Chief People Officer

Phished is seeking a Chief People Officer to join their rapidly growing team in Leuven, Belgium. This role is crucial for building the people organization for Phished's next phase of growth, reporting to the COO and serving on the management team.

Phished is an AI-driven cybersecurity platform that combines interactive security awareness training with zero-trust email and browser protection. The platform helps organisations reduce human cyber risk by training employees inside their daily workflows, protecting them when mistakes happen, and eliminating phishing-related workload for security teams.

We are looking for a builder, a doer, and a sparring partner to translate our business strategy into a people strategy. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves and make an impact, apply now!

Company Overview

Phished is an AI-driven cybersecurity platform that combines interactive security awareness training with zero-trust email and browser protection. The platform helps organisations reduce human cyber risk by training employees inside their daily workflows, protecting them when mistakes happen, and eliminating phishing-related workload for security teams.

At the centre of the platform is the Phished Assistant: an in-workflow security guide built on global patent-pending technology. The Phished Assistant helps employees safely read and browse suspicious emails, links, and attachments in an isolated digital silo, separated from the company’s infrastructure. Within that protected environment, AI analyses risk indicators and gives clear guidance on how to proceed safely.

By combining personalised training, AI-driven analysis, behavioural insight, cross-channel protection, and fast setup, Phished helps organisations move from generic awareness to measurable cyber resilience. Phished supports more than 6,500 organisations and 250 partners, and trains and protects over two million users worldwide.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Experience: 5 Year+
• Qualifications: Not Specified

Key Responsibilities

• Translate growth plans into a concrete people plan and execute it.
• Participate in recruitment from vacancy and sourcing to interviews and onboarding.
• Organize initiatives that make our culture tangible, even during rapid growth.
• Set up performance, feedback, and career processes and ensure daily use.
• Manage difficult cases with necessary legal knowledge, from conflicts to exit interviews.
• Select and implement HR tools and manage contracts and compliance in multiple countries.
• Ensure HR administration is as automated as possible.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in HR, with several years in a leading people role.
• Experience building a people organization in a fast-growing tech or SaaS environment.
• Experience with international teams and labor law in multiple countries.
• A builder and doer: you set up and execute processes and tools yourself.
• A convincing sparring partner for the COO and a member of the management team.
• Fluent in Dutch and English (spoken and written).

Benefits

• Impact from day one: be part of the management team and help build the people organization of an international scale-up.
• Work with a driven, helpful, and straightforward team.
• Room for development in an entrepreneurial scale-up with a no-nonsense culture where initiative is rewarded.
• Attractive compensation package including a competitive salary, Flex Income Plan, company car, group and hospitalization insurance (to be confirmed).
• Work-life balance with flexible hours and remote work according to the telework policy.
• Office located in the heart of Leuven, within walking distance of the train station.