices, markets and grids. By combining predictive algorithms with human‑centred design, Kaluza makes clean energy dependable, affordable and adaptive to everyday life.

With teams across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, and a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, we power leading companies such as OVO, AGL, ENGIE, Volvo and Volkswagen.

At Kaluza we embrace a flexible, hybrid work model that balances autonomy with in‑person connection. Many of our teams value regular collaboration, strengthening relationships and accelerating progress. We focus on thoughtful, team‑driven approaches that support both business impact and individual well‑being.

What will I be doing?

This is a critical leadership role that partners closely with our executive and senior leadership teams in global Product, Technology, Commercial, Growth, People & Finance. As a strategic advisor and expert on all people‑related matters, you will shape and implement Kaluza’s People strategy, foster a high‑performance culture and drive the growth and success of the company during rapid scaling. The role also provides cover for the CPO and seamless handling of business‑as‑usual operations when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to our Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, providing expert counsel on organisational design, talent management, workforce planning and change management initiatives.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of People Partners and Advisors, fostering a high‑performance culture and enabling the team to act as true strategic partners to the business and guide complex organisational change and growth.
• Organisational Design: Partner with senior leaders to design and implement organisational structures that support business objectives and optimise team performance across Kaluza.
• Culture & Engagement: Champion Kaluza’s culture and values, fostering an inclusive and engaging environment across the organisation and working with the engagement centre of excellence to develop and implement initiatives that enhance employee engagement and well‑being.
• Compensation & Benefits: Collaborate with the Reward team to ensure competitive and equitable compensation and benefits strategies that attract and retain top talent in a product‑centric technology company.
• Learning & Development: Identify learning and development needs, collaborate with the performance and development centre of excellence and support the design and implementation of targeted programs that enhance capabilities and foster continuous growth.
• Employee Relations: Act as an escalation point for complex employee relations issues, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies and compliance with market‑specific employment law.
• Data & Analytics: Use people data and analytics to identify trends, inform decision‑making and measure the effectiveness of people initiatives within product and technology.
• Change Strategy & Leadership: Architect and execute company‑wide change management programmes for pivotal business transformations, such as organisational design, M&A integration and new technology adoption, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and driving seamless adoption across the organisation.

Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in a strategic, senior people‑partnering leadership role supporting a global product and technology organisation, with deep understanding of unique challenges and opportunities.
• Ability to translate business strategy into people initiatives and develop pragmatic solutions that drive organisational success.
• Strong understanding of business operations, financial metrics, and how people initiatives impact overall performance.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build rapport and credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to articulate complex people strategies with clarity and influence, securing buy‑in from stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a data‑driven approach to decision‑making.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop leaders and teams.
• Experience working in a global organisation, understanding cultural nuances and operating across different geographies.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Master’s degree or relevant HR certifications (e.g., CIPD) are a plus.

Kaluza Values

We have five core values that guide us as a business: We’re on a mission, We build together, We’re inclusive, We get it done, We communicate with purpose.

From us you’ll get

• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP
• Life Assurance
• Access to Furthr – a Climate Action app
• Free Mortgage Advice and Eye Tests
• Perks at Work – access to thousands of retail discounts
• 5% Flex Fund to spend on the benefits you want most
• 26 days holiday
• Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days you can choose to take whenever you like
• Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
• And more…

We want the best people

We’re keen to meet people from all walks of life – the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams that represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you’re excited about joining us and think you have some of what we’re looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure, we’d still love to hear from you.

Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn. Applicant Data Protection Policy is available here.

Priority metric: Seniority level – Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Other
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet