How we do it
We are the competitive advantage: searching, consulting and assessing every client and candidate individually.
There is no broadstroke analysis of the market. We use targeted searches, have an in-depth understanding of specialist and generalists, and access to a diverse network of personal contacts developed over 20 years of hands-on experience.
Who we work with
We work with FTSE 100 organisations, private equity-backed enterprises and new challenger brand businesses across the commercial sector.
Delivering C-Suite, Leadership and Mid-Management hires, we resource, assess and select talent across the employee lifecycle using our unparalleled HR network cultivated from 20 years in the field.
Latest Opportunities
View allHead of People
- Type: Permanent
- Location: UKCentral London
Two locations. Two distinct communities. One extraordinary brief. This is a genuine chance to step into a people leadership role at the heart of one of the UK’s most compelling luxury businesses – shaping culture, building engagement and helping define what exceptional looks and feels like for the people who bring it to life every day.
This is a dedicated people leadership role spanning two central London locations, each with its own distinct culture and community, and each at a different point in its journey. Together they represent an extraordinary brief: to own the people function across two exceptional and evolving environments.
This is not an inherited, settled role. It is a genuinely formative one. A baseline engagement survey has just been completed and the results provide a clear platform to build from. The Group People Director has a strong strategic vision and is looking for someone who will both deliver on that vision and contribute meaningfully to its continued design.
You will lead the people function across both locations with a combined headcount of approximately 230 employees. You will execute the group people strategy on the ground, ensuring both locations experience it as a lived reality rather than a document, and develop two direct reports, shifting both from reactive case management into proactive, commercially minded business partnering. Building engagement and culture from a clear starting point will be central to the role, using the survey data already gathered to design and deliver meaningful work. The right candidate will also contribute to the design of the people strategy itself, bringing insight from the London environment back into the group. There is a potential role too in packaging the culture of both locations as the organisation expands internationally into new markets.
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Director – People and Culture
- Type: Permanent
- Location: UKOxfordshire
Some organisations are good. A select few are extraordinary. This is an opportunity to join one of the most exciting and ambitious luxury businesses in the UK at a pivotal moment – where the foundations are firmly in place and the real work of building something truly exceptional is just beginning.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a people leadership role where the foundations are solid, the leadership is aligned and the real work of culture transformation is just beginning. The organisation is performing well and is now ready to build the habits, disciplines and environment that turn a good workplace into a genuinely exceptional one.
After a period of leadership change, the team now has settled and committed direction at the top, with an operational leader who understands the value of people work and will be a genuine partner to the right candidate. This is an opportunity to shape the next chapter from a position of stability and ambition.
You will lead a people team of circa 10, spanning people partnering, organisational development, talent acquisition, communications and engagement, and payroll and benefits. You will drive a multi-year culture transformation programme, embedding the right routines, disciplines and performance frameworks at every level of the organisation, not just at leadership. Above all, you will shift the people team from a reactive, compliance-led function to a proactive, commercially minded and culture-shaping force.
Read onInterim CPO
- Type: Interim
- Location: Hybrid
Search under NDA. Contact Debbie Flowers d.flowers@vanahrresourcing.co.uk
Interim CPO required for leadership and direction of OD transformation ahead. April-December 2026.
The CEO is currently holding the CPO seat alongside his own remit and is eager to hand this over to the right person quickly. He leads with a light touch, giving genuine freedom to operate, and is looking for a self-starter who can take ownership and push ahead without needing to be directed.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for a people leader with FS or similarly regulated sector experience. The business is open to either a daily rate or fixed-term contract arrangement, with hybrid working pattern.
I worked with Debbie initially as she introduced me to OVO Energy. I subsequently worked with Debbie and Jo at Vana to recruit almost my entire senior HR team! From Senior HR leads to Reward. Vana really understand the importance of cultural fit. I would not hesitate to use Vana again or recommend them - They know the market really well and always put forward great candidates.
Kim Atherton, CEO & Co-Founder at just3things (Previously CPO at OVO Energy)