People & Culture | Organisational Growth | UK Operations | Clean Energy Technology

Ready to work directly with a Founder & CEO to shape the team, structure and culture behind a growing clean energy business?

Are you an experienced People professional who can help a founder-led scale-up turn ambitious growth plans into clear structures, effective hiring and practical people processes?

At Threefold, we build intelligent battery storage and energy management technology that helps businesses reduce electricity costs by up to 35% and carbon emissions by up to 30%.

Backed by Tier 1 partners including Octopus Energy, Bryt Energy and SUNOTEC, we’re already operating across UK hospitality and commercial property, with international growth underway.

We’re now looking for an experienced fractional People & Culture Partner to work closely with our Founder & CEO and senior team, supporting organisational development and a period of planned UK hiring.

The Role at a Glance

Freelance HR / People & Culture Partner – 2 days per week

Notting Hill, West London / Remote-first

c£350 per day – Outside IR35

Industry: Clean Energy Technology, Battery Storage & Energy Management Software

Focus: UK operations, organisational development and hiring

Experience: 8–10+ years’ HR / People experience, including scale-up environments

Who We Are

Threefold is an energy technology company building intelligent battery storage and energy management solutions.

Our Optima platform works behind the meter, deciding when to buy, store and use energy based on cost and carbon intensity. Our technology is plug-and-play, independent of solar and designed to operate without disrupting the customer’s business.

Led by Founder & CEO Luke Gamble, our leadership team brings experience across energy, engineering, technology, finance and real estate.

As we grow, we want to bring the same rigour to our organisation and people experience that we bring to our technology.

Your New Adventure

As our first dedicated People hire, you’ll work closely with Luke and the senior team to help shape the UK organisation as it grows.

You’ll:

• Partner with the Founder & CEO, translating business priorities into practical people actions.

• Shape organisational structure, roles, reporting lines and capability requirements.

• Support planned hiring, from defining roles and interview processes through to selection.

• Create effective onboarding so new colleagues become productive quickly.

• Establish proportionate UK HR foundations covering contracts, right-to-work, policies and employee relations.

• Support managers with performance, feedback and people decisions.

• Help maintain Threefold’s pace and entrepreneurial culture as the team expands.

About You

You’re an experienced fractional, interim or consulting People professional who has supported founder-led or high-growth businesses.

You’re comfortable working directly with CEOs and senior leaders, providing constructive challenge while remaining hands-on enough to turn decisions into action.

You’ll bring:

• Strong organisational design and scale-up experience.

• Recruitment and onboarding expertise.

• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR practice.

• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how People decisions support business growth.

• Confidence working with ambiguity and changing priorities.

• A direct, warm and resilient approach, with the ability to operate independently.

Desirable

• CIPD qualification.

• Energy, cleantech, engineering or deep-tech experience.

• Experience supporting concentrated hiring and organisational change.

• Exposure to investor-backed or high-growth businesses.

Why Join Threefold?

• Work directly with the Founder & CEO and senior leadership team.

• Shape the UK organisation at an important stage of growth.

• Make an immediate impact across hiring, onboarding and organisational development.

• Build practical People foundations without unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Work within a fast-growing and innovative clean energy sector.

• Flexible, outside IR35 engagement alongside other clients.

• Remote-first working with time in West London.

• Scope for the engagement to extend as the business grows.

Ready to help build the team behind the technology?

Join Threefold and help shape the organisation, culture and people foundations needed for its next stage of growth.

Apply today and help shape Threefold’s next chapter.

Threefold Energy is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from every background and are happy to discuss flexible working from the outset.

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