HR Student Placment

Duration: 1 year

Start Date: July 2027

Location: Enstone

About Us

We are a high-performance Formula One Team driven by innovation, precision, and commitment to developing our people. Our Human Resources team partners closely with departments across the organisation to support talent development, organisational capability, and a high performance culture. As an HR Placement Student, you’ll gain hands‑on experience across people insights, recruitment and strategic HR initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful work that enables our team to perform at the highest level in Formula One.

The Role

As an HR Placement Student, you will support our HR Business Partners in delivering both operational and strategic people initiatives. You’ll provide analytical, project, and coordination support to improve employee experience, strengthen HR processes, and enable data-driven decision making across the business. You’ll gain exposure to the employee lifecycle, workforce planning, HR data and reporting, and a range of development, culture, and wellbeing projects that underpin our high performance environment.

Key Responsibilities

• People Insights & Reporting
• Support the creation of people dashboards, reports, and data packs
• Analyse trends such as headcount, turnover, absence, engagement, and capability
• Prepare clear insight summaries for HRBPs and leadership reviews
• Employee Lifecycle Support (Non Operational)
• Review onboarding, probation and exit themes to identify trends
• Support action planning for engagement, development, or organisational improvements
• Contribute to workforce planning insights, including movement and pipelines
• Recruitment Support
• Assist HRBPs and hiring managers with job design and role profile creation
• Coordinate shortlisting processes and support candidate screening
• Organise interview logistics, scheduling and candidate communication
• Contribute to recruitment insights such as pipeline data or time-to-hire metrics
• Skills Matrix & Capability Development
• Maintain and update departmental and organisational skills matrices
• Support skills gap and capability analysis
• Work with the Talent Development team to align insights with development activity
• Strategic HR & Culture Projects
• Support HRBP led initiatives on engagement, wellbeing, culture and organisational development
• Conduct research and benchmarking to inform recommendations
• Prepare background material, presentations and project documents
• HRBP Team Support
• Assist with preparing meeting materials, presentations, and briefing documents
• Attend selected meetings to observe, take minutes, and track actions
• Collaborate with HR Operations and Talent Development on cross-functional projects

Currently studying a degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Data Analytics, Organisational Behaviour, or a related discipline, and seeking an industry placement during your penultimate year of university. Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders. Comfortable working with data and producing accurate insights. Highly organised with strong attention to detail. Professional, discreet and able to handle sensitive information. Proactive, curious and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment. You must have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. You must be available to attend onsite interviews.

What We Offer in Return

At Alpine Formula One Team, you won’t just contribute; you’ll make a direct impact on race car performance at the pinnacle of motorsport. Working alongside some of the most talented individuals in the industry, you’ll help shape innovation on a global stage. Our purpose-built facilities in Enstone provide the perfect environment to thrive. We offer a competitive salary, private medical healthcare, full access to our free on-site gym, a fully catered restaurant with a daily food allowance and a wide range of additional benefits designed to support your wellbeing and growth. Beyond the perks, you’ll be part of a team that’s pushing boundaries in Formula One. The thrill of pioneering cutting‑edge technology, combined with a collaborative and inclusive culture, creates unmatched opportunities for career development and personal achievement. Take the next step in your career and play your part in shaping the future of Formula One.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Alpine Formula One Team, we celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be their true selves. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are committed to leading by example in promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our society.

Job Family: Human Resources

Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc. If you have a disability or special need requiring layout of the workstation or work schedule, please let us know by completing this form.