The position: People Lead (Maternity Cover 12m FTC)
Life at Elvie; Meaningful Work, Exceptional People
We're Elvie. We create smart technology products, new solutions for women’s health issues, and a fair few taboo-busting conversations while we’re at it. Founded by Tania Boler in 2013, we develop extraordinary innovations with a mission to empower women through radical female-first technology.
You’ll be surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them. People who are driven to solve problems and challenge assumptions to get to something new and extraordinary - which will improve the health and wellbeing of women.
We nurture a culture that is as progressive as our mission. We live by four Elvie Tenets which encourage people to show up in the right way, every day.
- We bust the norms: we always start with ‘why’. We are problem solvers and unbridled thinkers.
- We’re straight up: we communicate honestly, clearly and directly. We are transparent with ourselves and others, even when it’s not easy.
- We’re relentlessly curious: we're not just open-minded towards each other, but also to new ideas. We value building broad, diverse and inclusive teams.
- We’re united by purpose: just like an Elvie product, we are greater than the sum of our parts. We share one mission and help each other to achieve it.
Find out more about life at Elvie here.
Did you know?
In some regions our amazing products are considered to be medical devices. This means we maintain our Medical Device quality management system in compliance with ISO 13485:2016, to support the development of our groundbreaking products
About the role:
Okay, we’ve waffled long enough. Let’s get to the good bit. You.
As People Lead/People Business Partner, your role sits within the People Team.
Being a People Lead/People Business Partner at Elvie means no two days are likely to be the same. We are a fast-paced business with 200+ people based across London, Bristol, US, and the EU. Our People Team aims to build an empowering and enriching place to work for everyone so that we can continue to grow and deliver our mission in the most fun, inclusive and impactful way possible.
Our work focuses on ensuring we live our values, holding on to the things that made Elvie successful as we grow. We take a progressive and human first approach - we believe traditional HR processes can reinforce the wrong things; our culture is built on trust, autonomy and flexibility so we treat people as adults and build strong collaborative working relationships.
As a People Lead at Elvie, you will partner leaders and managers at a strategic level, helping them consider everything from how they deliver high performance, partnering on organisational design, supporting and developing teams and ways of working, coaching leaders and dealing with any employee relations issues that crop up. You will also be charged with leading on different elements of our People Strategy which focus on building the Elvie spirit, improving the people experience, and ensuring we are building for sustainable growth.
Location: Hybrid working; a mix of working from our Bristol office 2 days a week & working remotely
Employment type: Temporary, 12-month FTC (please note, you must have the right to work in the UK) and we are open to part-time/4-days a week contracts for this position
Requirements
What you’ll be doing at Elvie:
Partnership & Support:
- Line manage and provide mentorship to our People Partner whilst they provide guidance to our managers
- Line management of our People Ops Advisor as they manage the complete employee lifecycle (including onboarding, offboarding, performance management) and data analysis, supporting career development, remuneration and talent development processes to ensure that each element is best in class and aligned to our focus on a great total employee experience at Elvie, and being the point of escalation for policy and process
- Manage people aspects of reorganisations and change management initiatives by providing the guidance and coaching support necessary to ensure seamless and effective transitions
- Work in partnership with our Talent Acquisition Partners and our leaders to ensure that new and existing roles are scoped and benchmarked effectively so that we find the best people through our recruitment process
- Support managers with development plans for each team, as well as Leadership and Management programmes, to ensure continued career progression for all team members
- Champion employee wellbeing; mental, physical, and financial - ensuring support is available and signposting employees where necessary
Strategy:
- Work with the business to implement and deliver the People strategy to help Elvie achieve its commercial objectives and establish the business as a 'best place to work' in the market.
- Provide strategic guidance and coach leaders in our Product, Commercial, and US teams to build capability in their teams, sharing HR best practice, and empowering managers to make effective people decisions consistent with Elvie’s culture and values
- Develop, support and deliver on key initiatives that impact employee experience, including culture and retention in a remote/hybrid environment
- Support organisational design work and plans
Policies & Processes:
- Establish progressive and accessible HR policies commonly present within a high growth start-up and lead the effective implementation of HR processes, procedures, and tools
- Understand and apply HR compliance rules, guidelines, and employment law, from GDPR and right to work, to health and safety
- Help build an inclusive work environment that enables everyone to do their best work
- Supporting the company with our development offering, including our career progression framework, manager forums, and management and leadership programmes, to upskill and build capability across the organisation
- Manage annual benefits/systems/policy reviews and renewals
Data, Systems & Payroll:
- Leading on providing data and metrics to the business and supporting People Director with annual budget planning and ongoing People budget
- Working with our finance team to lead organisational reviews using benchmarking data
- Oversee monthly payroll
What we are looking for:
- Strong generalist background and People Operations experience, who is ideally great with process and data
- Knowledge of US and/or EU employment law would be desirable, but not essential
- Highly passionate about working for a mission-led start-up
- Strong knowledge of employment law and best practises in the UK (global experience is also desirable)
- Proactive & pragmatic - use past experience to come up with solutions and implement them with a “can do” attitude -happy to hold yourself accountable for pushing things forward
- Problem solving skills which deliver both imaginative and practical solutions to complex problems
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion
- Track record of engaging at all levels of leadership, including executive teams, and building trust, support and commitment
- Effective influencing, communication and engagement skills across a diverse set of stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise and manage multiple projects in a fast paced and demanding environment
- Self-starter with high levels of motivation and energy
- The ability to think creatively and understand the business impacts of decisions
- Coaching experience/qualifications are desirable
Benefits
The benefits you’ll get:
We're on an exceptional journey. And we can offer you a genuinely purpose-led career with a culture built on trust, autonomy, and flexibility. In addition, we'll give you:
- 9-day fortnight working pattern - for our full time employees we work 9 days every fortnight with every other Friday as a non-working day for you to spend as you wish!
- Lots of flexibility: whether it’s working from home, doing the school run, or life admin. We believe trust and flexibility allows everyone to show up as their best selves.
- Share options: we want everyone to have a stake in our success.
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays.
- Life leave days; getting married, moving house, menopause or just things that you can’t put a label on that matter to you.
- 5=10 leave: 10 days’ additional leave on your 5th and 10th years of service!
- £100 contribution to your home working set up to spend as you see fit.
- An annual personal development allowance of £200 and unlimited access to our learning and development platform, Learnerbly.
- Generous parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (16 weeks at full pay, then 8 weeks paid at 75% followed by 15 weeks at SMP rate), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child’s life), shared parental leave.
- Healthcare plans, life insurance, and an employee assistance program for you and your family.
- A tax-efficient group pension scheme.
- Group income protection; protect your salary if you get sick.
- A free Elvie Trainer for you to keep or give away when you join.
- Generous employee and friends & family discounts on Elvie products.
- Wellbeing support from YuLife and access to SmartHealth app with unlimited GP appointments for you and your family.
- Lovely offices in great locations, with drinks and snacks provided, along with fun social events
What you can expect after you’ve applied:
A member of our recruitment team will reach out to you after they have reviewed your application. You must ensure your application is completed correctly, and we encourage you to answer any additional or optional questions on the application form. This is to help us learn more about you and why you might be a good fit for Elvie!
We do often receive a large number of applications for our roles, please don’t let visibility of this deter you from applying. We review and aim to respond to every application.
We would like to get to know you through your background, attitude, experience and understand your motivation to work with us. Our interview process varies depending on the position, but it typically looks like this:
- 30-minute video call with one of our recruiters
- 30-45 minute video call with the hiring manager
- 45-60 minute video interview with the team (some positions may require you to complete a task/presentation)
- For some positions, there may be an additional interview with one of our senior leadership team
This is an exciting time to join Elvie. You’ll have a voice, make an impact, and have the opportunity to mould your role. So be ready to learn, have fun, and be inspired by our passionate, talented team - having a sense of humour helps too 😉
Belonging at Elvie
At Elvie, we value building broad, diverse and inclusive teams - because we believe everyone being able to show up authentically at work is key to our success. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and we don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age.
If you would like more information about the role (including salary) or need any support with your application please feel free to get in touch with our Talent Team by email [email protected] or call us on 020 8135 8018.
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