Jodie Pinkowski
People & Leadership Lead / VP People & Business Ops / Head of People @ Ably
About
I’m a people and leadership leader with over five years’ experience as part of senior leadership teams in technically complex, high-growth startups. I work with founders and executives to build the people, leadership, and organisational foundations needed to scale — from a blank sheet through periods of rapid growth, change, and complexity. This includes owning the leadership operating cadence, strategy-setting rhythms, and the systems that enable effective decision-making at scale. My experience spans building people functions from scratch; designing career frameworks and performance management systems; developing leadership capability; and supporting organisations through both scale-up and difficult transitions, including multiple redundancy processes. I’ve led people strategy and delivery across the UK, Europe, and the US, supporting growth to 100+ employees. I’m Hogan-qualified and use psychometric insight alongside coaching to support leadership effectiveness, self-awareness, and sound decision-making. My approach to leadership development is grounded in well-established management thinking and coaching models, applied pragmatically to the realities of scaling organisations. Alongside hands-on leadership roles, I also work in an advisory and consultancy capacity, supporting founders and leadership teams with organisational design, leadership development, and scaling challenges. I’m particularly drawn to technically complex, product-led businesses where thoughtful people and leadership decisions make a measurable difference.
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United Kingdom
Internet
Leadership & Executive Advisory, Organisational Design & Scaling, Leadership Development & Coaching, Performance & Progression Frameworks, HR Business Partnering, Manager Coaching & Support, Performance Management, Organisational Effectiveness, Technical Recruitment, Employer Branding, Graduate & Early Careers Recruitment, Senior Leadership Partnering, Leadership Coaching, Change & Transformation, Scaling Startups, Organisational Design, Operating Model Design, Global People Strategy, Social Media, Event Management
Experience
People & Leadership Lead / VP People & Business Ops / Head of People
Ably
London Area, United Kingdom
What I do - Member of the leadership team, partnering with founders and executives on strategy, growth, and organisational design - Lead the people and leadership agenda across a scaling, technically complex business - Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on structure, performance, and decision-making during scale - Provide 1:1 coaching to leaders and managers, supporting capability, confidence, and leadership impact Key achievements - Built the people & talent function from the ground up, defining the operating model, policies, and processes across the UK, Europe, and US, supporting growth from early-stage scale to 100+ employees - Designed and embedded career frameworks across technical and non-technical teams, improving role clarity and progression across multiple functions and geographies - Created and delivered leadership and management development programmes, combining practical tools with coaching and self-awareness - Implemented performance management aligned to business priorities and stage of growth, improving consistency, accountability, and decision-making - Supported the organisation through multiple phases of rapid growth and contraction, balancing commercial priorities with people impact - Supported rapid scale-up while maintaining culture and engagement through periods of significant organisational change
People Partner
iwoca
London, United Kingdom
People Manager
toucanBox
London, United Kingdom
Owned the people function in a growing startup, moving from operational delivery into leadership-level ownership. - Led all people activity, including policy development, recruitment, employee relations, and engagement - Supported leadership through rapid growth
People Partner / People Advisor / Recruitment Lead
Redgate Software
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Partnered closely with engineering and product teams in a highly technical environment, supporting leaders through growth, change, and complexity. - Strategic people partner to development teams building Redgate’s core products - Supported managers across recruitment, performance, development, and employee relations - Advised on organisational design, role clarity, and team effectiveness - Built trusted relationships with senior technical leaders in a fast-paced product organisation
Events and Marketing Assistant
Creative Front
Education
University of East Anglia
History
Although studying all aspects of History in my first year, I eventually specialised in Modern History. My dissertation piece was on the Third Reich.
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