People, Leadership and Talent Solutions for Organisations That Need More Than Standard HR
Vela provides senior-level people, leadership and talent support for organisations facing challenges that require more than standard HR. From fractional CPO input and strategic HR advice to executive search, recruitment process outsourcing, leadership development and complex workplace matters, every solution is shaped by board-level experience, commercial judgement and a clear understanding of what drives organisational performance.
Our Services
For senior hiring, professional recruitment and embedded talent support.
Vela provides executive search, senior and professional recruitment, and recruitment process outsourcing for organisations that need flexible, high-quality hiring support. From securing key appointments to providing embedded recruitment capability, we help clients make stronger hiring decisions, improve recruitment effectiveness and reduce the risk of costly mis-hires. We look beyond the CV to assess not only who can do the role, but who will succeed in the culture, leadership dynamic and operating reality of the business.
As a boutique firm, you are never passed from team to team. Every engagement is shaped by senior people expertise and overseen by a former Chief People Officer, bringing commercial judgement, organisational insight and a genuinely bespoke approach to both individual hires and broader recruitment support.
For strategic HR support, outsourced HR and complex people challenges.
Our HR outsourcing and fractional people leadership gives businesses access to senior HR expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. We act as your trusted people partner, helping you manage day-to-day HR needs while bringing strategic leadership to the people decisions that shape growth.
From employee relations, workplace investigations, and contracts to policies, performance, leadership support and people strategy, we provide practical, commercially focused HR advice that fits your business.
You get responsive support, clear guidance and the confidence that your people matters are being handled properly - from the every day essentials to board-level people prioirties.
For individual leaders, teams and wider leadership capability.
Practical coaching and leadership support for individuals, managers and senior leaders at every stage of their development.
Drawing on experience as a former Chief People Officer and Board Director, we help people build confidence, strengthen self-awareness, improve decision-making and navigate the leadership challenges that come with growth, change and complexity.
We also support leadership teams to work more effectively together. Through focused team development, facilitation and practical challenge, we help leadership groups improve trust, communication, accountability and alignment, creating the conditions for healthier relationships and stronger organisational performance.
Your Next Step in People Solutions Starts Here
Contact us
Vela provides:
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Executive search, professional recruitment and recruitment outsourcing
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HR consultancy and fractional people leadership
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Leadership development and coaching
Our goal is to to help your business develop through exceptional people.
Share your business needs with our expert team to arrange a confidential conversation about your leadership, talent, or people strategy.
Call us today on 07740 317581.
Expertise
Senior people expertise across the moments that matter most
Vela People supports organisations with high-impact people, leadership and talent decisions. Our expertise combines board-level HR leadership, executive recruitment experience and practical commercial judgement.
Search and recruitment for senior leaders, specialist professionals and business-critical appointments, informed by first-hand experience of hiring from within organisations.
One-to-one coaching and leadership support designed to strengthen performance, confidence, judgement and impact.
Every engagement is tailored to the organisation, the challenge and the outcome required.
Flexible senior HR leadership for organisations that need strategic direction, trusted advice or additional capability without appointing a full-time Chief People Officer.
Embedded recruitment support that improves hiring capability, provides additional capacity and creates a more effective candidate and hiring-manager experience.
Independent, impartial investigations into grievances, disciplinary matters, whistleblowing concerns and other sensitive workplace issues.
People Strategy & Organisational Effectiveness
Support with people strategy, organisational design, leadership capability, culture, workforce planning and organisational change.
What clients ask us for
We help organisations with:
Executive recruitment
Senior and specialist recruitment
Fractional Chief People Officer services
Senior HR support
Recruitment process outsourcing
Leadership coaching
Excellence in People Leadership, Talent & Organisational Growth
Vela is a holistic boutique people and leadership consultancy built on over two decades of senior-level HR, talent acquisition and board-level people experience.
We partner with growing organisations to provide flexible HR support, fractional people leadership, executive search, recruitment outsourcing, coaching and leadership team development. With real-world insight from leading and scaling businesses, our approach blends practical HR expertise, strategic advisory and thoughtful talent solutions to help organisations build stronger teams, better leaders and sustainable growth.
Why organisations choose Vela
The most important people decisions require more than HR expertise alone. Whether appointing senior leaders, navigating complex workplace issues or strengthening leadership capability, organisations need commercially focused advice from someone who has made those decisions from inside a business.
Former Chief People Officer & Board Director
Vela People was founded by former Chief People Officer and Board Director Rosamund King. Every engagement benefits from first-hand experience leading people strategy, executive recruitment, organisational change and leadership teams within complex organisations.
Executive Search & Professional Recruitment Expertise
Our executive search and professional recruitment services are informed by real experience of hiring senior leaders from within organisations. We understand what successful appointments look like because we have sat on the client side of the recruitment process.
Strategic HR Leadership
From Fractional Chief People Officer support to strategic HR consultancy, we help organisations align their people strategy with commercial objectives, strengthen leadership capability and navigate organisational growth and change.
We conduct fair, impartial workplace investigations into grievances, disciplinary matters, whistleblowing concerns, bullying, harassment and other sensitive employee relations issues. Every investigation is carried out independently and in accordance with agreed terms of reference.
Leadership Development & Executive Coaching
We support leaders through executive coaching and leadership development that strengthens confidence, decision-making, communication and organisational impact. Coaching is tailored to the individual, their role and the needs of the organisation.
Direct Access to Senior Expertise
Clients work directly with an experienced senior adviser throughout every engagement. We do not delegate projects to junior consultants, ensuring continuity, accountability and practical advice from the first conversation through to delivery.
Breathe HR - Your simple to use HR system
At Vela, we believe great HR combines expert advice with the right technology. That's why we're proud to partner with Breathe HR, one of the UK's leading cloud-based HR systems for growing businesses.
Breathe simplifies everyday people management by bringing employee records, holiday management, documents, performance and reporting together in one secure, easy-to-use platform.
Combined with Vela's senior HR expertise, it gives organisations the tools, processes and strategic support they need to manage their people with confidence.
Our Story
About Rosamund King
Rosamund King is a former Chief People Officer and Board Director with experience leading people functions within financial services, real estate and professional services organisations. She has led executive and senior recruitment, workplace investigations, organisational change, leadership development and HR transformation throughout her career.