Country Lead - UK

Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

How You Will Do Your Work

As a Country Lead, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

• Process Oriented - being able to follow and execute impeccable processes and meet deadlines
• Execution Oriented - being able to move tasks forward, unlock bottlenecks and take action
• Problem-Solving - being able to identify issues, analyze problems, and develop effective solutions to meet customer needs.
• Adaptability - being flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment, adjusting strategies to meet changing customer requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - working collaboratively with other departments such as sales, marketing, and product development to ensure a unified customer experience

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You’re willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you’ll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in The United Kingdom in an execution-focused role in operations or expansion teams, preferably at a B2B SaaS company
• Deep experience in UK HR, payroll and benefits experience
• Demonstrated project management skills working with multiple complex interdependent workstreams and organizing internal and external teams against tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience understanding legal processes and regulations is a plus
• Specific experience in UK employer-of-record (EOR) and international products is a plus
• Ability to negotiate contracts with vendors and partners.

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we’re here to ensure an inclusive experience.