People Experience Manager Cardiff, Wales
Job description
People Experience Manager – Cardiff (Hybrid) – Up to £40,000 with Bonus and excellent benefits
Joining Ogi is a unique opportunity to work within an innovative Welsh business and one of the fastest-growing companies in Wales.
You may have known us previously as Spectrum Internet and NSUK, but we've rebranded to Ogi - a new name that reflects our commitment to serving Welsh communities. We’ve received a multi-million-pound investment and are currently in the thick of our large-scale full-fibre internet deployment across South Wales!
This is a great opportunity to join a talented people experience team that supports the larger people strategy to achieve our goal of becoming one of Wales best companies to work for.
About you…
We are looking for a proactive and pragmatic People Experience Manager who truly believes in taking a people-centric approach to all things HR.
You will be a true business partner and HR generalist who is experienced across all areas of the HR function including, payroll, compensation, and benefits management.
Alongside this, you should be collaborative, empathetic, process orientated and have strong attention to detail.We want to talk to people who are eager to learn and advance their careers - sector experience isn’t as important to us (though great if you’ve worked in ISP/Telco/Start-up/IT/software) - the real key is someone who can multi-task, someone who is resilient, and can cope with a high pressure and quick change environment that has recently gone through a hyper-growth phase and continues to grow!
Also, you should be CIPD qualified or working towards the qualification and ideally have a Payroll related qualification (experience is just as important if not though!).
We place a strong emphasis on attitude, passion for employee wellbeing, and the idea that "it's okay" is never good enough. Other experience & attributes we’re looking for include –
* Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.
* Confident in providing people reports and analysing the data to promote ongoing improvement.
* Able to handle issues involving employees and assist people managers during the process.
* Excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills.
* Ability to use HRIS - including reporting, system administration and configuration.
* Running payroll and managing benefits administration.
* Ability to multi-task, appropriately prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment.
* Able to adopt a customer-focused and pragmatic approach to all aspects of the role.
* Innovative and a passion for driving efficiency and continuous improvement.
The role will also in time have other HR Generalist direct report(s) and will require travel on an occasional basis across South and West Wales.
What you’ll be doing…
Working closely with the wider PE Team, the People Experience Manager will play a significant role in raising the overall bar for all things HR at Ogi.
It’s an integral role that will support the wider People Strategy and will be at the core of building and maintaining our progressive and employee-centric culture. This role provides a great opportunity to be a part of our growth and help shape the people function of the business going forward
This generalist role covers all aspects of Human Resources and includes responsibility for payroll and benefits and our HRIS (BambooHR). The People Experience Manager will also be expected to work collaboratively with the Talent and Culture Manager and the Learning and Development Specialist on wider People Experience initiatives that span all functions within the team.
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* Be the first point of contact to support and advise People Managers on employee relations matters, including but not limited to sickness, disciplinary, grievance and performance.
* Providing support in all specialised functions such as compensation and benefits, employee experience, performance management, policies and procedures and employee relations.
* Become the expert in the use of our HRIS, BambooHR; supporting managers and employees in all aspects of the system, providing training on usage of the system; ensuring high standards of data integrity and maximising use of all functionalities of the system.
* Managing all benefits administration (including Company Pension), including liaising with external agents, ensuring that our compensation package remains competitive, progressive and well utilised.
* Ensuring that all related benefits reporting, including those required by HMRC and the Pensions Regulator, are submitted accurately and on time.
* Managing monthly payroll processes, including the approval process, to meet deadlines and ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
* Oversee HR administration, such as offer letters and contracts of employment.
* Overseeing related policies and procedures; seeking to improve, automate and refine procedures for efficiency within the team and to enhance the employee experience.
* Oversee all backgrounds/security checks to ensure they are completed as required by the role.
* Work closely with the Talent and Culture Manager to provide support in the onboarding process.
* Oversee the performance assessment process to maximise participation and ensure appropriate actions are taken regarding performance concerns and top talent.
* Own maternity, paternity, and other leave related processes.
* Produce HR stats and analytics and use the data to drive continuous improvement and focus the People Experience team’s priorities.
One thing you should know is that we are a company that will support your growth, build your skills, recognise, and reward you for being part of a team that prides itself on being inquisitive, intuitive, and supportive of our successes and failures as one team.
Next Steps?
Please get in touch for a confidential chat. If you don't consider yourself as ticking all the requirements but you think you'd be a good fit for us, feel free to message us for a chat too.
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: In person
