Human Resources (HR) Manager

Much Better Adventures; United States; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Private medical insurance

8% pension matched

30% travel discount

16 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Much Better Adventures is seeking an HR Manager to lead day-to-day people operations for a remote-first team across the UK. You will own core HR processes, advise managers, handle payroll coordination with Finance, and help shape salary benchmarking and learning initiatives.

You will partner with leadership to maintain an energising culture, plan team meetups, and manage employee data with top-notch HRIS/ATS tools. The role offers autonomy, growth, and a strong focus on wellbeing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a generalist HR role as lead or primary point of contact
• Core HR processes: onboarding, performance cycle, employee records, absence/leaver management
• Proven ability to plan and run team events for engagement and culture
• Experience as main HR lead for monthly payroll with Finance
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and handling complex ER cases
• Judgement and discretion in advising managers on a range of people tasks
• Daily use of AI to improve people operations
• Strong organisation supporting LT with admin tasks
• Proficient with HRIS/ATS tools and data accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication for a remote async team

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day people operations and advise managers on ER, performance, and development
• Own core HR processes, policies, and systems for a remote team
• Plan and deliver adventurous team meet ups and leadership offsites
• Support leadership with travel, staff gifts, incentives, and comms
• Lead salary benchmarking and the people plan alongside operations

Skills

Generalist HR

Onboarding

Performance reviews

Employee records

Absence & leaver management

Team events planning

Payroll coordination

UK employment law

AI in HR

LT admin support

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Tools

Charlie HR

Workable

Job description

At Much Better Adventures, we exist to make it easier for people to get outside, challenge themselves, and come back changed. We're a fully remote, mission-driven B-Corp, building the global leader in positive impact outdoor adventure travel.

This is not your typical junior HR role, it's a rare opportunity to be part of a mission-led, VC backed, high growth business. You will have direct access to leadership, the opportunity to learn and grow rapidly, and earn high autonomy.

We're looking to build a people experience that matches the adventures we sell: purposeful, well run and genuinely energising. You'll be the go-to partner for our managers and team across the full employee lifecycle, keeping our remote-first culture strong as we grow. It's a hands-on role with real scope to shape how we hire, develop, reward and look after our people.

About the Role / What We Are Looking For

As HR Manager, you'll run day-to-day people operations and act as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders on everything from employee relations to performance and development. You'll own our core HR processes, policies and systems, keeping them compliant, simple and fit for a remote team spread across locations.

You'll lead the planning and delivery of inspiring, adventurous team meet ups to keep the team connected. You’ll also have a direct line to our Leadership Team, supporting them with administrative and organisational tasks such as travel bookings, staff gifts and incentives, team stash, comms and equipment.

Alongside the operational work, you'll help deliver our people plan, including performance cycles, learning and development, salary benchmarking and engagement.

Must-Haves

1. 3+ years' experience in a generalist HR role, with experience being the lead or main day-to-day HR point of contact
2. High confidence running core people processes such as onboarding, annual performance review cycle, employee record keeping, absence and leaver management
3. Proven track record of planning, supporting and running inspiring team events such as squad team meetings, annual planning meetups, and leadership offsites.
4. Experience as the main HR lead for monthly payroll processes alongside Finance
5. Solid working knowledge of UK employment law and confidence handling uncomplex employee relations cases end to end
6. Strong judgement and discretion, with the ability to support managers directly with a range of people tasks, and give clear, practical advice
7. Uses AI daily to make people operations processes more efficient
8. Organised, efficient and comfortable supporting the LT with admin tasks big or small, sometimes at short notice
9. Highly skilled with HRIS and ATS tools (e.g. Charlie HR, Workable) and keeping people data accurate
10. Excellent written and verbal communication, suited to a fully remote, async-friendly team
11. Low-ego, flexible, proactive, positive can-do attitude

Nice-to-Haves

These aren't essential, so please don’t feel you have to tick every box.

1. CIPD Level 5 or above (or working towards it)
2. Experience in a scale-up, B-Corp or purpose-led business
3. Experience building L&D programmes for employees
4. Experience supporting people in more than one country or employment model (e.g. contractors, EOR)
5. A passion for the outdoors, travel, and/or conservation and sustainability

• Salary: £30,000 – £45,000 (dependent on experience)
• 38 days holiday per year (including public holidays)
• Competitive package based on your experience and UK benchmarks
• Fully remote and flexible working
• A free MBA trip in your first year
• 30% employee discount + 15% friends & family discount on trips
• Generous 8% matched pension scheme (UK only)
• Fully funded private medical insurance with AXA
• Budget for home office setup or co-working space
• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave (primary caregiver) or 4 weeks (secondary caregiver)
• Regular team meetups and adventures (which you will help plan!)