People Executive - Premier League Studios

The Premier League; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports organization based in London is looking for a People Executive to enhance its People Team. The role involves operational support across recruitment, payroll, and employee relations. Ideal for those aspiring to grow in HR, it offers diverse responsibilities and a dynamic work environment. Strong communication and HR advisory skills are essential, along with a proactive attitude. Applications are encouraged from all backgrounds.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Inclusive culture

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in generalist HR roles advising on the employee lifecycle.
• Experience in payroll processing.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment processes including shortlisting and interviews.
• Manage payroll activities and monthly submissions.
• Maintain the integrated payroll and staff database.

Skills

HR advisory

Payroll processing

Excellent communication

Emotional intelligence

Relationship management

Confidentiality

Tools

MS-Office

Job description

Application Deadline: 17 August 2025

Department: People

Location: London, UK

Description

We are looking for a People Executive to take on a new role in our growing People Team at Premier League Studios. In this role you will be working with the Head of People to provide operational, recruitment and payroll support for departments.

This would be a great opportunity for an individual who has recently started a career in HR or has a strong desire to develop a career in HR and is willing to learn and take on new challenges. This role offers far-reaching responsibility across all core operational delivery aspects providing support to all staff at Premier League Productions (soon to be PL Studios).

The role will work closely alongside a People Business Partner (to be recruited) and Head of People and will report into the Head of People initially.

The People Executive will act as a close team and whilst they will have individual defined tasks, they will be expected to be able to work across the whole core People team remit. The People Exec and Payroll and Rewards Exec (to be recruited) will have responsibility for the administration of monthly payroll.

Who we are

The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in over 900 million homes in 189 countries.

In November 2024, the Premier League announced it was establishing a new in-house media operations business launching at the start of the 2026/27 Premier League Season. Premier League Studios will be responsible for all international media content production and distribution, providing a best-in-class content service to the Premier League’s partners and millions of passionate fans around the world.

The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.

Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week, where possible. You will be expected to attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.
Premier League staff lead by example, focus on the game plan, strive for best results and play as one team. The People team play a key role in supporting these behaviours and your role will be an important addition to the work that we do.

The role

The role will support on the operational delivery of all core tasks required to service the staff of the Premier League and ensure that we offer a best-in-class People team function. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Supporting across recruitment and selection (inc. shortlisting, interviewing, contract preparation, eligibility and safeguarding checks, pre-onboarding and induction training)
• Managing payroll activities including monthly payroll and annual P11D submission.
• Management of all trackers, management reports, intranet, onboarding platforms
• Probationary period management
• Supporting on employee relations matters such as disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and flexible working request.
• Support training and development programme planning and tailored L&D solutions
• Handbook, policies and procedures – regularly reviewed and updated in line with statutory requirements and industry best practice / benchmarking
• Service agreement administration where required
• Supporting across health and safety compliance
• Maintenance of the integrated payroll and staff database – this includes the completion of an electronic filing project for all People records
• Managing benefit administration (pension, gym, Cycle scheme etc)
• Management of employer brand content on external platforms, including LinkedIn
  

The work above will cover the UK PLS remit.

Requirements for the role

• Experience within generalist people team focused role supporting and advising on HR matters across the employee lifecycle
• Experience payroll processing
• Understanding of dealing with a wide range of contractor/freelance worker arrangements
• Evidence of a passion for working with people and being inclusive in this approach
• High level of integrity with the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential matters
• Excellent communication skills and a high level of emotional intelligence
• Supported on an implementation of a payroll/people system previously is desirable, but not essential.
• Good knowledge of MS-Office applications
• Ability to build and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• A hardworking, self-motivated, and proactive attitude, with a flexible and collaborative working approach
• The ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment, where people are at the core of everything you do

Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm. For further information, please see our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Guidance.

To apply please visit our careers page and apply with your CV and a cover letter. The closing date for applications is Sunday 17 August.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact [e-mail]