Hello, we're Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We're a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We're a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,000 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.
Our mission is to change banking for good. We can't do that without our dedicated and passionate employees. Our People team deals with all aspects of our employee journey - talent acquisition, employee onboarding, talent management, total rewards and employee experience and culture.
Our Technology teams continue to grow and are made up of a number of areas including Engineering, Information Security, Product, Projects, Workplace Technology and Data. Working alongside the Senior People Partner this role will support in the co-creation and delivery of the Technology People Plan which aims to find fantastic people and create an enjoyable working environment where employees can thrive - so you'll find lots of opportunity to learn and get involved in work such as:
- Culture and Engagement - play a key role in listening to employee feedback, identifying areas for improvement and delivering change to support and promote our culture
- Coaching and Development - work with senior leaders and managers to improve/enhance their leadership effectiveness by providing day to day advice and feedback
- Reward - inform decision making for reward processes and provide market analysis and insight
- Talent Management - identify and actively manage our talent ensuring we retain and develop our people
- Recruitment, planning and onboarding - working with our in-house recruitment resources to grow talented, diverse teams
- Organisational Design - provide proactive advice to improve the effectiveness of our teams and manage change as we scale
- HR Operations and MI - provide input to the People Operations team to ensure accurate data and take responsibility for reporting to support our people decision-making
- Employee Relations - Working alongside our ER colleagues to manage and resolve escalated ER issues.
- Significant experience in an HR or a People function, which has given you a solid grounding as a generalist;
- Experience working in a fast-paced growing business;
- A keen interest in technology and an understanding and willingness to develop your knowledge further;
- Strong execution skills and acute attention to detail;
- Numerate, with an evidence-based approach to decision making;
- Able to deliver effective results and meet deadlines in a flexible, organic, fast-paced environment.
Our recruitment process:
Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious.
Following your application being reviewed, you can expect the below:
Stage 1 - 45 mins interview with 2 Senior People Partners
Stage 2 - 45 min interview with Head of People Partnering and a member of the Technology Leadership team
- 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
- An extra day's holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off!
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
About Us:
You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.
We're on a mission to radically reshape banking - and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.
Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. When you provide us with this information, you are doing so at your own consent, with full knowledge that we will process this personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.