Senior People Advisor - Southampton

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We employ more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices. Our mission is to change banking for good. We can’t do that without our dedicated and passionate employees. Our People team deals with all aspects of our employee journey - talent acquisition, employee onboarding, talent management, total rewards and employee experience and culture.

We are dedicated to finding fantastic people and creating an enjoyable working environment where employees can thrive, grow and develop (plus all the legal/regulatory stuff underpinning that). To support our growth, we are now looking to add to the team and hire a Senior People Advisor.

In this role you will provide first-line advice, guidance and coaching in relation to Employee and Line Manager enquiries across aspects of People services as well as relationship manage and coordinate support for multi-stranded enquiries. You will be supporting the continuous improvement of a broad range of People Processes, working in partnership with the People Partners and Centres of Expertise to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and a great People experience.

Requirements

• Extensive experience of working in a HR/People function, in an advisory/administrative role with an understanding of up-to-date HR policies and processes.
• Financial services experience.
• Experience in dealing with a wide range of employee matters with a confident approach to supporting and advising managers throughout such processes.
• The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload, to meet deadlines in a flexible, organic, fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong execution skills and acute attention to detail.
• The ability to build relationships both in person and remotely, gaining the trust of your colleagues in order to support your business area.
• An analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends within a data set.
• An awareness of relevant legislation such as GDPR and regulatory bodies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A CIPD qualification or currently working towards.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you).
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday.
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off.
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year.
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme.
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection.
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care.
• Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr & Mrs Smith and Peloton.
• Generous family-friendly policies.
• Incentivised refer a friend scheme.
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks.
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.