People Operations Specialist

The role

Build and run the People operations for goodstack's team, covering the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding. Prepare employment contracts, keep employee records accurate, and handle day-to-day People questions.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end employee lifecycle: onboarding, employment changes and offboarding.
• Prepare and quality-check employment contracts, amendments and documentation.
• Keep People systems, employee records and documentation accurate and up to date.
• Be the go-to contact for day-to-day People questions and resolve routine matters.
• Partner with Talent, Finance, IT, managers and external providers.
• Coordinate payroll inputs, deadlines, benefits and employment changes across locations.
• Manage the operational administration of international Employer of Record arrangements.
• Support right-to-work checks, immigration and sponsorship administration.
• Coordinate performance reviews, progression and compensation cycles.
• Find ways to simplify workflows and use AI and automation to reduce repetitive work.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on People / HR Ops experience, ideally in a growing, international business.
• A formal qualification in Human Resources Management, such as an HR-related degree, CIPD, or an equivalent recognised professional qualification.
• A solid understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practices.
• Experience preparing employment documentation, managing employee lifecycle processes and supporting payroll and benefits administration.
• Excellent attention to detail with contracts, payroll, employee data and accuracy-critical work.
• Strong organisational skills and follow-through, managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience with UK HR administration.
• Confidence working with People systems, spreadsheets and payroll processes, with a strong understanding of confidentiality and data handling.
• Sound judgement and ownership, solving problems independently and knowing when to ask for support.
• Clear, kind communication and a genuine interest in helping people.
• An AI-native mindset, using AI, automation and technology thoughtfully.

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-growing startup and enjoying building things as you go.
• Experience automating People Ops workflows.
• Exposure to international employment or EOR arrangements.

Benefits

• Salary reviews and share options.
• Goodstack's Workplace Giving.
• Vitality Plus private health insurance.
• £250 annual 'Brighten your day' budget.
• £1000 annual learning and development budget.
• Goodstack library access.
• Office lunch provided on Tuesdays.
• Slow run club on Wednesdays.
• Paid days off to volunteer for non-profit causes.
• Paid days to attend conferences.
• 25 days annual leave plus paid public holidays, and a paid day off on your birthday.
• Paid sick leave, paid wellness leave and parental leave.

Before you apply

• Both permanent and contract employment are being considered.
• The posting lists a formal HR qualification (such as CIPD) and UK employment law knowledge as requirements.

About the company

goodstack is a fast-growing, AI-native social impact startup that connects businesses and good causes. It has around 200 employees across multiple countries.