People Operations Specialist (Maternity Cover)

Location: Hybrid, with 2–3 days per month in the London office; legal right to work in the UK required

Salary: £45,000–£50,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a UK electric vehicle charging provider building connected charging infrastructure and smart energy solutions for homes, workplaces and public spaces.

What you will do

• Manage onboarding, offboarding, contracts, employment documentation, promotions, salary changes and contractual amendments.
• Support employees and managers with People-related queries, family leave and absence administration.
• Prepare monthly payroll changes, maintain payroll records and administer employee benefits with Finance and external providers.
• Administer and improve HiBob, including employee data, workflows, automations, approval processes, reports and dashboards.
• Identify process improvements, document procedures and support HR system enhancements and wider People team projects.
• Help ensure compliance with employment legislation and company policies.

Requirements

• Experience in People Operations, HR coordination or a similar role, with a strong understanding of employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience supporting payroll administration and working with employee data, reporting and HR systems.
• Hands-on experience with HiBob or a similar HRIS, with strong data accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and build trusted relationships with employees, managers and stakeholders.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Legal right to work in the UK is required.

Nice to have

• Experience building HiBob workflows and automations.
• Experience administering employee benefits programmes.
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR compliance requirements.
• Experience creating people dashboards, management reports or implementing HR system enhancements.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive People team focused on continuous improvement and employee experience.
• Flexible hybrid working model and the option to work abroad for up to 20 days per year.
• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with generous parental and family leave.
• 4.5% matched pension contribution, life insurance and access to a virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Wellbeing platform, discounted energy tariffs, gym memberships, Cycle2Work and other employee discounts.

Hiring process

• CV review followed by a 30–45 minute discovery meeting.
• Online assessments.
• Hiring Manager meeting of approximately 60 minutes, followed by a Skills & Experience interview of up to 60 minutes.