People Operations Analyst - Data/Legal

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-performing trading firm in London is looking for a candidate to fill a key operational role that combines legal, data, and people management elements. You will analyze salary data, draft employment contracts, and ensure compliance across policies. Ideal for candidates with a strong analytical background or legal experience, this role provides a competitive base salary of £75,000 and ample opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

£75,000 base salary

Exposure across Legal, Ops, and Commercial teams

Opportunities for growth in compliance or leadership

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with a financial background.
• Experience in rewarding, FP&A, or People Analytics preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and interpret salary and bonus data.
• Support compensation benchmarking and pay-related projects.
• Draft and review employment contracts and documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial background

Strong communication skills

Process-oriented mindset

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Job Description

Our client are high-performing commodity trading firm based in London. Their environment is fast-paced, commercial, and relentlessly execution-driven. They move quickly, work hard and hire people who do the same.

This is a rare opportunity to join a thriving company in a role that combines elements of legal, data, operations and people management — without requiring a traditional HR background.

The Role

You’ll sit in a central function working on employment matters, contracts, salary benchmarking, and process design. You’ll be supporting the business and its people with structure, precision, and reliability.

This is a key role with real influence and room to grow, ideal for someone sharp, highly organised, and commercially minded.

What You’ll Do

• Analyse and interpret salary, headcount and bonus data
• Support compensation benchmarking and pay-related projects
• Draft and review employment contracts and documentation
• Ensure legal and regulatory accuracy across people-related policies
• Manage and improve internal processes, trackers and operational workflows
• Liaise across teams (Legal, Ops, Compliance) to get things done quickly

What We’re Looking For

This is not a traditional HR role — they are open to Hr or non HR background as long as the skillset and attitude is right.

The candidate will likely come from one of two backgrounds:

Track 1 – Data-Focused

• Strong analytical or financial background (Excel / Sheets essential)
• Possibly Reward, FP&A, Comp & Ben, or People Analytics exposure
• Comfortable interpreting large data sets and distilling insights

Track 2 – Legal/Contracts-Focused

• Strong working knowledge of employment law
• Experience drafting or reviewing employment contracts
• Background in legal ops, employment paralegal, or contract compliance

Must-Haves

• Highly organised, accurate, and process-minded
• Relentlessly efficient — you get things done fast and well
• Sharp communication and written skills
• Happy to work full-time in office (5 days)
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, commercial trading environment
• Open to working in a “People” context but not HR-first in mindset

What’s on Offer

• £75,000 base salary
• Significant exposure across Legal, Ops, and Commercial teams
• Loads of scope to grow into reward, compliance, contracts or leadership
• A genuinely fast-moving environment where sharp operators thrive