Strategic People Partner

Company Description

Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester, and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy. Find out more at  

Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they're from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We're continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

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The People, Culture & Impact team's mission is to deliver a mission-driven experience that empowers the People of Depop to do their best work. As Depop executes on its growth strategy, the People team is shaping a people strategy which will underpin this growth. The strategy (and the operations that underpin it) will ensure that Depop can grow scalably by building a culture of high performance and excellence, evolving organisational effectiveness and efficiency, and providing meaningful growth for our people. All the while, keeping the 'uniquely Depop' employee experience at the centre.

As a Strategic People Partner, you will be partnering with Executive Team members and their leadership teams to design and deliver future-focussed people solutions which enable the business to achieve its bold ambition. You will lead delivery of all evergreen people processes, ensuring leaders understand and own their role through manager comms, awareness and training. You'll also lead strategic people initiatives across the function which evolve and improve the employee experience and ensure we attract, develop and retain talent which will fuel Depop's growth. 

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 ensure the business attracts, develops, and retains great talent.

• Deliver evergreen people processes such as performance management, comp 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 ensure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is fully embedded in people practices, holding the lens of equity and inclusion on everything we do, as well as 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 development of an overall employee listening strategy.

• Collaborate with Etsy's Reward team to ensure our 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 review, compensation review and talent & succession planning and experience in evolving them to meet business needs

• A great grounding in employment law, ER and people policy developed through generalist HR experience.

• Great relationship building and influencing skills, willing to challenge but with the capacity to 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, question and create space for others.

• Collaborative mindset, works flexibly with other teams across the People, Culture & Impact team to ensure seamless support to leaders and their teams.

• Proactive self-starter, driving things forward with light-touch direction: happy to do as well as to direct.

• A team player with low ego; having the backs of teammates and being trusted to do the right thing for Depop.

Additional Information

Health + Mental Wellbeing

• PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa

• Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space

• Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support

• Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting

Work/Life Balance:

• 25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days

• 1 company-wide day off per quarter

• Impact hours: Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering

• Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.

• Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options *role dependant

• All offices are dog-friendly

• Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries

Family Life:

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees

• IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave

Learn + Grow:

• Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more

• Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees

Your Future:

• Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)

• Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings

Depop Extras:

• Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK.

• Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards