
Senior People Operations Specialist
Definely
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own end-to-end employee lifecycle operations:
- Maintain accurate employee data across systems (UK & US)
- Ensure People processes run cleanly, consistently, and on time
- Draft and issue employment contracts, amendments, and letters using approved templates (UK & US)
- Run seamless onboarding across time zones
- Support VP People with disciplinary processes and performance improvement processes
- Maintain People policies and handbooks and implement updates based on legal changes or business needs
- Partner with Finance on starters/leavers payroll inputs and benefits administration
Requirements
- 4–7 years in People Operations / HR Ops in a scale up environment
- Strong UK employment experience
- Exposure to US employment processes (direct or via counsel)
- Experience in a fast-growing tech or scale-up environment
Benefits
- 💰 Competitive salary + bonus
- 📈 Share options
- 🎉 Quarterly team socials & annual company offsite
- 🏡 Hybrid working with three days a week in the office for collaboration, with flexibility to support individual circumstances including working parents
- 🌍 1 month “work from anywhere”
- 🏖️ 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- 🎂 Take your birthday off
- 📚 £750 annual learning & development budget
- 🩺 Private healthcare (incl. dental & optical)
- 👶 Enhanced parental leave
- 🚲 Additional perks: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery salary sacrifice scheme, and top-quality equipment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
employee lifecycle operationsemployee data managementonboarding processesemployment contracts draftingpayroll administrationbenefits administrationperformance improvement processespolicy maintenancelegal compliance
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailcommunication skillscollaborationproblem-solving