People Associate

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Materials Nexus Full time

**Company Description**
Materials Nexus is a deep-tech business using AI to discover novel sustainable materials. Materials contribute to 50% of global CO2 emissions, those critical to the net-zero transition such as magnets, semiconductors, hydrogen fuel, batteries are some of the biggest contributors. We have raised over £3m from top VC funds, Google, Microsoft and AWS to accelerate the change to net-zero materials.

We are looking for an ambitious individual who is passionate about a career in People and Culture to be the foundational member of this function in the business. You will be given the autonomy to shape the people function and grow it with the business. Given our ambition, this is an incredibly exciting opportunity to work with a rapidly expanding business working in the cutting-edge of scientific discovery.

You will report to Head of Operations, Luxia Broadbent and work closely with the co-founders to execute hiring strategy and HR processes across all areas of the business.

**Responsibilities**:
Depending on your experience you will either grow into these responsibilities or own them from day one.
- End-to-end ownership of the recruitment cycle - from job description to onboarding
- Build out the company’s “HR” practices, data management, processes and policies - for the UK and other future global office locations
- Champion and cultivate our company culture - conduct pulse-checks and eNPS, plan team activities, drive DEI practices
- Work with business leaders on hiring strategies, conduct skill gap analysis, drive roles and responsibilities reviews
- Be point of contact for day-to-day People queries internally and externally
- Grow with the business, likely into a Head of People role

This is a unique opportunity for an individual from a generalist People and Culture background to join a company on the forefront of technological disruption, work with a team of scientific pioneers and build this business function from the ground up.
**Qualifications**
- You are self-starting, ambitious and passionate about making a difference in the world
- You are excited by the prospect of scaling an organisation, creating a resilient company culture and driving people development
- You appreciate the challenges facing deep-tech start-ups and value the opportunity of joining an early-stage business
- You may have an HR qualification eg. CIPD - you will need to be well-verse in UK employment law or willing to spend time becoming familiar with this
- You likely have a degree, in any field - we’re excited by diversity of experience. Training in relevant “People” fields such as HR Business Management/Organisational Psychology, scientific backgrounds in Engineering/Chemistry/Physics/CompSci, or something totally different are all of interest
- You have at least 2 years of full-time work experience, most likely in People/HR functions, recruitment, consultancy or start-up environments - you will need to be familiar with best-practices and excited to share your perspectives and insights
- You must have the right to live and work in the UK

**Additional Information** Benefits of working for us**:
Stock Options: We value our employees and you to share in the success of the company. You will be a vested partner in our future achievements.

Shape the company's future: Joining us at this early-stage presents a unique opportunity to shape the direction of the company and have a meaningful impact as we continue to grow.

Future security: We are VC backed and have secured future funding. This stability provides you with confidence and assurance in your contribution to the business.

Flexible holidays: 33 days holiday/year which can be used on UK public holidays or one more convenient days for you.

Your birthday day off: Enjoy a well-deserved day off to celebrate and recharge.

Flexible work arrangements: The team work face to face on an average 3 days per week in our London office. Flexible working times can also be arranged.

Continuous learning and growth: We’re pioneers in our field, so you'll be encouraged to expand your knowledge and skills in new areas too.

**Recruitment process**:
We like to complete interview processes within two weeks. In-person interviews will likely be scheduled for w/c 22nd April.
- Three stage process
- Initial 30 min video call "get to know" with Head of Operations, Luxia Broadbent.
- 1.5 hour in-person interview, including a short presentation, at our London offices with members from the broader team
- Final culture and values chat
- Belbin teams role profile (personality profile of which you’ll receive a full report)
- References from two separate employers
- DBS check


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