I'm drawn to both the People Partner and Head of Community roles, and I'd do well in either. Below is my honest read of each — where I'm immediately strong, where I'd ramp, and where I'd move the needle for STRV — so you can compare the fit from my side. I lean toward Head of Community, and I say why at the end.
Wire talent development to your AI shift — turn your engineers' six levels of AI adoption into a real competency ladder, performance criteria, and growth paths. Manager enablement. Senior-engineer retention treated as a business metric, not soft HR. An automation lens on people processes.
Talent management at this scale is my thinner edge versus recruitment. My instinct is bar-raising, not headcount-filling — but that's mine to prove, not assume.
I close it by building on your existing Academies and coaching rather than from scratch — banking early wins on the recruiting side while I ramp the rest (CIPD Level 7, in progress).
The rare combo — engineering credibility + narrative — so community lands as technically real, not marketing gloss. Community engineered as a measurable talent magnet and retention lever, not a vibe.
It's a deliberate move from a 10-year HR track into brand & culture. "Head" here is operationally hands-on — I'd own the grind, not just the vision.
I close it by treating the grind as the draw, not the cost — events, experience design and being the face are already where my talks and gamification work live. The move is a choice, not a stretch.
Being honest: on raw capability and the value that's hardest for you to hire elsewhere, I tip toward Head of Community — it's where my tech fluency, stage, and recruiter instinct compound. People Partner is the safer fit for my own career arc.
Which one is right depends on what STRV needs more right now — and you can read that better than I can. I lean Community, but I'd rather align with you on it than make the call alone. (it doesn't hurt to consult)
Either direction, I'm glad to take this into a live conversation whenever it's useful — just point me at the one you want to dig into.