Head of People, Beam
£76.5-90k
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2+ days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
Reinventing welfare services with tech & AI
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Reinventing welfare services with tech & AI
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£76.5-90k
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More information about location
2+ days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To give everyone access to human-centred welfare services
Role
Who you are
- Solid People Operations experience covering all the HR basics including employment law
- Experience in organisation design and effectiveness, supporting a fast-growing business to iterate enabling us to scale
- A natural ability to think analytically, using data and hands-on spreadsheet work to inform and evolve our plans
- Ability to drive a culture of high performance using simple but effective performance management
- Experience in upskilling first-time line managers to be effective and impactful/
- The appetite to broaden your experience to cover talent management, succession planning and more
- The opportunity to support cultural growth, where an open, inclusive environment means our people feel valued and able to bring their authentic selves to work
- Ability to ensure all aspects of People Operations are in place, as well as employee relations, systems, procedures and key practices
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Head of People to join our growing people function
- You will build a new People Function that delivers high-impact programmes to support Beam on its incredible journey
- This brand new role is instrumental in delivering the People Strategy as you will lead People Operations, Talent Management, Learning & Development and introduce business partnering to the organisation
- This is a great stepping stone to a People Director position and you will have the opportunity to shape the role, function and significantly contribute to defining and embedding Beam’s high-performance culture
- Leading a small but growing team that you will support, mentor and develop
- Overseeing the end-to-end people experience lifecycle, spotting opportunities and improvements to our culture
- Facilitate and safeguard employee movements, from promotions to performance and talent reviews
- The space and autonomy to challenge and drive a progressive people agenda
- Working directly with C-Suite leaders to develop your strategic and commercial skills
- Working beyond process and policy, by using your curiosity and problem-solving skills to make a real difference
Application process
- We usually respond within three days
- Please note, we are accepting rolling applications for this role, with no fixed close date - if you are interested please do apply when you can
- We have a four-stage interview process, giving you plenty of time to learn about Beam while we get to know you:
- 30-minute video call with a member of the Talent team
- Interview with a member of the People team and timed scenario-based tasks, giving you a better sense of the role
- Interview with members of the People team
- Final interview with one member of the Beam team
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Trusted by over 100 government partners, Beam is a social enterprise that brings AI to welfare services. Enabled by tech and AI, their caseworkers have supported thousands of underserved people into homes and jobs, whilst their software has slashed admin for thousands of frontline workers across the UK.
Beam is funded by established names in the UK tech scene, the world's top impact funds and the Mayor of London. Founder and CEO, Alex Stephany, brings a track record from his previous startup backed by Index Ventures and was recently named Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year 2024. The rest of Beam's senior team has their own wealth of experience from a variety of leading startups, tech, and social impact businesses like Arm, Multiverse, and GoCardless.
Beam has also won multiple awards, including a Queen's Award - one of the UK's most prestigious business awards - and has twice been voted as one of the top 100 places to work in the UK. Their work has been covered widely in the media, with features from the BBC, The Times, FT, Forbes and The Independent.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
65% female employees
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Meaningful work
"I love working for Beam because you can be certain that everything you do day-to-day will have a visible and lasting impact on a homeless person."
Company benefits
- Share options - Be a Beam owner with EMI-qualifying share options
- Annual retreat - Bond with teammates on a yearly team retreat
- Team talks - Network with big name tech entrepreneurs
- Meditation app - Free subscription to Calm meditation app
- Cyclescheme - Get a discounted bike and accessories
- Generous Holiday - 28 days per year + bank holidays
- Hybrid working - Work at our beautiful Shoreditch office or at home
- 1:1 workplace coaching through More Happi
- 1:1 financial wellbeing through Bippit
- Discounted tech products with Techscheme
- On-demand therapy, coaching, classes & content - powered by Oliva
Company values
- ⚡️ We make an impact - we change lives and fix social problems by setting and achieving ambitious targets
- 🗯 We're open & transparent - we communicate openly and transparently with each other and the world
- 🌱 We get better together - we support each other to improve and actively work on personal growth - with no ego
- 🔦 We're beams of energy and focus - we bring energy and strive for laser focus in our work
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Alex Stephany
(CEO)Previously CEO of JustPark, a leading online marketplace for parking with over 4m customers backed by Index Ventures. Expert on the sharing economy and author of The Business of Sharing (Macmillan).
Seb Barker
(COO)Helped pioneer personalised healthcare for the NHS. Worked on the world's first social impact bond in homelessness.
People progressing
Bluinse is a rising star in ops, focused on Beam Lettings: a pioneering service supporting homeless people into stable homes. Outside of Beam, Bluinse is a bit of a dance star with over 100k subs.
Ryan (no relation to Bluinse :) ) is another rising star in ops, supporting homeless people into stable jobs. Ryan loves footie and guitar. He also organises 'Active Wellbeaming' - our paid for team PT.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Beam
Amira & Kat (Chairs of DEI at Beam)
- We work hard to build teams that are diverse in every way.
- We’re committed to creating inclusive hiring processes which allow people with diverse backgrounds to showcase their talents
- We particular encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in startups: those from black and underrepresented ethnic groups and people with lived experience of homelessness/social disadvantage
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