People and Culture Lead

Answer Digital is an award-winning, employee-owned technology consultancy based in Leeds.

As a people business, our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do and are key to our success.

As an Employee Ownership Trust, every one of our people has a genuine stake in Answer's future — which makes the way we look after, develop and reward our people a direct driver of our success.

About the role We're looking for a People and Culture Lead to own and evolve the people agenda at Answer.

This is a senior, hands-on role that blends strategic people leadership with broader HR responsibility.

Your role covers culture, engagement and wellbeing alongside employee relations, compliance, reward and policy ownership.

We want someone who can speak the language of the business as fluently as the language of people: connecting engagement, retention and culture initiatives to headcount cost, margin, utilisation and growth plans, and bringing commercial rigour to the decisions we make about our people.

You'll work closely with the Leadership Team and our Board, translating people insight into recommendations that our leaders can act on with confidence.

You'll also lead and develop the wider People team, acting as a role model for ethical, considered decision-making and a champion for Answer's culture and values as we continue to scale.

What you’ll be doing People Strategy a major factor in driving engagement, retention and growth for our people Competitive salary Flexible annual leave (buy/sell and carry forward) Twice a year income-tax free bonus based on company performance - it’s a reward for being a part of our EOT journey Continuous training and development - if you want to learn, we’ll provide the support you need Flexible Pension - we match your own contributions up to 5% A flexible Healthcare cash plan so you can fund the care you value most A packed social calendar including; end of year party (partners invited) and Summer away days, monthly and quarterly company team socials.

Parking at Head Offices in central Leeds, plus Cycle2Work Recruiter call: This normally lasts 15-30 minutes.

We will talk to you about Answer Digital, the type of work we do, and an overview of the role.

We’ll ask you some questions about your current situation and why you’re interested in working here.

Here, we’d advise asking any “people” questions, anything about our culture, career progression or approach to flexible working.

Skills based interview: This interview will be with 2 people, normally from the team you’re applying to work with.

We can do this stage remote or in person, whichever you’d prefer.

This interview will involve questions around your experience, the skills you’ve gained and the work you’ve done.

We’ll also ask questions about the role and challenges you might face and how you’d face them.

Here, we’d recommend asking questions about the role, the day to day responsibilities and what life in the team is like.

Cultural/Value interview: This interview will be with 2 of our Leadership team, either our Directors or Capability Leads.

It will focus on our culture and values, talking about our values and what they mean to us as well as understanding what values are important to you and how you like to work.

This interview is about making sure Answer is right for you, as much as the other way around.

Here, we advise you to ask as many questions around our business model, our ambitious growth plans and anything to do with Answer as a business.