People Operations Manager | Onboarding & Compliance Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lupa is seeking an HR Manager to own the employee lifecycle end-to-end, from offer to exit, ensuring precise handling of onboarding, documentation, and compliance. You will manage right-to-work checks, visa sponsorship, GDPR, and maintain accurate records.

Based at our Paddington, London HQ, you will build a best-in-class onboarding experience and continuously improve HR processes in a high-growth startup environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR Manager, People Operations Manager, or HR Advisor role.
• Strong understanding of employment law, HR compliance, and the employee lifecycle.
• Experience managing right-to-work and visa sponsorship processes.
• Comfortable owning HR systems and data quality.
• Experience in high-growth startups or scale-ups is a plus.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the employee lifecycle end-to-end, from offer through to exit.
• Build and run onboarding, including pre-employment checks and documentation.
• Own HR compliance: right-to-work checks, visa sponsorship, GDPR, and employment law.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems; produce reporting.
• Be the first point of contact for employee and manager queries.
• Continuously improve processes and raise the bar for HR operations.

Skills

HR management

Employment law

HR compliance

Right-to-work

Visa sponsorship

HR systems

People operations

Startup experience

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Tools

HRIS systems

Data management

Job description

Lupa is seeking an HR Manager to own the employee lifecycle end-to-end, from offer to exit, ensuring precise handling of onboarding, documentation, and compliance. You will manage right-to-work checks, visa sponsorship, GDPR, and maintain accurate records.

Based at our Paddington, London HQ, you will build a best-in-class onboarding experience and continuously improve HR processes in a high-growth startup environment.