At Cloudways, a DigitalOcean company, we simplify cloud hosting so businesses can focus on growth—not infrastructure. We’re a vibrant, globally distributed team of makers, thinkers, and doers on a mission to deliver unmatched performance and support to digital agencies and ecommerce businesses around the world.

We’re looking for an inspiring and strategic Head of People to lead our People function across Cloudways’ global footprint. In this role, you’ll shape the employee experience, champion our culture, and scale people practices that reflect our values of simplicity, speed, and customer obsession. Dive in and explore a great career with us! 

As Head of People, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping Cloudways scale with purpose. You will be a trusted advisor to the Cloudways leadership team, an impactful partner and influencer to DigitalOcean’s People team, and a key architect of how we attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent. Your leadership will directly influence our ability to deliver business outcomes, create high-performing teams, and cultivate a thriving, inclusive culture across all Cloudways locations. 

You will own and drive the full People agenda—leading the charge on employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and end-to-end talent strategy, including performance, development, employee experience, and leadership capability. You’ll also oversee the governance of policies, ensure our People practices remain legally compliant with local labor laws across all regions, and play a key role in making DigitalOcean a great place to work.to work.

🌍 What You’ll Do

• Partner Globally: Serve as the senior HR leader for Cloudways, supporting a distributed team across Pakistan, Europe and MENA.
• Lead Boldly: Oversee People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, and Learning & Development for the Cloudways organization.
• Drive Engagement: Design and lead initiatives that enhance employee engagement, career growth, and performance across all levels.
• Build the Future: Partner with DigitalOcean’s People team to ensure strategic alignment, while adapting programs for Cloudways’ unique culture and market.
• Be a Culture Champion: Lead with empathy, integrity, and innovation—ensuring our culture scales as fast as our product.
• Lead the People Strategy: Develop and execute People strategies that support business goals—focusing on how we staff, onboard, develop, motivate, and organize work.
• Use Data to Drive Decisions: Leverage analytics and data to enable workforce planning and serve as a strategic partner internally and externally.
• Enable Leadership Growth: Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning discussions, ensuring plans are not only designed but actively put into practice.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Act as a liaison with Talent Acquisition, Org Development, Total Rewards, and People Operations to ensure seamless delivery and program impact.
• Ensure Compliance and Governance: Maintain strong governance of policies and ensure our People practices are legally compliant across regions; in-depth knowledge of labor laws in India, Pakistan, and the UAE is a strong plus.

🚀 What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years in HR leadership as a Strategic HR Business Partner, with experience in high-growth tech or SaaS environments
• Proven success leading international client organizations and navigating cross-cultural dynamics
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach—you can go high and deep
• Deep expertise in scaling People programs, employee relations, and talent development
• Ability to work proactively in addressing people related opportunities and getting ahead of people challenges faced by our business.
• Passion for change management and guiding our business through ambiguity and constant evolution / iteration.
• The ability to effectively translate metrics and data into actionable strategy.
• A deep sense of empathy. You connect well with employees of all levels and understand their needs.
• A belief in a People-first approach to building teams and driving effective performance across the organization.

🌟 Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. 
• We value diversity and inclusion. 

*This job is located in Karachi, Pakistan

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