Head of People Talent
Save My Exams, United Kingdom

Save My Exams is a rapidly growing EdTech business on the lookout for an ambitious Head of People amp; Talent.

Reaching up to 2m monthly active users and on our way to 100,000 paying members, all while being bootstrapped, we’re looking for an experienced Head of People amp; Talent to join our team!

We like to think we are the most exciting tech company in Europe you’ve never heard of, and this role is a unique opportunity to join a profitable EdTech business at a key inflection point.

So, if you’re interested in rapid, product-led, customer-obsessed growth, and the chance to disrupt a $7tn+ market by improving the lives of millions of students every year, then read on.

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The Head of People amp; Talent will ensure we have the right people, values and processes to build and maintain a team of A-players who are effective in delivering on the long-term strategic goals of Save My Exams.

They will do this by:

• leading all people functions within the company and continue to scale the company to gt;100 people
• providing strategic guidance to the Leadership Team to enable the business to scale smoothly to 20m in revenues with the right people in place
• owning the full talent lifecycle from attracting to retaining top talent
• serving as a role model of the company’s culture and ensure we maintain a high-performing workforce
• building a longer term people strategy and how that links in with business strategy
• promoting and celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion

Over the next 12 months, you’ll expect to work on the following:

Talent acquisition, onboarding and offboarding

• Consistently build upon our employee value proposition in order to attract and retain great talent
• Managing the full cycle recruitment process from forecasting and headcount planning with department leads, through to producing contracts of employment

• Oversee new employee onboarding and partner with hiring managers to build onboarding plans and initial goal-setting
• Managing any external agencies we use which could include recruiters or legal advice on specific contracts, or hiring for this role as specific
• Ensuring there is a robust interviewing and probation process
• Owning the off-boarding process, performing Exit interviews and ensuring improvements are made

Talent management

• Responsible for the accountability chart along with the COO
• Owning the performance management process to ensure we have a team of high performers
• Ensuring Learning and development are central to professional development
• Own our Manager Toolkit amp; Manager Training Programme
• Improving and increasing Employee engagement including using surveys (Culture Amp) to create strategies that result in a high level of engagement and retention
• Hiring and workforce strategy (eg Contractor vs Employee, UK vs abroad)
• Provide leadership on people-related issues and policies across the SME
• Developing company well-being and potential health and other related policies
• Planning our Company and team get-togethers

HR Admin amp; Compliance

• Working with the CFO to create a great Compensation and benefits package
• Running the bi-annual Salary benchmarking and reviews
• Building and running a fit for purpose Disputes/grievance process
• Provide useful data to help guide decision-making, allow the company to scale effectively and efficiently, and create a better working environment and engaged culture
• Keep abreast of best practices, as well as the latest regulations, and continually improve our policies and processes
• Compliance and risk management (e.g. GDPR, IR35)
• Ownership of our HRIS
• Working with Finance to ensure our payroll process is efficient and has the appropriate controls in place

General

• Plan for scale and success, ensure there is a plan to build the People team
• Maintaining Excellence in Remote Working: Ensure a seamless and productive remote working environment for all employees. Implement best practices, tools, and strategies to optimise remote collaboration and efficiency
• Enhancing E, Damp;I Credentials, take the lead in advancing our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (E, Damp;I) initiatives. Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to enhance our credentials in these areas and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace

Requirements

• Significant experience in a senior people role, having seen what good looks like for a company on its way to 20m in revenues and beyond

• A track record of making business decisions and

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