People Operations Specialist (FTC 12 months)

📝 Company Mission

Our mission is to give the world access to the best products by empowering great businesses to reach their growth potential.

💼 About Wayflyer

Today's SMB's need a capital provider that keeps pace with their growth ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome and often out of reach. That's why we built Wayflyer.
Our unique technology allows us to assess businesses in minutes, generate financing offers that reflect their growth potential and send funds in as little as 24 hours.

Since launching in April 2020, we've deployed over $5bn to thousands of businesses worldwide, backed by Tier 1 banks like J.P. Morgan. We've become a trusted financing partner for some amazing brands, like True Classic, Little Words Project and Kekoa Foods.

Teams at Wayflyer are truly cross-functional. You'll be collaborating with ambitious colleagues from around the world - all striving to deliver on a huge opportunity. Check out this video to hear directly from them.

💛 Culture & Values at Wayflyer

At Wayflyer, we value being sound people, excellent operators, and ambitious overachievers, working together with integrity, creativity, and bold optimism to deliver exceptional results. To learn more, please visit our website.

🚀 Your Role at a Glance: The key ways you'll bring value to the team

• Co-own the full employee lifecycle from first welcome to smooth offboarding, delivering an experience that feels intentional, warm and world-class

• Power our People tech stack across HRIS and key tools, keeping data accurate, systems evolving and adoption high

• Design and improve the People Ops engine by tightening workflows, documenting processes and spotting automation that saves time and reduces toil

• Turn data into insight with clear dashboards and reports that guide sharper People and leadership decisions

• Protect trust through compliance and clarity by partnering with Legal and Finance, and keeping knowledge hubs current and accessible

• Be the first stop for employee queries, identify patterns and root causes, and feed improvements back into policies and processes

• Champion culture, engagement and DEIB so the workplace is inclusive, supportive and energising

• Own and contribute to People projects including benefit reviews, system upgrades, cyclical processes and process audits with measurable impact

• Act as a trusted partner to employees for day-to-day People guidance and exceptional employee experience

• Maintain high-quality documentation and SOPs so processes are scalable and consistent across locations

• Proactively spot risks, close gaps and raise the bar on operational excellence during this 12-month maternity cover

🔨 What Makes You a Great Fit

• 4+ years in People Operations within fast-paced, scaling environments

• Proven ability to build and improve processes that are efficient, intuitive and employee-centric

• Strong experience with HR systems and People tools, ideally HiBob, Ashby and Jira

• Comfortable analysing HR data and producing reports that drive action

• Excellent organisation and prioritisation across multiple concurrent workflows

• Proactive, solutions-first mindset with strong ownership and follow-through

• Clear, approachable communicator who builds trust across teams and levels

• Resilient and adaptable with ease, navigating change and ambiguity

• Genuine commitment to inclusive, people-first practices and continuous learning

How You’ll Stand Out

• Led People Ops projects that delivered measurable efficiency or a step change in employee experience

• Rolled out or optimised HRIS, workflows or automations with clear outcomes

• Blended data, empathy and creativity to design People experiences that feel thoughtful and modern

🤝 What to Expect After You Apply

You can expect to hear from a member of our Talent Acquisition team soon. If we believe you're a good fit, the first step will be a conversation with a recruiter who will guide you through the next stages of the process. The full interview process, which includes meeting the Hiring Manager and completing a case study or interview loop, typically takes approximately four to six weeks.

🏖️The Perks of Being at Wayflyer

🌴 Time Off That Matters

Recharge with 25 days of paid annual leave, plus public holidays.

🧘 Your Wellbeing

Access support and resources to support your wellbeing, including our Wellbeing @ Wayflyer ERG.

🫀 Comprehensive Health & Protection

Stay covered with private healthcare, life insurance, and critical illness cover.

👵 Secure Your Future with Our Pension Plan

Our pension plan helps you build a strong foundation for tomorrow, starting today.

🌴 Work From Abroad!

Enjoy the freedom to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 60 calendar days a year.

📍Global Offices and Working Policy

🇮🇪 Dublin, Our Buzzing HQ

Our headquarters operates a hybrid model. The number of in-office days depends on your team, but the majority of teams and our SLT are typically in 3-4 days per week, giving you valuable exposure to senior leadership.

🇬🇧 London, One Big Family

Home to around 30 employees, our brand-new London office also runs on a hybrid model. You’ll often find our CEO working alongside the team with regular visits.

🇦🇺 Sydney, Small but Mighty

Our close-knit Sydney office has around 20 employees and follows a flexible hybrid model, fostering strong collaboration.

🇺🇸 Charlotte, our new US hub
We’ve opened our doors in the heart of Uptown Charlotte, with a brand new space designed to foster in-person collaboration, while supporting hybrid flexibility.

🌍 Remote, Across the US & Europe

The majority of our Tech org works remotely across the UK and Europe, coming together throughout the year for off-sites, company kick off and technical kick off. We also have a growing number of remote team members across the US.

💡 How We Handle Your Personal Data

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Wayflyer Limited will process your personal data for the purpose of evaluating your suitability for the role. Such processing is based on the need to take steps prior to entering into a potential employment agreement. To learn more about how we handle your personal data, you can contact our privacy team at [email protected] or review our privacy notice at https://wayflyer.com/privacy-notice.