People Coordinator (UK)

TL;DR

People Coordinator (UK) (People Operations/Talent Acquisition): Coordinating employee and candidate experiences across UK and EMEA teams with an accent on onboarding, recruitment coordination, HR administration, and workplace operations. Focus on managing multi-time-zone interviews, supporting employee lifecycle processes, and creating a welcoming London office environment.

Location: London, UK; primarily office-based, with attendance required four days per week.

Salary: £50,000–£70,000 base salary, excluding bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth defense technology startup developing products powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for defense, aviation, and border protection applications.

What you will do

• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding for UK and EMEA employees, including workspaces, welcome materials, induction schedules, and new-hire logistics.
• Support benefits, payroll, HR administration, mobility processes, employee records, and day-to-day employee queries.
• Coordinate interviews across multiple time zones and manage onsite interview logistics, candidate hospitality, offers, background checks, and hiring events.
• Support employee engagement activities, team socials, recognition initiatives, internal communications, and workplace culture programs.
• Partner with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Workplace Operations teams to improve employee and candidate experiences.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in coordination roles covering Workplace, Employee Experience, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, or Business Operations.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities with ownership.
• Excellent attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Slack, and other collaboration tools, with the ability to learn new systems.
• Willingness to work primarily from the London office four days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Workplace, onboarding, benefits, or HR administration.
• Experience with Greenhouse or a similar applicant tracking system.
• Experience organising internal events or employee engagement initiatives.
• Experience in a high-growth technology, defense, or startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Private medical, dental, and vision benefits fully covered for employees and dependents.
• 5% pension match.
• Pre-IPO stock option grants and relocation assistance.
• Annual bonuses planned for the future.
• Opportunity to develop a career across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, or Workplace Operations.