People & Operations Lead: Maternity Cover, 3 days/week (Part-Time, 9.5 Month FTC)

Salary: £42,000 pro rata, 3 days/week (£70,000 FTE)
Hybrid: One day per week in office, two days per week from home.
Fixed-term contract: Mid-November 2026 – early September 2027 (~9.5 months)

We are ideally looking for someone to work 3 days per week, although we're open to discussing alternative working patterns for the right candidate.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to marnie.richards@edume.com

About eduMe

eduMe is the frontline enablement platform that helps organisations achieve consistent execution at scale. We go beyond training to ensure frontline teams are ready for their role, supported during real work, guided at moments of risk, and aligned to standard ways of working. We're trusted by global brands to bring the latest AI developments directly to their frontline. eduMe is backed by Workday and is a certified Workday Platinum Partner.

We're looking for a People & Operations Lead to join eduMe on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. As a lean, 20-person company across the UK and US, you'll own the day-to-day People and Operations function, working with our CEO and external Finance partners to keep everything running smoothly. This role would suit an experienced HR or People generalist who enjoys working autonomously in a broad, hands-on role, and could also be a great opportunity for someone ready to take the next step into leading a standalone People & Ops function.

You'll have ownership of the entire People and Operations function in a collaborative, supportive company, with the opportunity to work across everything from employee experience and HR to operations, governance and office management. You'll benefit from a comprehensive handover with the current People & Operations Lead before they begin maternity leave, giving you the context and confidence to take ownership from day one.

eduMe generally works a hybrid pattern, spending Wednesdays and Thursdays together in our London office and the remainder of the week working remotely. For this role, we'd ask you to spend at least one day per week in our London office (ideally Wednesdays), with the remainder working remotely.

What you'll do

People & HR

• Act as the first point of contact for all employee queries across the UK and US entities - contracts, benefits, leave, payroll queries, and general people questions
• Handle day-to-day employment matters across the UK and US, following established company processes and escalating complex or high-risk issues where appropriate
• Manage employee lifecycle; onboarding and offboarding, contract changes, right-to-work checks, and HRIS record-keeping
• Work closely with line managers, acting as their trusted People partner on day-to-day employee matters, including performance management, promotions, salary changes, employee relations, organisational changes and associated documentation
• Support any employee relations issues that arise (e.g. performance, grievance, disciplinary) with appropriate process and documentation
• Liaise with our payroll providers (UK and US) to process any changes, corrections, or new starters/leavers each cycle
• Keep policies and the employee handbook up to date (reactive updates as needed) and ensure compliance with any UK/US regulatory changes during the cover period
• Maintain HR systems and employee data, ensuring records remain accurate and up to date
• Support company governance and compliance administration, including maintaining People records and assisting with ad hoc board or investor requests where they relate to People or Operations
• Administer employee benefits across the UK and US, working with external providers to process changes and annual renewals
• Manage any UK sponsor licence obligations for sponsored employees