Head of People

We’re on a mission to revolutionise the way people buy and use their cars. But not only that! We want Drover to be category-defining: shaping the future of car retailing and usership, a clear force to be reckoned with. We offer flexible, fair and competitively priced all-in car subscriptions putting the specific needs of each driver first and delivering the perfect car each time.

We’re continuing to create something really special and others think so too; having recently closed a Series B round and having raised £30m to date from top-tier VCs, we’ve also been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes and CityAM. Our offices currently span across London, Lisbon, Paris and Bucharest with more exciting developments to come.

The world of car ownership as we know it is changing and Drover is at the forefront of that change. In order to achieve that we’ll need to continue to build a world-class talented team bringing a diverse range of experiences, skills and backgrounds. We’ve built a collaborative, transparent and inclusive culture we’re extremely proud of, we continue to push boundaries, challenge ourselves and learn fast. We believe in empowering our Droverians in their work, offering autonomy and real impact from day 1.

That’s where you come in.

As the Head of People you will be responsible for the People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Office Management functions across our four locations; London, Lisbon, Bucharest and Paris, currently a small but high-performing team.

Working closely with - and reporting into - the CEO, you will be responsible for the high level strategy of these functions as well as leading on the day to day operations. You will be responsible for the full employee lifecycle of all Droverians, from attraction and recruitment, employee experience, engagement & performance feedback,to L&D, Reward & Benefits, and everything in between. Simply put, you will be responsible for the happiness and development of our people.

Drover’s People & Talent team is at the heart of the company culture; our aim is to provide our employees with all the tools they need to be successful at work, by driving people programmes that have a direct impact on teams happiness, efficiency and productivity as we scale. This is a real opportunity to nurture and develop the People function whilst championing the People agenda as Drover continues to scale.

Requirements

People Operations

• Strategic business partnering model, to enable your team to strategically partner with the business to create aligned functional people plans and great employee experiences
• Change Management - essential at a fast paced ever changing start-up
• Responsible for facilitating how Drover’s culture and values are represented across the company - how they influence behaviours, and how managers can reinforce and lead by example
• Employee relations from disciplinaries and grievances, to redundancies and terminations
• Benefits, Reward and Progression. You will need to make sure that our employees are rewarded fairly, and competitively, and that all employees can see progression opportunities, and their future at Drover.
• Build and maintain a strong high performance culture where people thrive and enjoy coming to work
• Ownership of People systems (HiBob, Lattice, Teambay)
• Employee surveys and temperature checks
• People compliance (Health & Safety, GDPR)

Talent Acquisition

• High level company recruitment strategy and headcount planning
• Lead on high level recruitment, and support on low level
• Design recruitment processes, tests and challenges
• Recruitment training for all Droverians
• Talent Partnering with managers to resource plan
• Employee branding
• Ownership of recruitment systems/websites (Workable, LinkedIn, Workinstartups, and more)

About you

• Strong experience in a senior multi-faceted people role
• Experience in leading a people function and developing those in your team.
• Excellent end-to-end recruitment experience
• Have Implemented reward/benefits/progression/L&D systems/programs that have been a success.
• Be able to navigate a complex ever-changing environment well. You will also be able to help others navigate change, and support the business through changes it may need to take. e.g. Organizational structural change or a strategic shift in the business.
• Able to Influence, coach, and develop effective working relationships with employees at all levels, gaining their acceptance, and driving change
• Intellectually curious, and you can bring valuable insights into the team and business
• Experience of creating and building an attractive EVP
• Data-driven approach to problem solving.
• You are able to see the needs of both the business, and its people. You can connect the dots between these and ensure that the needs of both are being addressed and fulfilled wherever possible.
• Strong EQ and great understanding of people. Inherently being a “people person”.
• Be an inspiring business leader with a proven track record of delivering cultural change and delivering efficient people centred services and programs.
• Strong ability to build relationships quickly, with proven strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all levels of an organisation.




Nice to haves

• A strong background in technology in a high growth business (eg a scale-up); you thrive in dynamic working environments.
• International experience with multinational teams and office locations.

Benefits

• An unparalleled opportunity to grow and learn within a scaling, VC-backed business and have real impact from day 1.
• Genuine influence and control: you will work daily with the founder and management team to shape the company's strategy and direction
• Be part of a passionate, friendly and transparent culture.
• Competitive salary
• Breakfast and healthy snacks every day, free lunch on Fridays
• Team socials
• 25 days’ holiday plus all bank holidays
• Private health insurance
• Generous parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers
• £700 annual Drover credit after probation
• Pension & cycle-to-work scheme
• The ability to get paid early what you’ve accrued with Wagestream
• Free phone insurance and retail, travel & cinema discounts via Perkbox

Drover has built a dynamic, collaborative culture in which we hire and develop smart, driven people that share our desire to do work we can be proud of. We value learning and feedback, and we spur each other on to raise the bar of success.

Our team comes from a variety of backgrounds, and we embrace diversity – if in doubt, just apply.