🌍 People Operations Manager
📍 London (5 days in office) | 💰 Competitive + bonus
Robert Half is partnering with a globally scaling, Hong Kong-founded tech platform revolutionising the logistics space, as they prepare for their London launch this August.
This is a foundational hire, so a rare opportunity to build the entire UK People function from the ground up as part of the founding team.
🚀 The Opportunity
This is far more than a traditional HR role. You’ll be the go-to People lead in the UK, partnering closely with leadership locally and globally, while setting up the infrastructure needed to scale a high-growth business.
🧩 What You’ll Be Doing
People Ops & Build
- Set up and own all UK HR infrastructure (payroll, benefits, policies, systems)
- Ensure compliance with UK employment law, working closely with HQ in Hong Kong
- Build scalable processes to support rapid team growth
Hiring & Talent
- Lead hiring strategy end-to-end across all business areas
- Partner with leadership to define hiring plans and deliver at pace
- Build strong talent pipelines and elevate candidate experience
Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted advisor to the UK MD and leadership team
- Use data and insights to challenge and influence business decisions
- Coach managers and drive performance, engagement and team effectiveness
Culture & Launch
- Play a key role in launching and embedding company culture in London
- Drive engagement, team initiatives and local identity
- Act as the “eyes and ears” for HQ
👤 What We’re Looking For
- 8–10 years’ experience within HR, ideally in startup / scale-up environments
- Strong People Ops foundation with proven ability to build from scratch
- Experience working with global teams / overseas HQ
- Commercial, confident and comfortable challenging stakeholders
- Proactive, curious and genuinely excited by the business and mission
- Able to operate independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Huge plus: Cantonese or Mandarin language skills (given close collaboration with Hong Kong HQ)
💡 The Culture
- Founder-led, entrepreneurial and fast-moving
- High-performance but collaborative
- Curious, data-driven and commercially minded
- A real opportunity to shape and influence from day one
⚡ What’s on Offer
- Competitive + discretionary bonus
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Strong benefits package
- Clear growth path as the team scales
- Exposure to global leadership and strategic decision-making
🚨 Key Things to Know
- 5 days on-site – early-stage, highly collaborative environment
- Fast timelines ahead of August launch
