Building a people function from zero across multiple countries
An early-stage energy finance startup scaling from 2 to 80+ employees, with expansion into multiple international markets.
+3,900%Workforce growth supported
+40%Onboarding efficiency improvement
+60%Process consistency improvement
What we delivered
- Built the entire people function from the ground up
- Designed onboarding, performance and employee lifecycle processes
- Established organisational structure and role clarity
- Implemented systems and people data tracking
- Developed scalable frameworks for multi-country operations
- Supported expansion into new international markets
Key outcomes
- Growth from 2 to 80+ employees with zero structural breakdown
- Improved leadership visibility across people operations
- Compliant, smooth international expansion
- People function positioned as an enabler, not a bottleneck
Before
- No people structure in place
- Reactive, ad-hoc hiring and processes
- No visibility of workforce data
- High risk during scaling and expansion
After
- Fully structured people function
- Standardised, scalable processes
- Centralised people data and reporting
- Expansion-ready operating model