# Head of People

**Company:** [Turbine](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/7adzkrMw8hyuRLJHvVXrUX.md)
**Location:** Budapest, Hungary
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Business

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## Description

Join our team as a Head of People and help virtualize biological experiments to accelerate discovery!

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Head of People who thrives in fast-growing, high-change startup environments. This role sits between upper and middle management: you will lead our HR team, partner closely with department heads and team leads, and play a key role in shaping the organization as we scale.

  
You will bring structure to ambiguity, turn growth challenges into opportunities, and help us build a high-performing, international organization. If you are passionate about organizational development, talent growth, and building culture in a hybrid setup, this is your place.  
  
What You’ll Do  
People & Organizational Development

-   Own organizational development initiatives and lead them end-to-end.
-   Conduct organizational reviews and drive development plans across teams.
-   Build and maintain scalable people processes and strong HR infrastructure that support rapid organizational growth.
-   Partner with all department leads and team leads to understand organizational needs and build strong, trust-based relationships.
-   Maintain clear ownership over HR projects and deliver measurable outcomes.
-   Ensure data-driven HR decision-making using structured frameworks.

Talent Management & Career Development

-   Build and own the full talent management framework: evaluation cycles, development plans, competency frameworks, career ladders, and internal pipelines.
-   Identify skill gaps and succession risks, and develop tailored solutions.
-   Support and coach managers in performance evaluation, feedback, and career growth.
-   Drive hiring planning together with leadership and own recruitment strategy.
-   Collaborate closely with Finance on compensation strategy and annual reviews.

Leadership & Team Management

-   Lead and mentor a 3-person HR team (HR ops-admin, Recruitment and Office & Facility), enabling them to grow.
-   Coach team leads across the organization, helping them become stronger people managers.
-   Bring stability, structure, and clarity to a rapidly evolving environment.

Culture & Hybrid Work

-   Develop a strong, cohesive, hybrid work environment for an international team.
-   Strengthen and scale company culture through programs, rituals, and systems.
-   Act as a cultural ambassador and ensure alignment across all teams

## Requirements

What You Bring

-   Proven experience in HR leadership, ideally in a high-growth startup or scale-up.
-   Strong background in organizational development, culture building, and talent management.
-   Ability to bring structure into ambiguous or chaotic environments.
-   Experience partnering with senior leadership and leading cross-functional HR initiatives.
-   A strategic mindset combined with operational execution strength.
-   Experience designing hybrid work environments and scaling international teams.
-   Coaching and mentoring skills; ability to grow future leaders.
-   No industry-specific background required — we value adaptability and mindset.
-   Fluent Hungarian and professional English.

You are a Turbiner if these personality traits apply to you 

-   You have self-awareness and strong intention on personal growth 

-   You seek out feedback and learn from mistakes and apply what you learned 

-   You take responsibility and focus on the outcomes over tasks 

-   You focus on shared success and are open to challenging others respectfully to get the best possible outcome 

-   You are in it for the long haul and have passion for our mission