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Responsibilities

• Work with Executive Team members and their leadership teams to translate the Depop strategy and functional plans into people strategies.
• Oversee workforce planning, development, and retention strategies to attract, develop, and retain great talent.
• Deliver evergreen people processes such as performance management, compensation review and talent planning, always with an eye on evolving these to better fit our Depop culture and ambition. Work in partnership with the People team at Etsy to ensure Depop’s needs are considered.
• Take a key leadership role in strategic initiatives, mobilising cross functional squads and driving forward projects which bring to life the mission-driven experience.
• Collaborate with the Impact team to embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in people practices, proposing and delivering specific initiatives.
• Collaborate with the People Experience team to ensure hiring strategies are aligned with business strategy.
• Lead the employment engagement survey for your allocated functions, working with leaders to develop action plans to address feedback. Partner with Internal Comms on the overall employee listening strategy.
• Collaborate with Etsy's Reward team to ensure Depop pay philosophy and approach is competitive and aligns with the Depop strategy.
• Identify learning and development needs and explore opportunities to support employees with personal development and career growth.
• Utilise people metrics and analytics to inform strategic decisions, monitor trends, and measure the impact of people initiatives.
• Serve as a point of escalation for leaders and the Employee Relations & Advisory team to navigate and resolve complex workplace issues, ensuring a healthy and productive work environment.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, partnering with leaders to ensure smooth transitions.

Requirements

• Experience partnering with Executives and senior leadership teams to design and deliver people solutions to business challenges.
• Practical understanding of evergreen people processes such as performance reviews, compensation reviews and talent & succession planning, with experience evolving them to meet business needs.
• Strong grounding in employment law, ER and people policy developed through generalist HR experience.
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with a mindset to challenge when needed but listen, learn and show humility.
• Exposure to organisational development, learning and development, engagement and talent initiatives.

About You

• Passionate about being close to, and understanding, the business; always looking for opportunities to shape the people agenda to drive business performance.
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills, with the ability to listen and create space for others.
• Collaborative mindset; works flexibly with other teams to ensure seamless support to leaders and their teams.
• Proactive self-starter, able to drive things forward with light-touch direction and also to lead when needed.
• A team player with low ego; trusted to do the right thing for Depop.

Additional Information

• Health + Mental Wellbeing: healthcare access with Bupa, subsidised counselling and coaching, EAP, and mental health support.
• Work/Life Balance: 25 days annual leave, quarterly company-wide day off, volunteering leave, sabbatical after 5 years, flexible hybrid working, dog-friendly offices, and ability to work abroad for limited periods.
• Family Life: paid parental leave, IVF leave, and other family-related leave options.
• Learn + Grow: budgets for conferences and learning subscriptions, mentorship and upskilling programs.
• Your Future: life insurance, pension matching.
• Depop Extras: employee shipping benefits for Depop sales and milestone rewards.