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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing the full employee lifecycle, optimizing people processes through data-driven insights, and ensuring compliance with UK employment law. Proven ability to lead learning and development strategies while fostering a high-performing team in a dynamic business environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
People Operational ExcellenceData-Driven InsightsUK Employment Law KnowledgeTeam DevelopmentProject Management
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Hard Skills
Employee Lifecycle ManagementPerformance ManagementProcess OptimizationAnalytical SkillsHRIS/People SystemsAutomationLeadership DevelopmentCareer Progression PathwaysCompliance ManagementReporting
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingInfluencing SkillsOrganizational SkillsAgilityEmpathy
Certifications & Qualifications
IPA CPD Platinum Award
Industry Keywords
Media IndustryMarketing IndustryCreative Industry
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the day-to-day People function
- Drive operational people and process excellence across the full employee lifecycle
- Optimise people processes through analytical, data-driven insights
- Provide board-level reporting and influence decision-making
- Manage employee relations and payroll processes
- Ensure people operations are efficient, scalable, compliant and commercially focused
- Coach leaders on effective performance management
- Embed clear career progression pathways
- Lead the overarching learning and development strategy
- Partner with senior leaders to identify current and future skills gaps
- Design and implement targeted initiatives to build leadership capability
- Ensure the team has the skills needed to support business priorities
- Report to the Chief People & Culture Officer
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven track record delivering people operational and process excellence across the full employee lifecycle in a fast-growing, dynamic environment
- Experience managing and developing a high-performing team
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills
- Commercial and empathetic approach
- Data-driven and analytical mindset
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Demonstrable accountability
- Agile and adaptable approach
- Experience thriving in a fast-moving, growing business environment
- Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law
- Experience with HRIS/People systems, automation and AI (nice to have)
- Experience submitting for industry learning accreditations, such as IPA CPD Platinum award (nice to have)
- Experience in media, marketing or creative industry environments (nice to have)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary package
- Pension
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Weekly social events
- Big summer and end-of-year parties
- 25 days holiday plus Christmas holiday closure
- Birthday day off
- Holiday buying scheme
- Flexi-hours
- Work abroad scheme
- Cultural bank holiday swap scheme
- Hybrid working between home and office
- Flexible working arrangements
- Meritocratic progression with quarterly reviews
- CPD Platinum accredited training
- Mentoring and leadership support
- Private medical insurance
- Health cash plan
- Gym discounts
- Wellbeing apps
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Free professional counselling
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Life assurance
- Paid charity days
- Sustainability initiatives
- Retail discounts
- Long-service trips
- Team culture