Head Of People

About the job

Do you thrive on building people functions from the ground up, love partnering directly with leadership to shape culture and talent strategy, and get energized by fast-paced, scaling environments?
Join Artefact, a global data and AI consulting firm helping organizations turn data into business impact. With 2,000+ employees across 34 offices worldwide, we partner with world-class clients such as Samsung, L'Oréal, and LVMH to accelerate digital transformation through data and AI.

Founded in Paris, Artefact has grown from a small team into a global organization — and our people strategy has had to scale right alongside it. As we enter our next phase of growth in the US and Canada, we're looking for an HR/People leader ready to build the systems, culture, and talent foundation that will support that growth.

Find out more at artefact.com.

The Role

As Head of People, North America, you will own and shape the people strategy across the US and Canada. Reporting directly to senior leadership, you'll serve as the primary People leader for the region, partnering closely with business leaders to translate business goals into scalable people strategies while remaining actively involved in day-to-day execution across the full employee lifecycle. 

As Artefact continues its next phase of growth, this is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing AI and data consulting firm at a pivotal stage of our North American expansion. You'll have the autonomy and executive partnership to shape how we attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent while building the culture, capabilities, and organizational foundation needed to support our continued growth. As the business scales, you'll also help evolve the North American People function to meet its changing needs.

Supporting a rapidly scaling business of 50+ employees across the US and Canada, you'll balance strategic partnership with hands-on ownership across talent acquisition, project staffing and workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, immigration and global mobility, compliance, and HR operations. You’ll also partner cross-regionally with the local HR team supporting our LATAM and India-based Delivery Centers and provide day-to-day leadership to an HR Coordinator. 

This role requires the ability to seamlessly shift between executive partnership, strategic planning, and day-to-day execution as you build scalable people practices that enable business growth. It is high-impact and high-autonomy, requiring strong judgment, ownership, and the ability to operate across competing priorities in a lean, fast-paced consulting environment.

What You’ll Own

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Allocation