Senior Global People Operations Specialist

Wordsmith; Edinburgh (IN); In loco; USD 121.000 - 161.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Wordsmith is building the legal operations platform for in-house teams and is growing fast. We’re office-first in London, with engineers, finance and people operations working closely to keep payroll, mobility, equity, and HR data synchronized.

This senior IC role focuses on clean operations, implementing pay philosophy, salary bands, and equity strategy with an auditable trail. You’ll own the backbone of People systems and processes, working with leadership and cross-functional partners.

Competenze

• 5+ years of People Operations or HR generalist experience in a scaling technology business or high-growth scaleup, with meaningful hands-on work in payroll, mobility, PEOs and benefits
• Track record of building and running multi-country people processes from the ground up, not just maintaining existing structures.
• Confidence owning payroll controls, global mobility operations and equity administration across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong data literacy and experience with HRIS platforms, payroll systems and ATS integrations, with a bias toward automation over manual work
• Clear written communicator who can produce clean documentation and audit-ready records

Mansioni

• Own payroll controls and monthly validation across UK payroll, PEOs, and other employment models, with clean reconciliation to Finance each month
• Run visa and mobility operations end-to-end: sponsorships, relocations, compliance, right-to-work controls, and coordination with immigration advisers.
• Manage commission review, approvals, exceptions, and payment accuracy; reconcile commission data between sales systems, Finance, and payroll
• Own equity grant administration: approvals, documentation, vesting schedules, leaver events, exercises, cap table reconciliation and employee communications
• Build and improve people workflows in Humans, Ashby and connected systems, using automation to remove manual steps from pay reviews, onboarding and routine queries.
• Own onboarding, probation, employment changes, transfers, parental leave, and offboarding end-to-end: coordinate access, equipment, payroll and documentation across People, IT, Finance and hiring managers

Conoscenze

Payroll controls

Global mobility

Equity administration

HRIS platforms

Data literacy

Documentation

Descrizione del lavoro

Wordsmith is building the legal operations platform for in-house teams and is growing fast. We’re office-first in London, with engineers, finance and people operations working closely to keep payroll, mobility, equity, and HR data synchronized.

This senior IC role focuses on clean operations, implementing pay philosophy, salary bands, and equity strategy with an auditable trail. You’ll own the backbone of People systems and processes, working with leadership and cross-functional partners.