Interim Head of People (12-Month FTC)

About Moove

Moove is building the world’s largest fleet and best-in-class technologies to power mobility platforms. Our flagship Drive-to-Own (DTO) product democratises access to vehicle ownership with a revolutionary revenue-based financing model, enabling underserved mobility entrepreneurs to thrive.

Our global growth has been fuelled by our partnership with Uber and backed by leading investors and lenders, including Mubadala, BlackRock, and many others. Operating in 19 cities across 6 continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East – Moove continues to expand through strategic partnerships and acquistions with industry leaders like Waymo and Kovi. We’re transforming mobility to be safer, more efficient, and accessible to all, while creating economic opportunities and supporting skills development in the mobility sector.

At Moove, we’re building a culture where ownership, curiosity, and action drive results. We believe in doing more with less, moving fast, and getting better each day.

About The Role

This is a high-impact, global role for a Head of People who will play a crucial role in shaping our people strategy. You will matrix manage local People Partners globally while also directly leading two of the People Partners in Latin America. Acting as a key business partner, you will lead on global engagement, performance, and change projects, ensuring continuous improvement in the People experience.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys leading People programmes in sprint-style execution, and is passionate about building an engaging, high-performing culture at scale. You will have the opportunity to work hands-on and strategically, ensuring that people initiatives align with our core business objectives.

Please note that we are looking for a Head of People to join our global team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

What You’ll Be Doing

People Partner Leadership

• Own and drive the People strategy across Moove’s global markets, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Matrix manage People Partners across multiple regions, providing strategic support and guidance.
• Line manage two People Partners, ensuring they have the resources and mentorship to succeed.
• HRBP for the UK market (a team of 19 Moovers across Operations, Finance, and Communications)
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, influencing decisions with data-driven insights.
  
  

Engagement, performance and culture

• Lead global employee engagement strategies, using insights to continuously improve the People experience.
• Drive performance management initiatives that support Moove’s ambition to scale rapidly while maintaining a high-performance culture.
• Act as a culture champion, ensuring Moove’s core values are embedded across all teams.
• Collaborate with the communications team to ensure people updates are timely, transparent, and impactful.
  
  

Change and Transformation

• Deliver People-related transformation initiatives in agile sprints, balancing speed and thoughtful execution.
• Partner with leadership teams to embed best-in-class people practices while maintaining flexibility for local needs.
  
  

What You Will Need For This Position

• Experience: 8+ years in HR, with proven experience in People Partnering and UK market exposure (UK Employment law)
• Leadership: Experience managing and developing People Partners or HR professionals.
• Global experience: Strong understanding of multi-region HR operations, ideally within fast-growing, global businesses.
• Change management: Demonstrated experience leading change, transformation, or engagement initiatives.
• Ownership mindset: Comfortable taking full responsibility for delivering people initiatives from end to end.
• Bias for action: Ability to execute quickly and effectively, avoiding analysis paralysis while ensuring informed decision-making.
• Detail-oriented with a big-picture view: Ability to dive into the details while keeping strategic business objectives in focus.
• Frugal mindset: Can do more with less and is comfortable working in resource-constrained environments.
• Humble and adaptable: Open to feedback, willing to learn, and focused on hiring and developing great talent.
• Data-driven: Ability to analyse people metrics and translate insights into actionable strategies.
  
  

Key Metrics

• Employee engagement score – Reflects team sentiment and overall engagement.
• Performance review completion rate – Ensures timely and impactful performance cycles.
• Change management success – Tracks adoption and effectiveness of key transformation initiatives.
• People team impact – Evaluates improvements in processes, engagement, and overall People experience.
  
  

Who You'll Be Working with:

Directly reporting to our Chief People Officer, and closely working with our Operations and People Team.

About The Team

Our team is collaborative, positive, curious, and engaged. We think fast, work smart, laugh often, and are looking for like-minded people to join us in our mission to disrupt vehicle ownership and make financial freedom within reach.

Moove is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently.

Pre-hiring Notice: Moove relies on the accuracy of information contained in employment applications, as well as the accuracy of other data presented throughout the hiring process and during employment. Any misrepresentations, falsifications, or material omissions in any information or data provided by an applicant may result in the applicant being excluded from further consideration for employment or if an individual has already been hired, termination of employment.

EEO Statement: Moove is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, political affiliation or any other protected characteristic.

Moove: Moove is a mobility asset finance company and Uber's preferred fleet partner across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our Vision is to democratise financial services to make our customers more productive and successful. Our Core values are Compassion, Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Trust and Ownership.