About Secfix
Secfix automates security compliance for SMBs in Europe. We help SMBs automate ISO 27001, GDPR, TISAX, and SOC 2 fast and easy. Our platform integrates with a company’s tech stack (like AWS, Azure AD, Jira, etc.), automatically extracts the data needed for compliance, and creates a checklist to become and remain compliant.
About Our Team
We’re a fun, close-knit team on a mission to automate security and compliance for modern companies and become the European compliance automation leader. Our trajectory is fueled by top investors, including Octopus Ventures, Neosfer (Commerzbank), founders of Signavio and many more angels.
We are a team of 16 (and growing!) with founders passionate about Y Combinator product principles and building a great remote culture. We are solving a real need with a huge $97bn market and the future is very bright.
About the role:
As our People & Talent partner, you'll be instrumental in shaping our remote culture, scaling the team and managing our recruitment and onboarding process. You'll build the foundations of our People experience; improving our ways of working and keeping the team connected (including arranging our annual summit).
This is an amazing opportunity to shape the future of Secfix as we continue our growth journey!
Preferred experience & culture:
- Experienced in Startup HR. You bring 2-4 years of hands-on HR and recruiting experience from a dynamic, VC-backed startup/scale-up. You've been pivotal in managing and adapting to rapid growth and change.
- Scaling remote teams. Skilled in recruiting tech talent, you're able to expand remote teams effectively from Seed to Series A+. You understand the tools and techniques that keep a remote team connected and productive.
- Team Energiser. Your energy and enthusiasm are infectious. You know how to rally a team, creating a vibrant and engaging work environment.
- Clear Communicator. You excel in delivering clear and effective communication. Whether it’s through conducting interviews or daily interactions, your messages are always concise and impactful.
- Ownership Mentality. You approach every project with a sense of ownership, ensuring accountability and thoroughness in all your endeavours.
- Organisational Expert. You have excellent organisational skills. Whether it's managing recruitment processes, maintaining detailed records, or creating comprehensive notion docs, you ensure that everything runs seamlessly.
- Culture Advocate. Passionate about creating and nurturing a strong remote work culture. You understand the importance of culture in a growing company and actively work to foster it.
- Automation Enthusiast. You love finding ways to make life easier by automating tasks like setting up HR or ATS systems from scratch. If there’s a quicker, smarter way to do it, you’re on it – bonus points if you're a Zapier whiz!
- Cross-Team Collaborator. You're a natural at working with all sorts of teams. You know how to bridge gaps, get everyone on the same page, and make sure the whole machine is running smoothly.
- Detailed-oriented. You have an eye for detail and a head for numbers, perfect for handling payroll and keeping contracts tight.
- Talent Sourcing Expert. Your skill in evaluating and identifying talent is unparalleled. You have a keen eye for potential and excel in making informed hiring decisions.
Responsibilities:
- You’ll support the founders with day-to-day operations and leading impactful projects from hiring, onboarding to people ops.
- You’ll be Head of Remote. You'll champion our 100% remote culture, drawing inspiration from models like Juro and Gitlab. Your role involves creatively building and maintaining this culture, organising virtual events, monthly team socials, creating a regular appraisal process and planning our annual offsite in exciting locations.
- You’ll help improve our recruitment operations and processes in collaboration with the founders. This includes managing our Applicant Tracking System (Ashby), conducting candidate screenings, coordinating interviews, and ensuring a smooth hiring process.
- You'll oversee all aspects of talent management. From maintaining accurate candidate records, conducting screening interviews to handling broader recruiting responsibilities, you'll ensure a seamless experience for candidates.
- You'll take charge of all our HR processes, from bringing new team members on board to helping with payroll and managing contracts. You'll be the go-to person for making sure everyone settles in smoothly.
- You'll design and implement clear career pathways for our diverse teams and roles. Your focus will be on ensuring every team member understands their potential for professional growth and advancement within Secfix.
- You'll be refining and maintaining our internal documentation on Notion. This includes keeping our employee policies, processes, and handbooks up to date, and effectively communicating any updates to ensure all team members are well-informed and aligned.
- You'll develop and implement a strategy to enhance our employer brand, positioning Secfix as a top destination for talent.
- You'll tackle various people-related projects as they arise, ensuring a dynamic and responsive approach to the evolving needs of our team.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be based in UK
- Fluent in English. German is a plus!
We are very proud of our Secfix values - and look for candidates who share them. They are:
- We are obsessed with our customers. We start with the customer and work our way backward to create amazing products they love.
- We build everything in a smart way. We love working by YCombinator's principles and preach those to our team.
- We create trust within our organisation. Transparency and ethics are within our DNA.
- We are hacky. A functional prototype delivered within 2 weeks is worth more than a perfect solution delivered in 2 months.
- We take ownership. Building a startup is about ownership and being accountable for timely delivery.
- We are leaders of remote work. We are passionately building a culture where people can be productive working from anywhere.
What We Offer
- Remote Work: 100% remote work with a virtual office in Gather.
- Competitive Salary: Industry-competitive local salaries.We pay local rates that are at or above the market. We share this philosophy with GitLab.
- Equity: Generous equity package – we’re all owners of Secfix and beneficiaries of our collective success.
- Holidays: 26 days holiday + local public holidays.
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive health coverage.
- Development Budget: €1,000 annual personal development budget.
- Workspace Budget: Remote workspace budget and access to co-working spaces.
- Annual Retreat: Annual retreat to build connections and inspire ideas (this year we’re headed to Milan!).
- Tech Equipment: Latest tech equipment (MacBook, monitors, headphones).
- Company Events: Company-wide events to build relationships and have some fun!
- Mentorship: We are backed by top VCs and accelerators and have direct access to world-class mentors.
Interview Process:
- 30 min - Cultural interview
- Take-home Assessment
- 1.5hr Assessment review and interview with our Founders.
- 1.5h - Final "Virtual On-Site Interview" with a few members of the team in Gather, our virtual office
Please note: We are an equal-opportunity employer and remote-only company. At this time, we can support hiring only within EU time zones. We work in sync using Gather as our virtual office. As a small fast-growing company, we believe in the need for an in-sync component of daily communication and therefore cannot support 100% asynchronous work. Read more about our Remote Culture here.
Compensation Range: £45K - £60K
