Head of People
Why Brite? Because you’ll have the mandate to actually build. You’ll join an experienced senior team, manage our Östermalm hub, and lead innovative projects like AI-driven HR and EU Pay Transparency.
Company: Brite Payments
Location: Stockholm (Östermalm)
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Model: Office-based (4 days a week on-site)
Reports to: People Director
About Brite Payments
Founded in 2019, Brite Payments is a Swedish fintech and a leader in Instant Account-to-Account (A2A) payments. With connections to over 3,800+ banks, Brite enables consumers to pay directly from their bank account (also known as Pay by Bank) in real-time.
With no signup or card details required, users authenticate using their bank’s usual ID method, which is not only convenient and secure but provides merchants with fast fund settlement, zero chargebacks, and reduced costs.
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Brite operates across 27 European markets, utilising local payment rails, open banking, and our own proprietary infrastructure, Brite Instant Payments Network (IPN).
The Role: Strategic Leader with a operation understanding
As Head of People at Brite Payments, you will have overall responsibility for our People function in Sweden and act as a key figure within our international organization. You are expected to combine a high-level perspective on organizational building and leadership with the operational speed required in a scale-up environment.
You will lead and develop our local People team and ensure that our HR strategy aligns with our business goals. This role requires presence in the office four days a week to remain close to the business operations and our company culture.
Main Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & People Strategy
Management Support: Act as a senior partner and strategic sounding board for managers and leadership in Stockholm and globally.
Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop members of the People team.
Organizational Development: Drive initiatives within workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational design to secure our growth.
Culture & Values: Own and drive the work to strengthen Brite's culture and ensure an inclusive environment for both office-based and remote employees.
Operational Excellence & Systems
HRIS & Data: Overall responsibility for our global HRIS (Personio), focusing on scalability and high data quality.
Payroll & Partner Management: Ensure seamless payroll management in Sweden via partners and coordinate international HR partners.
Labor Law & Compliance: Internal expert on Swedish labor law (LAS, MBL) and responsible for the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
Work Environment (SAM): Drive systematic work environment management and ensure a safe, modern workplace.
Innovation & the Future of HR
AI & Automation: Set the strategy for how we use AI tools to increase efficiency across everything from recruitment and onboarding to data analysis and internal communication.
Office Management: Ensure that our office in Östermalm is an inspiring hub that reflects the Brite brand.
Qualifications & Profile
Experience
8+ years of broad HR experience, with at least a couple of years in a leadership role or as a Senior HRBP with a significant mandate.
Absolute requirement: Experience from the Tech sector and a documented scale-up journey.
Experience in leading personnel or project teams.
Competencies
Relevant university degree (Human Resources, Law, or Economics).
Expertise in Swedish labor law and experience with union relations.
Proven ability to build structures and processes in a rapidly changing environment.
Systems & Technology
Extensive experience with Personio or similar modern global systems.
You are an "Early Adopter" regarding new technology and view AI as a natural lever for HR work.
Languages & Communication
Native-level fluency in Swedish and professional proficiency in English.
Ability to communicate with authority and confidence before a management group.
What Brite Offers
Leading role in a growth phase: The opportunity to make your mark on the HR function in one of Europe’s most promising Fintech companies.
Senior environment: Work alongside experienced industry leaders who are passionate about building the payment solutions of the future.
Benefits: A centrally located office, generous wellness allowance, and an annual budget for your own professional development and coaching.
Application
We interview candidates on a rolling basis. Background checks are conducted as part of the recruitment process.
Colleagues
Stockholm
About us
We are Brite.
Brite is a second generation FinTech challenger based in Stockholm. Working for first generation fintech companies before founding Brite, our people have previously been part of building European FinTech success stories such as Klarna, Qliro, Trustly, and SOFORT, to name a few. Together we are now working to bring you modern payment solutions that are more accessible and more affordable.
We are developers.
The biggest group of people here at Brite are developers. We want to drive development in the FinTech sector. Our technical platform is open-sourced. That way, other developers can build their solutions on the same platform that we use daily.
Cash is king no more.
Today, practically all financial transactions are handled digitally. At Brite we build on the foundation laid by European payment companies who shook the status quo in the early 2000s, to create payments that are secure, reliable, and affordable. So, whether you are a bank, an insurance company, online retailer, video game company, or something else, we are bold enough to say that your future is Brite.
About Brite
Brite Payments is an instant payments provider headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and operating across Europe. The fast-growing fintech leverages open banking technology to process real-time account-to-account (A2A) payments between consumers and online merchants