People and Culture Manager

Rapha; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking company that inspires a love for cycling. As the People & Culture Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a supportive and dynamic workplace. Collaborate with diverse teams to implement progressive people initiatives, champion employee engagement, and nurture a high-performance culture. This role is perfect for a self-starter with a passion for people, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to make a meaningful impact. Join a team that values creativity, adaptability, and a shared love for cycling, and help us continue to build an inspiring workplace.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for remote working

Free barista coffee

Monthly social events

50% apparel discount

Annual clothing allowance

Free membership to Rapha Cycling Club

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a People Partner role with a focus on employee lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Drive people-centric initiatives and support managers and employees.
• Lead key people processes and contribute to varied People projects.

Skills

People Partnering

UK Employment Law

Employee Relations

Communication

Data Presentation

Relationship Building

Organizational Skills

Agility in Fast-paced Environments

Education

Experience in People Partner Role

Knowledge of People Processes

Tools

PeopleHR

Team Tailor

Lattice

Job description

Founded in 2004, Rapha exists to inspire the world to live life by bike. We believe that cycling has the power to transform people’s lives and it’s this experience that we want to share with the world. To do this, we have to ensure that we’re supporting, nurturing and inspiring our employees to do their best work. We’re a company that truly cares about its people. From our Clubhouse and Regional teams across the globe, to our central teams at our London office, we are a diverse, passionate and hard-working group, who believe in and champion our purpose, whatever it means to you.

This is an exciting time at Rapha and we are looking for the next People & Culture Manager to join our People team. This is a great opportunity to continue your People career in a supportive, fast-paced, exciting and purpose-driven company.

Being a global omni-channel business, things often move fast. You will gain fantastic experience working across multifaceted teams in a company that has set the benchmark for creating market-leading products, building communities, content creation and experiential retail. In return, you'll need to be a self-starter, who’s creative, adaptable and thrives on working at pace.

THE ROLE

• Reporting to our Head of People & Culture you'll work closely with our People & Culture team to drive people-centric and progressive People initiatives across the business.

• People partnering - be the first line of support for Managers and Employees for your departments, advising and supporting all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

• Build strong relationships with your partners and stakeholders, coaching, influencing and challenging their thinking to drive positive change and deliver our organisational objectives.

• Lead the implementations of key people processes and projects, including performance reviews and engagement surveys.

• Contribute to a range of varied and exciting People projects to support delivering our people and company strategies.

• Be a culture ambassador. Support others to role model a culture that is rooted in our purpose and driven by our values and behaviours.

• Help us build a high-performance workplace through supporting our talent management processes.

• Build strong and nurturing relationships to be the ears and the voice of employees within your business areas.

• Support our People team to continually develop progressive people practices. Seek out the right problems and turn them into opportunities.

• Collaborate on the development and facilitation of training.

• Support with maintaining our People systems including PeopleHR, Team Tailor and Lattice.

• Own and support administrative tasks.

• Champion and drive our strategies for employee engagement across all areas of Rapha.

THE CANDIDATE

• Previous experience in a People Partner role. Proven record of being a trusted and go-to People partner.

• Knowledge of People processes, UK employment law and employee relations matters.

• You naturally want to help and support the people around you and be a great relationship builder across all levels of the organisation.

• An excellent communicator, able to simplify complex topics both written and verbally.

• A curious and inquisitive mindset.

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced and agile environment.

• Able to constructively challenge and bring new ideas to the table to ensure that we’re always being progressive in our people practices.

• Keen on organisation, and ensuring that everything is in the right place.

• Comfortable with using and presenting data and facts to support and inform your decisions.

• Proactive, hands-on and with high attention to detail.

• Be excited to get involved and be an integral part of creating and maintaining a positive working environment at Rapha.

• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.

• An openness to embrace our culture and cycling.

Working at Rapha

We are continuously looking into ways to invest in our employees and build a better working culture and environment. Here are just some of the internal benefits we offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Support ad-hoc remote working during the week - Minimum 3 days in office
• Free barista coffee and social drinks in the office
• Monthly department social events and quarterly office social away days
• We offer a flexible riding benefit to allow you to go out riding on a Wednesday morning with colleagues or learn to cycle through our Getting Started Scheme.
• We offer all our employees a 50% apparel discount and a discount for family and friends.
• An annual clothing allowance
• Free membership to the Rapha Cycling Club
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Parental Leave and Pay