London People Advisor & Office Lead

Pion; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

30 days leave

Great Place To Work

Development & coaching

Remote-first policy

Flexible hours

Wellbeing benefits

Brand discounts

Home office allowance

Job summary

Pion is seeking a People Advisor to join our team in London. You’ll own the end-to-end employee lifecycle, advise managers on performance and ER, and help turn People data into actionable insights.

You’ll also lead the London office on-site, ensuring a safe, welcoming space and smooth daily operations. We value diverse perspectives and offer a remote-first environment with options for in-office and flexible hours, plus substantial wellbeing and development benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a generalist People/HR role, comfortable owning the full employee lifecycle from onboarding through to offboarding.
• Confidence in advising and coaching managers through performance, development, and employee relations conversations.
• Experience turning people data into insights that managers can actually act on.
• A hands-on, organised approach equally happy managing office facilities and hosting as you are supporting a sensitive people conversation.
• Based within easy reach of London with the flexibility to be in the Workhub one to two days a week.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end new starter and leaver experience for your departments including inductions, IT set-up, probation tracking, exit interviews, and accurate people admin and payroll inputs throughout.
• Advise managers on performance and employee relations, driving quarterly performance scoring, coaching PIPs and stretch plans and escalating formal matters to the CPO.
• Build manager capability through coaching, refresher training, and development planning, and contribute to departmental competency and resourcing plans.
• Turn people data into insight and action for your departments by coordinating pulse surveys, producing monthly Dept Decks, monitoring absence and engagement, and finding ways to automate and improve People workflows along the way.
• Run the London office as its on-site lead, keeping the space safe, secure, and well hosted — from facilities and health & safety to bookings, events, and day-to-day operations.

Skills

HR Generalist

People coaching

Data to insights

Office facilities

Job description

Pion is seeking a People Advisor to join our team in London. You’ll own the end-to-end employee lifecycle, advise managers on performance and ER, and help turn People data into actionable insights.

You’ll also lead the London office on-site, ensuring a safe, welcoming space and smooth daily operations. We value diverse perspectives and offer a remote-first environment with options for in-office and flexible hours, plus substantial wellbeing and development benefits.