Senior People (HR) Manager

Hello, let us introduce ourselves!

We are watchTowr, a VC-backed global cyber security startup helping organisations continuously discover vulnerabilities in their Internet-facing attack surface. Cyber security veterans and technical experts, we are obsessed with building cybersecurity technology to help prevent breaches.

With experience informed by years of simulating sophisticated cyber attacks against some of the world's largest organisations, our mission is to enable organisations to continuously understand how an attacker would successfully compromise their business - with cutting-edge Attack Surface Management and Continuous Automated Red Teaming technology.

watchTowr was named within Gartner’s Emerging Tech Impact Radar report in 2023, in Gartner's Innovation Impact report for ASM in 2024, and is utilised by Fortune 500 and other large enterprises globally. Our research is well-known and respected across the cybersecurity industry, and can be found in various news outlets - while fuelling the watchTowr Platform.

We are a young, high-energy and high-performing team delivering world-class technology to help our clients prevent breaches. We are in a high and aggressive growth phase of our journey, and are excited to continue adding colleagues to join our phorce of nature.

Our vision for offensive security is continuous.

But what’s the role?

We are looking for a passionate Senior HR Manager to support our growing global team  This is UK-based role but you will support the global business.

Sounds great – what will I do?

• Build and execute a strategy to continue to attract world-class, the best-of-the-best talent into the watchTowr business - in line with watchTowr’s immediate growth trajectory.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to strategically plan and develop team capability and structure,
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle, including screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates for various roles at watchTowr - and ensure that the experience is positive for all.
• Provide guidance and support to the watchTowr team on HR policies, procedures, and best practices, ensuring compliance with relevant local regulations and standards.
• Lead the performance management processes, including goal setting, performance evaluations, and coaching sessions.
• Proactively manage compensation and benefits programs to ensure competitiveness and alignment with industry standards and organizational objectives.
• Overseeing HR administrative tasks, such as payroll, claims administration.

Sounds perfect to me, what specifics are you looking for?

Core Skills

• You have 5+ years of experience in people and HR management, preferably in the cybersecurity or technology sector.
• Familiar with UK and Singapore employment laws, regulations, and best practices, with a commitment to maintaining compliance and confidentiality.
  • Familiarity with US employment laws and regulations is an added bonus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously and efficiently to ensure the end-to-end running of HR projects and operations.

Advantages

• Proven expertise in recruiting, hiring, and retaining talent within the cybersecurity industry.
• Previous experience in a high-growth, world-class startup environment.
• Advanced knowledge of compensation and benefits strategies tailored to cybersecurity professionals.

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive compensation - we believe that hard work, skills and ambition should be fairly compensated.
• Meaningful role in a company - You will be a key and early contributor to a fast-growing cybersecurity business that helps protect some of the world's largest enterprises.
• The best tools and powerful kit - we enable you with the tools to effectively fulfil your role.
• Endless opportunities – we are in a high-growth phase of our journey, and plan to promote from within as we scale.
• Work with cyber security experts – we are solving cutting-edge industry-wide cyber security challenges with some of the world’s most advanced organisations.

 

Please note that at this time, we cannot sponsor visas for candidates currently residing outside the UK – we apologise in advance for this.