People Partner, Wayve

• Demonstrable experience as a People Partner looking after an employee base of at least ~100-150 people
• Extensive understanding of UK employment law, and extensive Employee Relations Experience
• The ability to think commercially whilst ensuring our people are always being taken into account
• Resilient and dependable; a track record of high levels of autonomy and ownership seeing things through to the finish line
• Subject matter expert. You need to be confident and skilled in critical parts of the people lifecycle; performance management, engagement, policy and employee relations
• Influence and guide. You need to be a great stakeholder manager, understanding how to flex your style to meet the needs of your internal stakeholders, whilst maintaining a level of influence and guidance on their decision making
• Problem solving. You will need an ability to dig into the core of a problem, understand the root cause with ambiguous data and to be able to come up with appropriately sized solutions that you then deliver

Desirable

• The Fleet Operations People Partner role is an embedded People role that works closely with our Global Fleet Operations Leadership teams, with a key focus on our UK and Germany teams
• Our Fleet Operations Department covers 4 regions ensuring effective and safe vehicle testing of our cutting edge models and autonomous vehicles
• This department is at the forefront of what we do and is critical to the success of Wayve overall
• In this role you will be ensuring that the people strategy aligns and supports the operational strategy of the Fleet Operations Department, working across the full Employee Lifecycle, with a strong focus on Employee Relations, Policy and Process, and Performance
• Own all employee relations matters for Fleet Operations UK and Germany
• Work closely with our US and Japan People Partner to ensure that all people related matters from other Geos are accounted for and aligned at a global Fleet Operations Level
• Support leaders and managers within Fleet Operations to ensure teams are highly engaged, high performing, and resourced correctly
• Work closely with talent on talent strategy, reward decisions, market insight and salary bandings
• Work closely with fleet operations managers to ensure key people processes are executed in a timely and effective manner such as pre-employment checks, probationary processes, performance management cycles, engagement cycles and more
• Ensure DEI is accounted for in People Practices and decisions taken within Fleet Operations
• Help and guide managers through different scenarios, coaching our leaders to be the best they can be
• Lead or co-lead strategic People projects that improve the effectiveness and scalability of Fleet Operations — e.g
• Designing leadership guidance and resources
• Driving engagement survey action planning across geographies
• Building new policy/process infrastructure (e.g. attendance, flexible work, compensation principles)
• Partnering on organisational design, role scoping, and capability planning
• Act as a thought partner to senior leaders, translating business needs into actionable People initiatives