People Manager

The opportunity

You'll be joining at a point where strong foundations already exist, but there's plenty of opportunity to build on them.

This role gives you proper ownership of the people function. You'll have the freedom to introduce new initiatives, evolve existing programmes and help shape the employee experience at Reboot.

Whether that's developing career frameworks, improving manager capability, launching new benefits, enhancing our recruitment process or helping us win workplace awards, you'll have the opportunity to make a visible impact.

For the right person, this role offers significant scope to broaden your experience and grow alongside the business, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop towards a future Head of People role.

Position overview

Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: 45,000
Required Experience: HR
Location: Remote - UK (London, Leeds, Manchester)

Required skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to think 'outside-the-box'
Proficient in Microsoft Office/Excel
Excellent writing and organisational skills
Proactive with the ability to multi-task

Key objective

Your primary objective is to create an environment where Reboot-ians can do their best work.

You'll take ownership of the employee experience across the agency, helping us attract, develop and retain exceptional talent whilst ensuring our people practices remain effective, compliant and aligned with Reboot's values.

You'll work closely with managers and leadership to strengthen engagement, improve retention, develop future leaders and continue evolving Reboot as one of the best agencies to work for in the UK.

Core responsibilities

Employee Experience & Engagement

Lead initiatives that strengthen engagement, wellbeing, belonging and retention.
Own team socials, away days, recognition programmes and employee experience initiatives.
Gather employee feedback and turn insights into meaningful action.
Continually identify opportunities to improve life at Reboot through new initiatives, benefits and programmes.
Ensure people policies and programmes reflect Reboot's culture, values and tone of voice.
Support workplace award submissions and employer brand activity.

Performance & Development

Own onboarding, probation and performance review processes.
Support managers with performance conversations and development planning.
Evolve career pathways, progression frameworks and role structures.
Coordinate manager training and leadership development initiatives.
Support succession planning and future leadership development across the agency.

Recruitment & Talent

Support workforce planning and hiring activities.
Continuously improve recruitment processes and candidate experience.
Develop interview frameworks and hiring best practices.
Support managers in attracting and assessing talent.

HR & Compliance

Act as the first point of contact for employee relations matters.
Manage employee relations cases and support managers with people issues.
Maintain policies, documentation and HR systems.
Ensure compliance with employment legislation and HR best practice.

About you

You've worked in a People Manager, HR Manager or similar role.
You've worked within a digital agency and understand agency life.
You have experience building employee engagement and retention initiatives.
You enjoy helping managers develop and supporting people to perform at their best.
You're confident handling employee relations matters and have a strong understanding of UK employment law.
You have experience designing and improving people processes across the employee lifecycle.
You're organised, proactive and comfortable working autonomously.
You communicate confidently with people at all levels of a business.
You understand that great people practices need to work for both employees and the business.
You handle sensitive information with professionalism, discretion and sound judgement.