People Advisor

Gearset; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a People Advisor to enhance employee experience and support managers. This role involves advising on performance issues, managing employee relations, and ensuring compliance with employment law, all while fostering a people-first culture. The ideal candidate will have a CIPD qualification or equivalent experience and be passionate about prioritising people in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Generous personal development budget

Top end hardware provided

Free lunch in the office

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company Pension Plan

Bupa health care

Life Insurance & critical illness cover

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in handling a broad range of ER cases, including complex cases.
• Full/part CIPD qualified, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Advise managers on performance and employee-related issues.
• Support key projects such as salary benchmarking and talent management.

Skills

Organisational Skills

People Management

Communication

Employment Law Knowledge

Education

CIPD Qualification

Tools

HiBob

Job description

At Gearset, we believe people thrive when they feel empowered, supported and valued. We’re looking for a People Advisor to help us build our exceptional teams and shape an employee experience that reflects our values at every stage of the journey.

As People Advisor, you’ll be right at the heart of our People team, advising managers and supporting our People Partners across a range of areas.

Gearset’s People team is all about creating a thriving environment for every Gearcitizen. We're not just about ticking boxes; we're driven by our principles and values, making sure that every step of our Gearcitizen’s journey with us, from the moment they apply, aligns with our values and goals. We're on the lookout for a People Advisor to join our team and help us build teams where everyone feels valued and empowered to do their best work.

What’s the opportunity for a People Advisor at Gearset?

• Take a proactive approach — we’re looking for someone who spots where they can add value and isn’t limited by what’s written down
• Be a trusted adviser to managers on performance and employee related issues
• Support People Partners with key requirements in their areas such as ER, talent management, reward etc
• Cover a broad range of areas, including performance development, inclusion, engagement, wellbeing, reward and recognition.
• Take on project work, including creating and maintaining policies that fit with Gearset and keep us compliant.
• Become a super user of our HR system (HiBob), driving improvements and streamlining processes.
• Collaborate with the People Coordinator to handle employee queries and provide advisory support.
• Support key projects such as salary benchmarking and review, talent management and complex contractual changes.
• Lead benefits renewals and maintain relationships with our HR system provider and benefits broker.
• Utilise data to enhance processes

What you’ll achieve

• You’ll enhance the Gearset employee experience by guiding and developing managers to bring out the best in their teams
• Play a key role in making the People Team compliant, efficient and set up to scale
• Be part of nurturing our culture as we grow, embedding a people-first approach

About you

• Full/part CIPD qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
• Organised, meticulous and passionate about prioritising people over policies and keeping things simple in a fast paced environment
• Experience in handling a broad range of ER cases, including complex cases
• Comfortable and confident with navigating difficult conversations and decisions, with managers and individuals to support great outcomes for individuals and the business
• Comprehensive understanding of employment law and practised in applying this in a commercially sensible way in your advice
• HRIS experience including workflows, automation, data reporting and management

Nice to haves

• Previous experience in the software/tech industry
• Experience working with HiBob
• Project management experience

Salary and benefits (the stuff you’d expect!)

• Salary is £35-45k (depending on experience)
• This is a full time opportunity, working Monday to Friday with the option of flexible home working (for most of us that looks like 2-3 days a week in the office)
• Generous personal development budget for courses, conferences, or whatever is useful to your professional development in the role of up to £1500 per year
• Top end hardware provided
• Opportunity to join our Long Term Incentive scheme
• Free lunch in the office
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy an extra 5 each year)
• Company Pension Plan (matching up to 5%)
• Bupa health care
• Life Insurance & critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, as well as a range of health and wellness benefits