People Manager

Soar With Us; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic e-commerce group in London is seeking a Head Of Culture to drive people strategy and cultivate a thriving workplace culture. You will manage onboarding processes, support leadership with engagement initiatives, and ensure the effective execution of HR operations. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in people operations and a passion for enhancing employee engagement. This role offers a competitive salary and hybrid work options.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Private Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Professional Development Fund

End of Year Bonus Scheme

Work Abroad Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing onboarding and offboarding.
• Strong understanding of HR compliance and data accuracy.
• Effective communication and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage people operations and culture initiatives.
• Support and coach managers on people matters.
• Lead engagement initiatives and team events.

Skills

People Operations

Employee engagement

Performance management

Coaching

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Head Of Culture

Function(s): People Strategy, Culture, Engagement, Organisational Development.
Reports to: Group Managing Director
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days a week within the office.
Salary: Competitive, based on experience.

About Us:

We are a group of fast‑growing performance, creative, and e‑commerce companies: Soar With Us, Hambi Media, Launch With Us, and For You Advertising. Together, we partner with some of the UK’s most ambitious brands, delivering breakthrough advertising, growth strategy, and creative campaigns.

With a collective team of 80+ A‑Players, we’ve profitably spent more than £500m on Meta, Google, and TikTok ads, and we’re only just getting started.

As People Manager, you’ll manage the day‑to‑day delivery of people operations and culture initiatives across the group. You’ll work with department heads and leads to ensure that our people strategy is executed effectively – from onboarding and performance to engagement and retention.

This is a key operational and coaching role. You’ll ensure our frameworks are embedded, data is tracked, and managers are supported to bring out the best in their teams.

Our Values:

• Extreme Ownership: Taking responsibility for every outcome within your control.
• Radical Curiosity: Challenging assumptions and exploring what’s next to drive smarter, more innovative results.
• Kind Candour: Saying what needs to be said with honesty, empathy, and purpose.
• Client‑Centricity: Thinking like owners, acting in our clients’ best interests, always.

Core Responsibilities

People Operations & HR

• Manage onboarding, offboarding, and employee lifecycle across multiple agencies.
• Maintain HR systems, data accuracy, and compliance.
• Partner with finance and operations on payroll, benefits, and headcount changes.
• Support and coach managers on people‑related matters and employee relations.

Performance & Development

• Run performance review cycles and ensure outcomes are tracked and actioned.
• Partner with the Head of People to enhance training, progression, and development programmes.
• Support data‑led decision making through engagement, turnover, and performance reporting.

Culture & Engagement

• Lead on engagement initiatives, team events, and recognition programmes.
• Collect and act on feedback to continuously improve employee experience.
• Help build and maintain a culture that celebrates excellence, ownership, and growth.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Line manage People Executives or Coordinators (where applicable).
• Partner closely with agency leadership to align people strategies with business goals.
• Collaborate with the Head of People on group‑wide people strategy and continuous improvement.

What Success Looks Like:

6 Months:

• You are fully embedded as a trusted partner to leadership and the wider team.
• Internal marketing strategy is in place and engagement initiatives made live.
• Training schedule launched and uptake measured.

12 Months:

• Career progression frameworks are fully operational across departments.
• Retention rates improved and directly linked to improved client delivery.
• Recognised as the cultural and developmental driver within the Group.

24 Months:

• Recognised as a culture leader, shaping the group’s reputation as one of the best places to work in e‑commerce and advertising.
• Built a scalable people function capable of supporting rapid growth across multiple agencies.
• Partnering on long‑term workforce planning, succession, and organisational design.

We believe looking after our people goes beyond the basics. That’s why across the group, we offer:

• 26 days annual leave (including your birthday off, and additional days for long‑term service).
• Private Health Insurance (with wellness perks and rewards, available after 6 months).
• Life Insurance & Smart Health Services (including 24/7 virtual GP and wellbeing support).
• Cash Plan (reimbursement for dental, optical, physiotherapy and other healthcare expenses).
• Company Pension (auto‑enrolment with employer contributions).
• Professional Development Fund (courses, certifications, and resources to support career growth).
• End of Year Bonus Scheme
• Kudos Recognition Platform (peer‑to‑peer recognition across the group).
• Hybrid & Remote Working options.
• Work Abroad Scheme (up to 30 days at a time).
• Regular Company Events & Team Socials to bring our brands together.