People & Operations Partner — Growth & Onboarding

Stora; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Company pension

35 days annual leave

Learning and development support

Share options

Work-from-home budget

Job summary

Stora is seeking a People & Operations Business Partner to support hiring, onboarding, policies, benefits and day-to-day employee experience. You’ll work closely with the COO to ensure processes are practical and consistently applied.

You’ll own execution, drive HR improvements, and help scale the company while remaining hands-on from day one. This role offers progression towards Head of People in a distributed UK/Europe team.

Qualifications

• Organised and reliable with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Hands-on HR professional capable of drafting policies, ads, CV reviews, and interview coordination.
• Solid working knowledge of employment law and HR compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Process-minded with ability to design clear, practical HR workflows and systems.
• Tech savvy and able to set up and improve digital HR tools and systems.
• Strong communicator who builds trust and communicates clearly with all levels of the business.
• Comfortable working with leadership; can turn decisions into action with sound judgement.
• People-focused mindset; aims to create a positive, fair and well-run work environment.
• Discreet and trustworthy with handling sensitive employee information.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment end-to-end, including writing job specs, posting, screening, interviewing, and offers.
• Build and maintain a smooth onboarding process so new hires are set up for success.
• Update and roll out HR policies, procedures, and contracts with COO and external advisors.
• Own benefits administration and be the first contact for day-to-day HR questions.
• Organise internal team events, meetups, and offsites with the Events Coordinator.
• Support performance management and feedback processes across the team.
• Help ensure compliance with employment regulations across the UK, Ireland, and EU markets.
• Keep HR systems, documentation, and employee records organised and up to date.
• Identify gaps or risks in people processes and work with the COO to address them.
• Help maintain a consistent, professional employee experience as the company grows.
• Support day-to-day office and workplace operations and provide resources to the team.
• Assist COO with operational planning, process improvement, and cross-functional projects.
• Develop and maintain efficient internal processes and workflows across people and business operations.
• Coordinate travel, company meetings, and other operational requirements as needed.

Skills

Organised and reliable

Hands-on

Strong HR knowledge

Process-minded

Tech comfortable

Strong communicator

Leadership collaboration

People-focused

Discreet and trustworthy

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Stora is seeking a People & Operations Business Partner to support hiring, onboarding, policies, benefits and day-to-day employee experience. You’ll work closely with the COO to ensure processes are practical and consistently applied.

You’ll own execution, drive HR improvements, and help scale the company while remaining hands-on from day one. This role offers progression towards Head of People in a distributed UK/Europe team.