HR Director – LHV Pank & LHV Group

HR Director – LHV Pank & LHV Group No fluff. Just results.
LHV is Estonia’s leading financial group — a fast-moving, product-led company with a clear mindset: we scale through technology, not headcount. As we move into a new phase of pan-European growth, we’re looking for an HR Director who isn’t here to run a people department — but to build a smarter, leaner, more agile organization from the inside out.

This role reports to the CEO of LHV Pank and carries a double-hat responsibility across LHV Group. It’s a seat at the top table, but only for someone who understands that people strategy is business strategy — especially when growth is powered by automation, speed, and relentless execution.

Please note this role is based in Tallinn and you must be a fluent speaker of Estonian.

Who we’re looking for:

• A strategic operator, not a cultural cheerleader.
• Someone who questions scale, prioritizes performance, and designs for clarity, not complexity.
• A partner to senior leadership who brings data, edge, and decisiveness to every conversation.
• Someone who doesn’t hide behind HR playbooks — but writes new ones when the old ones slow us down.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a lean, high-impact HR function that’s built for speed and scale — not for headcount or hierarchy.
• Partner with LHV’s CEO and Group leadership to build the operating model for European expansion — focused on tech-first, product-led teams.
• Shape and own performance frameworks, leadership standards, and organizational architecture for a low-friction, high-output environment.
• Rethink talent acquisition, development, and retention for a business that hires selectively and invests where it matters most.
• Push for simplicity, cut bureaucracy, and constantly question whether our ways of working still serve our goals.

You might be the right fit if:

• You’ve led HR in a high-growth, product-driven, or Technology environment.
• You understand how to scale without throwing people at problems.
• You have gravitas, clarity of thought, and the ability to challenge peers while driving outcomes.
• You’re allergic to fluff, thrive in ambiguity, and are never satisfied with the status quo.

Why LHV:
At LHV, we don’t talk in circles, we don’t overcomplicate, and we don’t settle. Our values are no bullshit, agile, and never satisfied — and we’re building a financial group that lives up to them at every level.
If you’re the kind of HR leader who sees structure as leverage, culture as a system, and simplicity as power — we want to meet you.