People Operations Manager

Oxfordshire - UK

Yearly Salary: GBP 60000 - 75000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

VoCoVo specialises in innovative communication solutions tailored for businesses particularly within the retail sector. Our flagship products are designed to create a connected store experience facilitating seamless communication among retail staff to enhance efficiency and elevate customer service. We empower teams to collaborate effortlessly and achieve their retail goals. Youve probably already seen us in action- were trusted by Tesco Asda Dunelm and Iceland just to name a few.

With over 250000 users across more than 10000 locations in 21 countries and recognition as one of the top 100 best small-to-medium size businesses to work for join us on our journey!

Role Overview
As our People Operations Manager youll help make sure our people foundations are strong scalable and human as we grow in the UK and internationally.

Youll take clear ownership of people operations systems and data ensuring theyre robust compliant and ready to scale using insight and thoughtful improvements to support every stage of the employee journey.

This is a hands-on role where collaboration matters combining operational delivery with future-focused thinking to help our people and our business thrive. Youll work closely with the Chief People Officer and wider People team supporting continuity and momentum.

Please note this role is open to candidates based in the UK with the legal right to work here. Its a hybrid position so youll need to be commutable to our Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) and Shipton-under-Wychwood (Oxfordshire) offices spending around 12 days a week working from them.

What were looking for

A strong track record managing people operations in a scaling organisation (around 200500 employees)
Strong hands-on knowledge of HRIS payroll and people data (HiBob experience is a plus)
Comfortable using data to inform decisions and improve employee experience
Highly organised with a great eye for detail and process improvement
Solid understanding of UK employment law and best practice
Commercially aware with experience managing budgets and suppliers
A clear approachable communicator who enjoys being visible and collaborative
Someone who balances accuracy with pace and understands the bigger picture
Values-led proactive and solutions focused
Nice to have: exposure to DACH or US employment law Employer of Record models internal communications

What youll do

Own and continuously improve people operations across the full employee lifecycle
Help deliver a consistent high-quality employee experience that reflects VoCoVos values
Own our HRIS ensuring data accuracy integrity and usability
Build and maintain people dashboards that support performance and informed decision-making
Use insight to identify trends and opportunities sharing them openly with the People team and leaders
Design scalable people processes that support growth and simplicity
Lead people operations projects focused on automation and continuous improvement
Manage the HR operations budget and supplier renewals
Support compliance across the UK DACH and US keeping us audit-ready
Partner with managers and teams to support change and key people moments
Support the People team with continuity and operational leadership when needed

Salary
Salary range: 60000 - 75000 per year.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday Bank Holidays (increases with years of service)
Option to buy or sell 5 days holiday each year
Sick Pay - 8 weeks full pay 4 weeks half pay
Life Assurance - (4 times basic pay)
Private Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)
Cycle2Work Scheme
Electric car green salary sacrifice scheme
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package
Child Care Scheme
Training & development opportunities
Company organised events
Pension (Royal London Group) 5% employer contribution matched
Apple MacBook Wireless Magic Mouse and Keyboard monitor and headphones

Diversity and Inclusion
At VoCoVo we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. Our commitment is to create an environment that champions equity innovation and collaboration ensuring all team members can flourish. Join us in shaping the future together.

We are also committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process so please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage.

Company Values
Embracing VoCoVos VOICE Values is important to us shaping our collaborative and innovative culture.

VALUED
Our Colleagues Customers and Stakeholders are valued; treated with respect empathy and operate with honesty and integrity
ONE TEAM
Collaboration of all for VoCoVos happiness and success
INNOVATION
Our products are constantly evolving to tackle the pain points of retailers across the globe
CUSTOMER FOCUSED
Our customers love VoCoVo at every level every interaction with us is frictionless and we are integral to their operations
EMPOWERED
Our people are empowered to do the right thing and make decisions without loads of red tape

If you feel this could be the right fit apply now!