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Head of People / Senior People Manager (6 month FTC, start late July 2020)
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Are you interested in languages, education and technology and want to work in one of the world's best EdTech startups? Then join us and be part of an ambitious and talented team that revolutionises how we learn languages. About us Busuu is the app that makes learning a language easier for everyone and proves that learning a language must not be done in a classroom. We are the world's largest language learning community with over 100 million users from 190 countries, growing at up to 50,000 new users per day. We make learning a language easy by combining AI-powered courses with instant feedback from our global community of native speakers and live tutoring from qualified teachers across the world. If you are passionate about languages,want to work with smart, creative, energetic people and possess the initiative, confidence and good judgement to make independent decisions every day - then you are probably the perfect addition for our growing team. What does a Head of People do at Busuu? We are a team of 100+ talented, driven people located across London, Madrid and remotely (globally), looking for someone to help us on our journey! You will manage a fully functional People department, recruit and manage talent, help us with organisational design, coaching and development, and manage our learning and development programs. You will also support the CEO & Co-founder and the Senior Leadership Team to define, implement and guard the right culture in the company. What you will be doing: * Deliver a complete People capability that can scale as the company grows including: * Talent acquisition and onboarding (we are planning to double our team size over the next 2 years) * Learning and development * Employee engagement (e.g. we do quarterly engagement surveys) * Company Culture * Compensation and benefits * Talent management * HR information systems (HRIS) and payroll * Compliance and risk management (e.g. GDPR, immigration) * Disputes / grievance process * Contribute to long-term goals around business and people development, including succession planning * Provide leadership on people related issues and policies across the company developing company wellbeing, health and counselling policies * Provide useful data to help guide decision making, allow the company to scale effectively and efficiently, and create a better working environment and engaged culture * Manage the overall headcount forecast and the annual HR budget * Keep abreast of best practice, as well as the latest regulations, and continually improve our policies and processes What we're looking for in a Head of People: * 7+ years experience across Talent acquisition, HR business partner and generalist experience working in a high growth environment * Hold a relevant degree or equivalent practical experience with proof of HR related qualifications and experience in best practice * Experience in leading a People Operations or Human Resources team ideally in an international organisation with >150 employees * Interest in edtech and language learning and ability to excite potential candidates about our industry In return we will ensure that you have: * Flexible working hours. If you prefer early starts, late finishes or the odd day working from home * Monthly & quarterly company team activities, Friday socials and other activities * Training budget, so you can learn more in your field, attend conferences and events that you find interesting * Perkbox subscription with a lot of great benefits in it * Private health insurance * Weekly office yoga * Pension contributions * We love animals, if you have a furry friend, feel free to bring them with you * A well-equipped London office with free breakfast, plenty of snacks, fresh fruit and free dinner of your choice if you need to stay late What happens next We aim to have a simple and speedy hiring process and we want to make sure that we are right for you as much as the other way around. The hiring process for the Head of People role are the following 3 steps: * CV application review - We will review it as quickly as possible and update on the next steps * Let's chat- Quick chat with our recruiter about your experience and the role * Test - You will be sent 60 min exercise to test your People skills * Video call - Call with the Hiring Manager regarding the test and the role in general * Meet the team - 2 - 2.5 meeting with the wider team Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. We pride ourselves on embracing our differences, whether they're cultural, racial, religious or otherwise. This means each one of us comes to work knowing that we have a voice - and a safe, judgement-free zone to speak freely. If you like the sound of that, join us. We'd love to hear what you have to say.