People Partner

Summary

Join Zepz, a global leader in cross-border payments, as an experienced HR professional to lead and manage diverse projects. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and closing OKRs on time and within budget, owning defined OKRs to deliver strategic priorities. This role demands thought leadership and delivery skills, taking end-to-end ownership of deliverables. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in commercial HR, problem-solving abilities, and collaboration skills. You will build strong relationships across functions and confidently adapt your style to support and challenge as appropriate. As a member of the People Team, you will contribute to the company's direction and long-term decision-making. Zepz offers a remote-first work environment and various benefits.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a People Partner or project management role, where you have personally delivered outcomes / OKRs
• Proven experience in a fast paced consumer / tech business
• A solid understanding of core People functions, processes, and relevant legislation
• Strong proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools (e.g., advanced excel and Google docs)
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with diverse teams;Proactive, analytical, and skilled at identifying and resolving related issues
• Happy to roll up your sleeves and get into the details and more than happy with ambiguity and change (in fact, you probably thrive on both)
• You will have all the smarts and you will work fast and be responsive

Responsibilities

• OKR delivery: scope, discovery, design and execution of key results against assigned OKRs and timescales
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for all communications related to your OKRs, ensuring alignment and buy-in from key stakeholders
• Led by data: Analyse and interpret relevant data, workforce metrics creating insights to identify future OKRs with a natural focus on continuous process improvement
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve existing People processes, design and implement more efficient solutions, making them smoother, automated and more responsive, ensuring adherence to best practice and relevant legislation
• End-to-end OKR Ownership - you will be a an out-and-out “doer”, owning the end to end delivery of your own projects (OKRs) by managing every aspect of the process yourself from creating the project plan, writing the comms, creating and maintaining the spreadsheets / documentation, attending all meetings (eg consultation meetings, if required) and closing out the project through to retro
• Change Management: Develop and execute change management plans to ensure that outcomes are adopted successfully by employees and managers
• Budget & Risk Management: Deliver OKRs within budget, effectively manage operational costs, track data, key performance indicators, and proactively identify and mitigate project risks
• Status updates: Maintain appropriate documentation, status reports, stakeholder maps, and post-project retros ensuring all stakeholders feel well informed
• Employee Experience: Ensure the employee experience is the best it can be, both for employees, Zepz and of course, for our users

Benefits

• Unlimited Annual Leave: Feel free to make the most of your time off and maintain a healthy work-life balance!
• Private Medical Cover: ​​You can opt-in to a Private Medical Insurance scheme. This provides you with access to thorough medical coverage, so you can feel confident in your health and well-being
• Retirement: We offer pension schemes to help you plan for and secure your future
• Life Assurance: Life assurance is available to give you peace of mind and protect your loved ones in case of the unexpected
• Parental Leave: We offer competitive parental leave schemes to ensure you are spending as much quality time with your new bundle of joy as possible
• We are also remote-first as an organisation, offering flexibility for you to work where you need to be most productive