People and Culture Lead

Why Amiqus?

• We support remote, hybrid and flexible working, ensuring you’re provided with the equipment you need to create a comfortable home-office environment
• Access our HQ in Edinburgh / workspaces around the UK with team off sites 
• A collaborative, cross functional (pet friendly) environment working in small teams with autonomy enabling you to deliver meaningful and impactful work
• We offer Vitality private health cover and other private health benefits
• 34 days annual leave
• 12 paid personal development days per year with additional personal training budget and resources allocated to help you learn and grow
• 5% matched contribution, share options and company-wide bonus scheme
• Enhanced modern family leave available to everyone

About Amiqus

Amiqus is a market leading, award winning compliance platform enabling simple, secure access to products and services online. Whether moving home, changing jobs or looking for professional help, we help make the process fast and easy for everyone involved.

We are recognised as one of the UK’s 50 fastest growing tech companies, as ranked by Deloitte Fast50 and part of Tech Nations Future Fifty cohort for 2024.We’re trusted by the Government, NHS and over 600 organisations across sectors in the UK to help people get to work on the things that matter, faster.

What’s important to us? investing in our people, platform and partners to grow an aspirational workplace and a profitable business at scale, creating impact and affecting systems level change, across sectors, borders and economies.

We’re currently around 65 people strong, working in cross functional teams spread across the UK. We expect to double in terms of our scale and impact over the coming twelve months so it’s an exciting time to join us and be a part of our growth.

About the role

We’re looking for a senior People professional to  join our team in this newly created role, overseeing the People team, with a specific focus on learning, development and progression within Amiqus. As well as overseeing the team and various people strategies, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and nurturing our company culture while leading strategic initiatives to attract, develop, and retain top talent. You will be responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive learning and development programs that enable employee growth and drive business success. 

In addition, some of the key responsibilities will include:

People lead: 

• Management of the People team, including supporting them to develop, mentoring and guiding them when required 
• Collaborate on people related strategies and projects to enable the organisation’s growth strategy and lead on or contribute to a range of varied strategic People projects, from values and culture to talent management
• Report to leadership on related people outcomes and initiatives, providing input to Board meetings as and when required

Learning, development and career growth

• Develop and execute a comprehensive learning and development strategy aligned with business objectives and employee needs
• Improve our employee onboarding and offboarding experience, in line with business objectives
• Identify learning gaps and development opportunities through collaboration with managers and employees, continuously improving our competency framework and progression map 
• Manage our performance and development process (annual reviews etc) alongside our Senior P&C managers
• Design and implement innovative learning programs, including onboarding, leadership development, technical skills training, and soft skills development
• Oversee the end-to-end management of training programs, including curriculum development, delivery, and evaluation
• Provide ongoing support and coaching to managers and employees to reinforce learning and development initiatives
• Evaluate and implement learning management systems (LMS) and other learning technologies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of learning programs
• Stay updated on emerging trends and best practices in learning and development technology
• Train and support users on learning tools and platforms
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and development throughout the company
• Promote and encourage participation in learning initiatives, particularly promoting our employee benefits relating to L&D
• Measure and track the impact of learning and development programs on employee engagement, retention, and performance, this includes management of our current learning and development budget/days. 
• Generate regular reports and analytics to assess the ROI of learning and development investments and inform future strategies

About you

The key skills required to carry out this role:

• Extensive experience in a similar, progressive role, with a focus learning and development
• Previous experience in a fast-paced, high-growth tech company, with proven knowledge in supporting the development and growth of new and existing employees
• Great presentation skills with confidence to present to senior leadership and the board when required 
• Experience implementing, using and managing L&D platforms and HRIS, Personio would be a huge plus
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation
• Proven track record of driving culture change and implementing successful People initiatives, especially relating to learning and development and career progression
• CIPD certification at L5 or above

Talented people make Amiqus and staying true to our culture is important as we continue to develop and grow. Most importantly, this role will be filled by someone who shares the same values and work ethic as we do.

Our interview process

We think it’s important to have an open and transparent interview process so that you have a clear understanding of what to expect. The process might vary slightly depending on the role type or team you apply to join but it usually goes as follows:

• Internal review of applications
• An initial chat about the role with a member of our People and culture team
• A more structured interview with the team manager and one other team member
• An informal chat with some other team members about the opportunity OR a task based interview with clear direction given
• Role offer
• Onboarding welcome and process kick off with support across the team

Diverse perspectives and people of all backgrounds are welcome at Amiqus. We recognise that building an inclusive workplace requires proactivity and commitment. We acknowledge our moral and legal responsibilities to promote equal opportunities and pursue equality in all of our work.

If we can make preparations to make sure you have a positive interview experience, please let us know.

If this is you and the role sounds like something you would be interested in,  please contact [email protected] for a confidential discussion and attach an up-to-date CV / portfolio.

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