Vivobarefoot Hiring for Head of People & Talent Job at London, England Full Time

We have a core belief that our toxic, sedentary lifestyles are making humans, and the planet, sick. So we’re on a mission to change it.

We’re a bunch of outsiders, dreamers, entrepreneurs, rebels and activists who fight for full regeneration of our people and planet. We move furiously fast in an ever-changing ecosystem, and we also fail fast, learn, get back up and try again. To thrive in this slightly crazy atmosphere, we’re also a bunch of mates, doing cool things and supporting each other along the way.

Celebrating the outdoors isn’t just something we talk about – when the seasons change we’re out there to mark it. Exploring, sharing, workshopping, camping and enjoying local produce (and wine) is all part of it. Ideally you already love the natural world, or you are eager to get out there, learn and get involved. You’ll be supported and encouraged all the way.

We are a footwear company, a health and wellbeing company, and an evolving bunch of activists. And we’re searching for brilliant humans with exceptional skills and talent to help us make this dream into a reality.

Does the shoe fit? Read on…

We need an experienced HR Professional with a regenerative mindset who will seamlessly own all things people, and lead the way in terms of effortlessly getting all the nuts and bolts of our HR function into a synchronised masterpiece. You’ll hit the ground (barefoot) running across all the three pillars you’ll be building:

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

BUILDING A THRIVING CULTURE

Sensing into the system and driving action to inspire our team of leads and coaches

• Supporting the Head of LiveBarefoot to develop, design, build and run a Heat Map strategy to help us understand how the teams are at any point in time.

• Strategic planning and running of people & culture projects – constant collaboration across the organisation to create a future-fit strategy for our unique organisation.

• Actively lead and support in-house recruitment strategy and team, creating an epic talent pool for us to draw new talent from.

• Help build our Barefoot Community, and our very own Vivo Talent Pool within recruitment.

• Developing and running a DE&I Culture strategy.

INSPIRING HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS

Building and supporting self-managing, adult-adult teams of changemakers & entrepreneurs

• Evolution – lead the development and implementation of a fair and transparent pay and progression guideline for all Vivoers, taking them on profound individual development journeys. Guiding the SLT and Evolution Council on evolving and improving our existing processes.

• The Vivo Way – Tactical planning of annual immersions (our version or training), in line with People & Culture Strategy and Vivo Values (dance, simplicity, diversity).

• All Things ‘Traditional’ HR – Leading all Operational HR, process mapping, and keeping information updated, compliant and easy to access (contracts, payroll, expenses, People Tools, legal, benefits & policies, all monthly and annual reporting– P11D’s and PSA etc).

• Reporting – Completely owning all Reporting & Analysis on everything people, and employee record keeping, documentation and filing (incl contracts, Visas, training, joining, leaving etc).

BRILLIANT SYSTEMS & WORKFLOWS

Re-wilding our tools, systems and structures and resourcing that are the foundation

• Leading Guideline & Policy updates (via Trello) – prioritising what needs to be updated, running XF team meetings and making it all seamlessly happen.

• Hybrid Working Aficionado – supporting a hybrid team to thrive, supporting the roll out of digital productivity tools, and amplifying internal comms and people information.

• HR/People Tools & Systems Lead (OpenBlend, Happiness Index, PayCaptain, Expensify etc) – owner mastering all our systems, ensuring company-wide adoption, analysing the data and developing and running appropriate action plans, making sure these are.

• Develop data reporting and metrics to drive strategic data insights, including the development of People Team SLAs and monthly, quarterly and annual KPI’s and long-term People Roadmaps.

WHAT WE’D LOVE TO SEE FROM YOU

• CIPD qualified. brilliant, and experienced HR professional with 5+ years running small to medium sized organisations (including remote and hybrid working teams).
• A true people person, able to understand, engage, and hold space for our epic team (YIN).
• A brilliant strategic thinker, and project manager, comfortable picking up and running with projects on your own (YANG).
• Deeply comfortable with employment law and able to provide clarity on what we must do to remain compliant in all areas.
• Keen interest in Regenerative Leadership and building future-fit businesses.
• Demonstrated experience with team leadership and management, and also obsessed with the detail and making sure everything People is running like a well-oiled machine.
• Thrives in fast paced, constantly changing environment – this is your happy place!

JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING..

• This is a full time position.
• We are mostly working flexibly from home and meeting up in person as each team requires. You will be required to attend few team and company events each year – please feel free to reach out to us if you’d like further information on this!

Vivobarefoot believes that diversity is the essence of its ecosystem. We encourage diversity of thought and believe that it enables creativity and innovation to flourish. Our mission is to create a fair and equitable workplace where people thrive and are empowered to become their true selves at work. We believe that feedback and fostering collaboration will allow employees to blaze new trails and enjoy every aspect of the Vivobarefoot community.

Every opportunity for recruiting a new member of the Vivobarefoot family should be an opportunity for us to introduce fresh perspectives, talent and skills into our community. Therefore, our commitment is to recruit regardless of race, colour, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, national or social origin, gender identity, age or any other characteristics protected by law. We look forward to walking this barefoot journey with you!