About Alex
Hi, I’m Alex 👋
Founder of Act HR and a Fractional CPO / Head of People for UK tech scale-ups.
I work with founder-led businesses (typically 20–200 people) that need senior HR leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. My focus is helping tech companies scale their people operations as confidently as they scale their product.
I specialise in:
- Complex employee relations & high-risk casework
- People & culture gap analysis (HR Reality Check)
- HR function reviews & people ops transformation
- Workforce planning, pay frameworks & organisation design
- M&A readiness, due-diligence support and post-deal integration
Experience includes:
AI and data consultancies, SaaS and G-Cloud providers, global IT firms (ISO 27001/9001), and FTSE-listed organisations.
What you can expect:
- Pragmatic, strategic, commercially-grounded HR leadership that helps founders:
- Scale fast, compliantly and sustainably
- Build high-performing, accountable teams
- Reduce risk ahead of funding rounds, audits or rapid growth
If you need a Fractional CPO / Head of People to strengthen your People function and relieve you of HR distraction, I’d be happy to help.
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
York (up to 50km)
Experience
- Act HRFounder & Fractional Chief People OfficerHUMAN RESOURCESMarch 2023 - Today (3 years and 3 months)Provide strategic HR leadership to founders of technology and tech-enabled scale-ups, delivering flexible Chief People Officer expertise without the overhead of full-time executive hire. Partner with CEOs and leadership teams to build scalable people infrastructure that supports high-growth environments.
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW)HR Business PartnerJanuary 2022 - March 2023 (1 year and 2 months)Recruited during organisational transition to drive culture shift from traditional manufacturing to high performance environment. Supported global HR Director with remit spanning multiple European locations and strategic transformation initiatives.
- Piksel GroupHead of HRApril 2019 - December 2021 (2 years and 8 months)Led global HR function across UK, Spain, Italy, and US operations. Member of Senior Leadership Team reporting directly to CEO with P&L accountability for HR budget. Partnered with SLT and Board to drive organisational cohesion and adapt HR strategy to meet needs of rapidly evolving technology business serving media and entertainment sector, across managed services and product provision.
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Education
- CIPD Level 5Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development2017CIPD Level 5
- BAQueen Mary, University of London2011BA