Graduate program, people & business in Oxford

At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential and create value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate while adhering to high ethical standards.

To achieve this objective, we execute the following strategy: We acquire a digital business with untapped potential and make it successful by leveraging our platform, which comprises our expertise, technologies, data, brand, talents, and company culture. Our strategy combines an investor’s attention to capital allocation with the hands-on approach of an operator.

For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress their career at an exceptionally high rate.

A few examples of your responsibilities:

• Guide smooth onboarding and offboarding processes, delivering outstanding experiences while handling administrative updates such as contract changes, system updates, and document processing.
• Steer the people side of extraordinary administrative operations including new business acquisitions, internal reorganizations, legal restructuring, and share option plans.
• Manage job-offer processes end-to-end, including monitoring and negotiation, providing relevant information, and supporting international employees with visas and other required documentation.
• Work cross-functionally to develop and implement exceptional employee welfare and benefits initiatives.
• Support new office launches by coordinating the administrative workstream, conducting due diligence on local requirements, and building and maintaining the administrative blueprint.
• Stay up to date with workplace international laws and regulations, ensuring compliance and effective enforcement across our organizations, also in collaboration with external consultants.

What we look for:

• Reasoning ability: You can solve complex problems, think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply.
• Drive: You’re extremely ambitious and feel deeply responsible for your work.
• Team spirit: You support the best idea, not your idea, and are reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English: You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

What we offer:

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth.
• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company.
• Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top-of-the-market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location.

Commitment & contract: Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time.

Location: Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries.

The selection process prioritises verifiable signals of excellence, regardless of seniority. If you pass our screening, you’ll be asked to complete one or more tests. We set the bar high and won’t extend an offer until we’re confident we’ve found the right candidate.

Bending Spoons is a demanding environment. We’re extremely ambitious and hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard. While this leads to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—we can’t wait to meet you.