Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Direct message the job poster from SliceCo-Founder at Slice | Fintech | Making travel accessiblePeople Experience LeadLocation: Sydney or Melbourne (Hybrid / Flexible)About SliceSlice (is building a new category in travel payments. Our mission is simple: make travel accessible to everyone. Since 2018, our products have done just that and helped hundreds of thousands of customers with a smarter, more responsible way to budget and save for their holidays.Fast forward to 2025: we''re a VC-backed scale-up building serious momentum across Australia and the US, with new market launches underway and bold ambitions to put our product in the hands of millions more.Were a team of operators, technologists, and travel obsessives who care deeply about building things that work for real people. Our culture is fast, honest, and driven by a sense of urgency. We move quickly, learn faster, and never lose sight of the customers we serve.The RoleWe''re on the lookout for a People Experience Lead to help shape the company we''re becoming.This is a foundational opportunity for a high-agency builder to design Slice''s people engine from the ground up - from hiring systems and onboarding rituals, to performance architecture and leadership development.You''ll work directly with the Founder/COO and the senior team to build a company culture that scales globally but stays personal. The kind where high performers thrive, where ambition is contagious and where values aren''t written on posters, but show up in how we work every day.You''ll Make an Impact By:Designing and owning the systems that underpin how we hire, grow, recognise and retain exceptional people.Shaping the Slice employee journey - from the first LinkedIn message to their first promotion.Building performance, feedback and recognition frameworks that are clear, fair and fast.Partnering with leadership to design organisational structure and rituals that scale.Creating a culture of radical clarity, high trust and continuous learning.Turning compliance, contracts and policies into tools that help people do their best work.Leading special projects - from internal comms and culture-building to market expansion support and hiring playbooks.Laying the groundwork for how our people ops strategy scales across regions.This is a high trust, high ownership role where you''ll be the architect of how we scale our people systems and our culture - with intention.You''re a Good Fit if:You''ve built HR or People systems in a fast paced, ambiguous environment and you loved it.You move fast, think deeply and execute with precision.You care deeply about the experience and the details.You''re allergic to politics and bureaucracy, but obsessed with clarity and fairness.You''re energised by ownership and unbothered by titles.Youre relentlessly resourceful - solving complex challenges with limited resources.You hold high standards for yourself and others - and you speak up when things fall short.You believe the best people experience leaders are part coach, part builder, part operator.What You''ll Drive(A snapshot of the key areas you''ll own and shape)Strategic HR Leadership: align people strategy with business priorities, supporting leaders through growth and change.Talent Acquisition: own the end-to-end recruitment funnel including employer brand, sourcing systems and candidate experience.Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle: build structured, scalable processes from first day to offboarding, ensuring clarity and continuity at every step.Compensation, Benefits & Recognition: design and manage frameworks that are competitive, fair, and reinforce high performance and internal equity.Policy, Compliance & Risk: develop modern, values aligned policies while ensuring employment law compliance across multiple jurisdictions.Employee Experience & Culture: lead programs that foster engagement, wellbeing, and a high trust, high performance environment.People Analytics: use data to understand engagement, performance, and retention - and inform smarter decision making.Cross Functional Impact: collaborate across product, growth and operations to align people strategy with organisational execution.International Readiness: contribute to how our people systems flex and scale as we expand into new geographies.Bonus Points For..Experience in software, product-led or tech enabled businesses.Leading People/HR through scale-up phases (50250+ headcount).A proactive, transparent and outcome-focussed working style.Exposure to international people ops (AU/US/UK).What We Offer:Competitive compensation: Salary + superannuation + equity (ESOP).Flexible hybrid working: built on autonomy, ownership, and trust.High-growth environment: learn fast, build fast, and have outsized impact.Global flexibility: work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks each year.Real purpose - be part of an organisation that helps millions of people.Application Process:Interested candidates should submit a resume and concise cover letter highlighting relevant experience. 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People Experience Lead