People Operations Specialist

Location: London, Hybrid (2 to 3 days per week in office)
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 per annum + EMI Share Options + Benefits

About QuantSpark At QuantSpark, we believe in a world where data and AI drive prosperity for everyone-not just the bottom line. We partner with ambitious businesses and government organisations to unlock the power of analytics and artificial intelligence, transforming high-value processes and empowering society through smarter, more impactful decisions.

As we scale our team to meet growing demand across private equity, retail, asset management, and public sector clients, we're seeking a People Operations Specialist who shares our mission and can build the people infrastructure that enables our exceptional talent to thrive.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Shape Our People Experience: Design and implement people processes that support our mission-driven culture while scaling from strength to strength.
• Work That Matters: Create an environment where brilliant minds can do their best work solving meaningful problems for society.
• Scale-Up Impact: Your people operations will define how we attract, develop, and retain world-class talent in a fast-growing organisation.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with engineering, consulting, and leadership teams to understand evolving people needs across diverse disciplines.
• Innovation in HR: Implement cutting-edge people practices that reflect our commitment to using technology for positive change.

Your Impact as People Operations Specialist

• Build Scalable People Systems: Design and implement HR processes, policies, and systems that support rapid growth while maintaining our collaborative culture.
• Own Employee Lifecycle Management: Oversee onboarding, performance management, career development, and off-boarding processes to ensure exceptional employee experiences.
• Drive Learning & Development: Partner with teams to identify skill gaps and coordinate our £6,000 annual training budget, managing conference attendance and professional development initiatives.
• Champion Culture & Engagement: Lead initiatives that strengthen our purpose-driven culture, including team socials, recognition programmes, and employee feedback mechanisms.
• Ensure Compliance Excellence: Maintain robust HR compliance across employment law, security clearance requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Lead People Analytics: Use data to inform people decisions, tracking key metrics like retention, engagement, and performance to drive continuous improvement.
• Drive Innovation and Change: Manage change and drive innovation in People Operations to ensure continuous improvement and drive organisational change.

The Real Challenges You'll Help Us Solve

• Scaling Culture : Enhance our collaborative, innovation-focused culture.
• People Process Excellence : Transform our HR practices into streamlined, automated systems that reduce administrative burden and enhance employee experience at every touchpoint.
• Creating an Exceptional Workplace : Design and implement workplace initiatives that make QuantSpark a destination employer where brilliant minds actively choose to build their careers.
• Hybrid Working Optimisation : Perfect our hybrid working model by creating seamless processes, policies, and cultural practices that support both office and remote collaboration.
• Employee Engagement & Retention : Develop data-driven strategies to maintain high engagement and reduce turnover in a highly competitive market for technical and consulting talent.
• Compliance & Risk Management : Navigate complex security clearance processes, employment law requirements, and regulatory compliance while maintaining operational efficiency.
• People Analytics Implementation : Establish meaningful metrics and analytics frameworks that provide actionable insights for leadership decision-making and continuous improvement.

Role Requirements People Operations Expertise

• 4+ years of progressive experience in people operations, HR business partnering, or similar roles, ideally in tech, consulting, or professional services environments.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS systems, people analytics, and process automation.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable people processes.
• Experience managing employee lifecycle from onboarding through to alumni relations.

Strategic Partnership

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to partner effectively with teams.
• Experience supporting high-growth organisations through scaling challenges.
• Strong project management capabilities with ability to manage multiple people initiatives simultaneously.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into effective people solutions.

Culture & Development Focus

• Understanding of modern workplace trends including hybrid working, employee engagement, and AI.
• Experience with performance management systems and employee feedback mechanisms.
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops, training sessions, and culture-building activities.
• Proven ability to create and embed culture playbooks, ways of working frameworks, and organisational rituals that scale.

Technical Understanding

• Familiarity with tech industry practices and the unique needs of technical talent.
• Understanding of consulting environments and client-facing professional development.
• Experience with security clearance processes and government sector requirements is advantageous.
• Comfort with data analysis and using metrics to drive people decisions.

What Success Looks Like

• Seamless Employee Experience: Deliver exceptional onboarding, development, and lifecycle experiences that exceed employee expectations.
• Cultural Excellence: Maintain high employee engagement and cultural alignment scores while scaling the organisation.
• Process Efficiency: Implement streamlined people processes that reduce administrative burden and improve manager effectiveness.

Our Ways of Working

• Matrix Structure That Works: Support our flexible matrix organisation balancing functional leadership with cross-project collaboration.
• Guild System Excellence: Coordinate with specialist guilds to facilitate knowledge sharing and technical standards development.
• Learning as a Core Practice: Champion our commitment to regular knowledge shares, workshops, and dedicated learning time.
• Tangible Results Focus: Ensure people processes support our mission of driving real business outcomes for prestigious clients.
• Scale-Up Agility: Maintain startup agility while building enterprise-grade people operations.

Why Join QuantSpark?

• Purpose-Driven Impact: Shape people practices that enable teams to create solutions benefiting British businesses and society.
• Game-Changing Projects: Support teams delivering transformative operations for industry leaders across multiple sectors.
• Collaborative Culture: Thrive in a supportive, innovative environment where your people expertise directly impacts team success.
• Growth & Development: Access our £6,000 annual training budget, generous share options, and clear advancement paths in a learning-rich environment.

Benefits

• £6,000 annual training & conference budget to stay ahead of people operations trends
• Up to 6% matched pension for your long-term security
• Comprehensive private healthcare through Vitality
• EMI Share Options scheme so you benefit directly from our growth
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 1 month per year
• 25 days holiday + flexibility to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Engaging Central London office with premium refreshments, regular team socials, and vibrant atmosphere
• Exclusive discounts on retail, travel, technology, and fitness memberships
• Access to cutting-edge HR technology and people analytics platforms

Equal Opportunities QuantSpark is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, or disability.