Workplace Lead, Motorway
Plus stock options
More information about location
3-4 days a week in office
Car marketplace
Job no longer available
Car marketplace
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
Plus stock options
More information about location
3-4 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build a better car market for everyone, harnessing the power of technology to deliver an amazing experience.
Role
Who you are
- You must be confident in managing a budget, have a solid understanding of facilities and office management fundamentals and show a strong attention to detail
- You will need to show initiative, work independently and provide strong team and project leadership
- Please note, while Motorway is a very flexible working environment generally speaking, to be successful in this role you’ll need to be a person that loves being in the office
- Extensive office management experience ideally across multiple locations
- Experience managing (and a passion for) the employee experience
- Ability to develop and execute clear actionable plans to support an overall business strategy, providing pragmatic and innovative solutions to problems
- Ability to build trust across all levels of the organisation through your strong stakeholder management and project management capabilities
- Ability to enthusiastically engage, inspire and influence people
- Able to remain calm and work effectively under pressure and is comfortable with ambiguity
- Self-motivated team player with great attention to detail
- A love for interacting with colleagues and building strong networks
- Excellent supplier management and negotiation skills
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
What the job involves
- This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up at a crucial phase of growth
- You will be responsible for ensuring a delightful experience for all Motorway employees in our physical spaces which currently span London and Brighton
- Based in our London office, you will have the opportunity to lead our highly skilled office managers across the UK
- You will represent our People team in your drive to create heartwarming and memorable workplace experiences that are consistent and measurable
- You must possess outstanding interpersonal skills and be ready to ‘take the wheel’, driving the delivery of your projects and reporting on progress to our VP People
- Line management of the Office Management Team
- Work closely with our internal comms team to ensure consistency and inclusivity across activities in our offices in the UK and our partner offices abroad
- Lead on creating a delightful experience for the onboarding and induction of new employees, as well as the offboarding of our leavers
- Provide leadership/oversee when it comes to event planning and execution
- Own the annual office budgets ensuring cost-effectiveness
- Create monthly reporting for the office function
- Lead on office refurbishments/moves with the support of your office managers
- Craft a sustainability strategy for our shared physical spaces and ensure effective communication of this
- Implement and manage our health and safety practices
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Like many industries, the second-hand car market has undergone significant transformation, with more and more dealers and car owners looking to buy and sell cars online. Motorway is one of a handful of online car marketplaces that are capitalising on this trend.
Motorway differentiates itself from traditional e-commerce and brick and mortar stores because it’s a marketplace, rather than an inventory. This allows for improved speed and verification. Owners sell their cars 100% online in as little as 24 hours with free car collection, while Motorway also supports car dealerships with a new channel for acquisition of used car stock.
Since being founded in 2017, Motorway has grown rapidly, achieving unicorn status in 2021. It is planning on putting this capital to use expanding both geographically and internally, adding more features to its already well-reviewed product. One such feature is its ULEZ checker, which allows car buyers to assess the environmental compliance of vehicles.
The biggest challenge Motorway faces is competing with other well-funded competitors jumping on this trend, such as Auto1 and Cazoo, as well as established companies like Webuyanycar.com. However, online penetration in the £480 billion British and EU used car market is minimal - suggesting that there is enough market to share amongst Motorway and its competitors.
Kirsty
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
34% female employees
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Challenging work
"We push boundaries all the time, some people think we're an automotive company, but we're a tech company and think like one. So that includes using..."
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2021
$190m
SERIES C
Jun 2021
$60.8m
SERIES B
Total funding: $268.3m
Company benefits
- Many of our roles include significant stock options, so you can share in Motorway’s growth and future success
- Our friendly team meet up regularly for lunches and after-work drinks, plus we hold larger events at least twice a year
- Many of our roles include flexibility to work from home regularly, or fully remote for some of the year
- Many roles allow you to choose a schedule that works for you around your core hours
- Your health is your wealth! We take our health and well-being seriously with comprehensive BUPA health insurance offered to every team member, regardless of seniority
- You will have a personal learning and development budget to spend on a wide range of books, courses and conferences. We also include subscriptions to services like Headspace and Audible
- Lease a brand new electric car through your gross salary saving up to 40% on the retail cost
- Purchase a bicycle, accessories and safety equipment through your gross salary, so that you can save on the cost of a new bike & accessories
- Juggling parenting and work is challenging. We want to support you as best we can at this important time for you and your family
- Our pension provider is NEST, through whom you have a choice of funds that you can align with your faith, beliefs and attitudes to risk
Company values
- Create new roads - Changing things for the better through innovation
- Take the wheel - Being accountable and facing hard challenges head-on
- Be humble - Leaving egos at the door — we succeed as one
- Pedal to the metal - We move fast and act decisively
- 5-star comes as standard - Experiences that delight, excellence as standard
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Tom Leathes
(CEO)Alex, Tom and Harry are serial founders. Together they founded LoanCube (Exited to AOL), Official Space (Exited to Office Broker) and Top10 (Exited to uSwitch).
Harry Jones
(CPO)Alex, Tom and Harry are serial founders. Together they founded LoanCube (Exited to AOL), Official Space (Exited to Office Broker) and Top10 (Exited to uSwitch).
Alex Buttle
(Co-Founder & VP Growth)Alex, Tom and Harry are serial founders. Together they founded LoanCube (Exited to AOL), Official Space (Exited to Office Broker) and Top10 (Exited to uSwitch).
People progressing
Steve joined Motorway back in October 2018 as a Senior Product Manager, and in his 3+ years at Motorway he has risen through the ranks to Lead PM, Head of Product, and is now a Product Director.
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